Policies
Safeguarding
All staff at SCYM are DBS checked (enhanced) and undergo safeguarding training biannually, inline with government guidance. We also follow Safer Recruitment guidelines when appointing staff. We take very seriously the welfare of our students on a Saturday and follow Essex Music Services Safeguarding Policy and Procedures. Please see our Policies below for this in detail, as well as the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 guidance.
All parties are responsible in maintaining the safety of young people. Should any concerns arise they should be reported immediately to the Centre staff either in person, or via the following email addresses:
- Kate.Llewellyn@essex.gov.uk Kate Llewellyn, Designated Safeguarding Lead for Saffron Centre for Young Musicians
- Sophie.Stafford@essex.gov.uk Sophie Stafford Deputy Safeguarding Lead for Saffron Centre for Young Musicians
- John.Hutchings@essex.gov.uk John Hutchings, Designated Safeguarding Lead for Essex Music Service
- Peter.Lovell@essex.gov.uk Peter Lovell, Deputy Safeguarding Lead for Essex Music Service
All Pastoral staff are trained in first aid, and if there are any individual medical needs we should know about to provide care for any attending young person, please inform us of this at the point of enrolment.
Website privacy
On this website
Saffron CYM may process and store information that you send us from this website via online forms such as, but not limited to, the contact form.
Cookies
A cookie is a small collection of data sent by a website to a web browser that can subsequently be ‘read’ by the website. We use cookies to track usage of this website in order that we can better serve your needs and provide you with relevant information.
The cookies used on this website include ones from:
- Google Analytics
- WordPress (if you administer this website)
- The Charanga eLearning System (if you log in to Charanga)
If you’d like to learn more about cookies in general and how to manage them, visit www.aboutcookies.org
If you log in to the Charanga eLearning system
The privacy and GDPR statements for all data processed and controlled by Charanga can be found on Charanga’s main website. Links to specific pages can be found here:
Snow policy
In the event of heavy snow, the decision to close SCYM will take account of the safety of all our pupils and staff, some of whom travel some distance on Saturdays. We will always endeavour to open in the event of bad weather, as long as it is safe to do so.
If SCYM is open in snow or bad weather the decision as to whether or not to send a student is at the discretion of parents.
If there are not enough tutors to safely and effectively run all sessions, SCYM will close. We will make a decision as early as possible, and will email all parents by 7.30am on the Saturday. If SCYM has to close unexpectedly due to circumstances beyond our control, we will not be able to offer refunds for the day concerned.
If SCYM does open, but extreme weather develops during the day, we will aim to remain open until 3.30pm. However this is not always possible when roads are becoming treacherous. In which case parents will be contacted and asked to collect their children as soon as possible. Under these conditions we will take verbal permission for their child/children to be collected by a nominated adult. Normal lessons may be curtailed and the remaining pupils assembled in groups under the supervision of available authorised members of staff to awaiting collection.
Staff will always make every reasonable effort to undertake the journey to SCYM. The journey may take longer than normal and therefore some staff may not be able to arrive before the normal start of their day.