Kaizen Martial Arts Academy (KMAA) acknowledges that, as part of our safeguarding policy, our principles are:

• The child’s/adult’s welfare is and must always be the paramount consideration.
• All children, young people and adults at risk have the right to be protected from abuse, regardless of their age, culture, disability, gender, language, racial origin, religious belief, or sexual identity.
• To promote and prioritise the safety and well-being of all participants in our sport.
• To ensure that everyone understands their role and responsibility with respect of safeguarding and is provided with appropriate learning opportunities to recognise, identify, and respond to signs of abuse, neglect and other safeguarding concerns relating to children and young people.
• To ensure appropriate action is taken in the event of incidents/concerns of abuse and that support is provided to the individual(s) who raise or disclose the concern.
• To ensure that confidential, detailed, and accurate records of all safeguarding concerns are maintained and securely stored by the safeguarding designated officer for Kaizen Martial Arts Academy.
• To prevent the employment/deployment of unsuitable individuals by ensuring that all staff working with children in the sport of martial arts are DBS cleared.
• Kaizen Martial Arts Academy will take all suspicions and allegations of abuse seriously and respond swiftly and appropriately.

It is a criterion of membership that KMAA require instructors, coaches, officials, administrators, parents, and participants to adopt and abide by our safeguarding policies and Procedures.

We recognise that we have a responsibility and are committed to:

• Safeguarding and promoting the interest and well-being of all participants we work with.
• Taking all reasonable practical steps to protect them from harm, discrimination, or degrading treatment and to respect their rights, wishes and feelings.
• Maintain confidentiality in line with the Human Rights Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 1988.
• In accordance with Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 and the Child Protection in Sport Action Plan (2000), we recognise that Kaizen Martial Arts Academy has the following statutory duties, roles and responsibilities:

* Protecting children from maltreatment.

* Preventing impairment of children’s health or development.

* Ensuring children grow up in circumstances consistent with providing safe and effective care.

* Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

We will achieve this by:

• Having a culture of listening to the voices of children and young people.
• Reporting concerns in line with the Kaizen Martial Arts Academy procedures.
• Having an ethos that the welfare of the child is paramount.
• Providing support, appropriate training, and adequate supervision to all our staff, coaches and officials so that they can work together with parents/carers and other organisations to ensure that children's needs and welfare remain paramount.
• Ensuring that all FEKO registered instructors are registered under FEKO Safeguarding and Child Protection procedures every three years.
• Ensuring that all Kaizen Dan Grades, Instructors and Coaches receive training and certification in safeguarding at least every two years.

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy

The Lead Safeguarding Officer in Kaizen Martial Arts Academy is:

Christopher Glanville.

He can be contacted through the main telephone number: 07940 565046

or by email

christopherrobertglanville@gmail.com