Good Practice Guidelines. 2.1 Caution should be exercised in dealing with telephone requests for corporate and or personal information. Temporary, contract & agency staff, volunteers, advisors and work placement students should refer such requests to their Manager or Supervisor.
Good Practice Guidelines. Avoid situations where you are alone with one child or vulnerable adult. • If any form of physical support is required ask the person’s permission, explain what you are doing and why. • Always ensure that whoever supervises young people work in pairs. • Where there are mixed gender groups, they should always be accompanied by both a male and a female worker. • Don’t engage in physically rough or sexually provocative games, or inappropriate talking or touching. • If it’s necessary to do things of a personal nature for children/vulnerable adult, make sure you have another adult accompanying you. Let them know what you are doing and why. • Ensure that any claims of abuse by a child/vulnerable adult are taken seriously and that it is dealt with by people who know what to do. • Ensure that the nature and intensity of activities does not exceed the capacity of a child’s/vulnerable adult’s ability. What is Abuse? It's generally acknowledged that there are four main types of abuse - Physical, Sexual, Emotional and Neglect. Physical Abuse Physical abuse is hurting or injuring a child/vulnerable adult e.g. by hitting, shaking, squeezing, burning or biting them. Bullying is likely to come into this category. Sexual Abuse Where young people/vulnerable adults are used by adults to meet their own sexual needs. It could range from sexually suggestive comments to full intercourse and includes the use of pornographic material.
Good Practice Guidelines. ➢ Based on education not condemnation ➢ Based on need ➢ Education for all – not just young people ➢ Comprehensive sexual health policy ➢ Part of overall health promotion strategy and policy ➢ Comprehensive acceptable usage policy for workplace ➢ Keeping young people safe – keeping workers safe – keeping the organisation safe ➢ Self care for all Interventions and Initiatives to Address Harm of Online Pornography: • Law and governance • Sexuality education • Harm Reduction • Resources/awar eness raising – Webwise – Spunout – Xxxxxx.xxx – Lockers Keeping workers safe Training and awareness raising Support and Organisational policy – including communication with parents and other relevant parties supervision Self care
Good Practice Guidelines. When hiring the hall or other rooms for children's parties and events where children are present, the organiser must ensure that there are enough adults to adequately supervise the number of children present. The following guidelines should be observed with regard to the ratio of adults to children: Children aged 0-2 years: 1 adult for every 3 children Children aged 2-3 years: 1 adult for every 4 children Children aged 3-8 years: 1 adult to every 8 children For children over 8, there should be at least 2 adults for up to 20 children. No person under the age of 18 years should be left in charge of children of any age. No children should be allowed in the kitchen. No child or group of children should be left unattended at any time. I have read and agree to abide by the conditions of St Matthew’s Child Protection Policy. Name ………………………………………………
Good Practice Guidelines. Represent Black Diamond FM and Midlothian in a positive light. Entertain and inform Be courteous at all times to fellow presenters Confirm the station name and frequency - frequently Enjoy what you are doing Have a professional attitude Think before you speak Be yourself, be “real” The listener will soon find you out if you don’t. If a team -speak one at a time Use everyday language - Try to be positive at all times If you must criticise do it constructively, never negatively Promote forthcoming events, upcoming programmes and the web site Ensure that sponsorship paid for promotions are used and logged Listen to the FM signal to ensure that you are still broadcasting Play music when you have nothing to say Listen to the off-air radio (office) and inform presenter if sound is poor or ‘dead’ Be aware of our Objectives and Key License Commitments Enjoy what you are doing Let the listeners hear your smile! Page 1 of 4 Educate yourself on the OFCOM Broadcast Code & do not contravene it! It can be found in full as a PDF at xxxxx.xxx.xx
