Our Policies

WOW (NW) CIC Policies

This Policy applies to all staff, including directors, paid staff, sessional

workers, volunteers, chaperones, students or anyone working on behalf of WOW (NW) CIC.

WOW (NW) CIC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children/adults and expects all directors, staff, visitors and parents to share this commitment. It is every stage schools statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, as outlined by the DFE in its publication Keeping Children Safe in Education.

This means that the stage school must protect children from maltreatment, prevent impairment of children’s health or development, ensure that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provisions of safe and effective care and take action to enable all children to have the best outcomes in life.

We promote an ethos where children and parents feel comfortable sharing their concerns about their safety and well being of others.

Child protection is everybody’s responsibility and all people in the stage school community have a duty to act on any concern. If you are concerned about the safety of any child at WOW (NW) CIC, you must report this to the designated safeguarding lead Erin May. If you are concerned about the conduct of a staff member or a volunteer in our stage school, you must contact Directors Charlotte Croft or Richard Leeson.

Photographs must not be taken (or recordings made) whilst on site unless authorised by WOW (NW) CIC to do so.

Child protection policy

Ensuring a DBS (formerly CRB) check against all staff.
Raising awareness of child protection issues and equipping children with the skills needed to keep them safe.
Establishing a safe environment in which children can learn and develop.

WOW (NW) CIC will endeavour to.

Establish and maintain an environment where children feel secure, are encouraged to talk and are listened to.
Ensure children know that there are adults in the school whom they can approach if they are worried.

This policy applies to both children under 18 years and vulnerable adults. We have a duty of care to safeguard all children from harm whilst involved in tuition, practice and performance during the time they are under supervision.

Our Child Protection Policy is to follow good practice guidelines. These guidelines cover physical injury, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and staff are made aware of their responsibilities which include avoiding unnecessary physical contact and/or private or unobserved situations.

Inclusion, Equality and Diversity Policy

WOW (NW) CIC will follow the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010 and will;

Welcome anybody into our school with no discrimination
Take a no bullying tolerated policy
Build relationships within our classes to have mutual respect with no discrimination
Work in an appropriate encouraging and sensitive manner where all students feel supported equally
Be aware of the protected characteristics and do not discriminate against any of these
Making sure all children are treating others how they would like to be treated themselves
Planning lessons that are appropriate for all learners
Make sure all learning techniques are used to access all types of learners
All resources are accessible for all students
Make sure we act on any discrimination in class
Provide equal opportunities to all students and in our recruitment
Make provision for all students needs, this might be through reasonable adjustments
Make sure we encourage students/parents to discuss any equality, diversity or inclusion issue with their teacher so we can work together for the best outcome.
Take any reports of harassment, discrimination or bullying seriously.

Behaviour Policy

Standards of Behaviour expected:

All members of WOW (NW) CIC are expected to: be responsible for their own actions and know how to behave.

▪ Show self-discipline and support others.

▪ Have good manners and be polite.

▪ Show understanding and respect towards each other and others’ property.

▪ Display positive attitudes which emphasises high standards.

Anti-bullying Policy

WOW (NW) CIC do not tolerate bullying of any kind and it is expected that parents will support us in encouraging their children to show respect and support our authority. Any incident of apparent bullying is investigated.

Prevent Policy

At WOW (NW) CIC we commit to The Prevent Strategy to support young and vulnerable people from being drawn into extremism.

We will set out to protect children and adults from Radicalisation by firstly recognising and responding correctly and directly to the Liverpool City Council Prevent team who will be able to deal with our concern.

GDPR Policy

WOW (NW) CIC data that is collected when a student enrols is stored and handled within the policy and procedure principles from the Data protection Act 2018. GDPR states that personal data should be ‘processed fairly & lawfully’ and ‘collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes’ and that individual’s data is not processed without their knowledge and are only processed with their ‘explicit’ consent. GDPR covers personal data relating to individuals. WOW (NW) CIC is committed to protecting the rights and freedoms of individuals with respect to the processing of children’s, students, parents, visitors and staff personal data. The Data Protection Act gives individuals the right to know what information is held about them. It provides a framework to ensure that personal information is handled properly.

How we will hold your data and what we will do with it;

We will not disclose or sell personal data to third parties other than examination bodies.
We will not disclose any personal data to other members of WOW (NW) CIC
We will use your contact number and email for communication of up and coming events and general stage school information.
Contact and Emergency contact will be held on registers just in-case of an emergency.
Medical information will be held on registers in case of emergency
Personal data stored in a locked password protected database
Hard copies are locked away in the office and destroyed via shredding when a student leaves the stage school

Online and Media Policy

Use of iPads/Laptops in class for educational need only

When showing online content in class we will follow e-safety policy and;

Make sure all laptops/iPads used have passwords
Make sure all laptop/iPads have only appropriate, age related content accessible.
Students are not left alone with iPad’s/laptops and only used in class under supervision.

We have a no phone policy during class time. Children may check phones on their break.

Photos and Video Policy

Parents/guardians/carers are asked to sign a disclaimer to give their permission for photographs and/or video recordings to be taken from time to time by stage school staff or appointed professionals for promotional material for the stage school and social media. If any parent/guardian/ carer objects to this, it is their responsibility to tick the correct box to ensure that WOW (NW) CIC are made aware.

Health and Safety Policy

WOW (NW) CIC aims to keep the working environment clean, tidy and free from hazards. We endeavour to conduct dance classes in a safe manner, encouraging good warm-up practices.

First Aid - WOW (NW) CIC will comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety. A first aid box and icepacks are always available at the studio and checked on a monthly basis. All students/parents must inform WOW (NW) CIC of any Allergies, Disabilities, or Injury that may prevent their practice.

Appointed First Aider is Erin May.

Complaints Policy

If you wish to make a complaint for any reason to WOW (NW) CIC please contact;

Erin May (Stage School Principle) or Charlotte Croft/Richard Leeson (Directors) via email stageschool@wowliverpool.co.uk or telephone 07763658338.

We will communicate confidentially with your complaint and try to resolve it to the best of our ability.

Licenses and Insurances

WOW (NW) CIC is covered for public liability.