Westfield Primary School - Visiting Speakers Agreement Sample Clauses

Westfield Primary School - Visiting Speakers Agreement. At Westfield Primary School we understand the importance of visitors and external agencies to enrich the experiences of our students. All visiting speakers to Westfield Primary School are required to sign in and by doing so agree to adhere to the following statements in order to safeguard our pupils: • Any visitors will adhere to our Visitors Essential Guidance (Appendix 2). • Any messages communicated to students support fundamental British Values and our school values. • Any messages communicated to students are consistent with the ethos of the school and do not marginalise any communities, groups or individuals. • Any messages communicated to students do not seek to glorify criminal activity or violent extremism or seek to radicalise students through extreme or narrow views of faith, religion or culture or other ideologies. • Activities are properly embedded in the curriculum and clearly mapped to schemes of work to avoid contradictory messages or duplication. • Activities are matched to the needs of students. • The content of talks and the media used to support the message, will be agreed with the member of staff organising the talk; and any concerns or clarification needed raised with a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Copies of presentation materials (e.g. Powerpoint) to be used need to be shared with the school prior to arrival. • If a member of staff requests that the talk is stopped, it must be done so immediately. • Any information obtained about children, families or others within the school will be kept confidential and not mentioned outside the school or on any social networking sites. Any concerns about a child will be shared with a member of staff and not with the child’s parents or carers or anyone else. • Mobile phones and other digital devices with photographic or recording functions will not be used in class or around the school. Such devices shall be handed into Reception on arrival or stored away safely until break times and/or leaving the premises, as directed by the member of staff accompanying the visitor. • Personal phones, cameras and other devices will not be used to photograph children and no photographs will be taken unless instructed by the teacher and using school equipment. • Visiting speakers will also be accompanied by a member of staff at all times. Signed: Date: Appendix 2 Guidance for Adult Visitors to our School (October 2022) You may only enter the school if you have an arrangement with a member of staff to be on...