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Anti-Racism is Safeguarding Policy

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Date: October 2025
Review Date: October 2026
Coordinator: Kirsten Roy
Nominated Governor: Vicki May
Version: v01.26

Refreshed for Worker Protection Act 2024 — signed off April 2026

This policy was refreshed on 2026-04-29 to align with the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 — in force from 26 October 2024 — which places a preventive duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of employees, including by third parties. Tribunals can uplift compensation by up to 25% where the duty has been breached. The refresh also touches Equality Act 2010, KCSIE 2025, and ACAS Code of Practice 2023.

Status: live — signed off 29 April 2026 by Proprietor and Governing Body.

At The Haven, we recognise that racism causes harm — and that makes it a safeguarding issue. Every learner has the right to feel safe, respected, and free to learn without discrimination or bias. We do not minimise or ignore racial harm — we name it, record it, and respond.

This includes:

  • Racist abuse

  • Racialised bullying

  • Discriminatory behaviour

    — whether it happens in person or online.

We also recognise:

  • The lasting impact of **racial trauma

    **

  • The risk of adultification, especially for Black and global majority children

  • The importance of centering the child’s voice in every response

Our Commitments

  • Protect and support any learner who experiences racism

  • Use restorative, educational, and proportionate responses for those who cause harm

  • Provide clear, accessible reporting routes for learners, families, staff, and visitors — including anonymous options

  • Record incidents and review outcomes termly, with anonymised ethnicity data monitored by leadership and reported to the Governing Body

  • Deliver ongoing staff training in racial literacy, structural awareness, and bias-conscious safeguarding

Worker Protection Act 2024 — preventive duty applied to racial harassment

The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 (in force 26 October 2024) places a positive duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment, including by third parties. The Haven applies the same preventive logic to racial harassment of staff and learners — by colleagues, parent carers, commissioners, contractors, or visitors.

This means we:

  • Assess the risk of racial harassment annually and after any incident.
  • Maintain visible, multi-route reporting (named adult, Kirsten Roy, anonymous form, Vicki May for concerns about senior staff).
  • Train staff annually on racial literacy, microaggressions, structural bias, and active bystander response.
  • Treat retaliation against good-faith reporters as a disciplinary matter.
  • Review anonymised data termly with the Vicki May and Claire Farmer.

Where a learner experiences racism from a member of staff, this is also escalated under Managing Allegations Against Staff Policy v01.26.

How to Report a Concern

For confidential support, learners can also contact Childline on 0800 1111.

If someone is in immediate danger, call 999.

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