Our safeguarding commitment
TWYA works with children and young people and takes their welfare seriously. We aim to create safe activities, promote healthy boundaries, respond to concerns promptly and ensure that adults working with young people understand their safeguarding responsibilities.
What safeguarding means at TWYA
- Putting the welfare of children and young people first when making decisions.
- Taking concerns seriously and responding without unnecessary delay.
- Maintaining appropriate adult-to-young-person boundaries.
- Planning activities, supervision, transport and communication with safety in mind.
- Using appropriate recruitment, induction, checks and training for roles where required.
- Respecting privacy while understanding that safeguarding information may need to be shared with appropriate people to protect someone from harm.
If a young person tells us something
We will listen calmly, avoid making promises we cannot keep, record the concern appropriately and pass it to the person responsible for safeguarding. We will not ask a child to investigate or prove what happened.
Online and digital safeguarding
TWYA's expectations apply to online sessions, group chats and digital communication connected with our work. Adults should use approved communication routes, avoid inappropriate private messaging and never request or share sexual, exploitative or humiliating content.
Photography and information
Images and personal information should be handled carefully. TWYA will seek appropriate permission where required and will avoid publishing information that unnecessarily exposes a young person's private details or location.
Raising a concern
If you are worried about the immediate safety of a child or young person during a TWYA activity, tell the responsible TWYA leader straight away. You can also contact TWYA at info@thewomanyouare.org. Where someone is in immediate danger, contact the appropriate emergency service.
Review and improvement
Safeguarding is an ongoing responsibility. TWYA should review its procedures as programmes develop, learn from incidents and feedback, and update training or controls when needed.