Child Safeguarding Statement

1. Our Safeguarding Commitment

Next Script takes its duty of care to young learners with the utmost seriousness. We recognise that children can be vulnerable and that online environments, while powerful spaces for learning, must be governed with rigorous safeguarding practices. Our commitment extends to every child who interacts with our platform, regardless of their background, nationality, or learning level.

We are guided by the following principles:

• The safety, wellbeing, and best interests of the child are paramount in every decision we make
• Every child has the right to learn free from harm, exploitation, discrimination, or abuse
• Safeguarding is a collective responsibility shared by our entire organisation — from leadership to tutors to administrative staff
• We adopt a proactive approach: anticipating risks, not merely reacting to them

2. Tutor Vetting & Standards

Our tutors are the primary point of contact with students, and we hold them to the highest professional standards. Our tutor recruitment and management process includes:

3. Parental & Guardian Responsibility

We work in close partnership with parents and guardians to ensure the safety of every child on our platform. In this partnership:

• All student accounts are created, owned, and managed by a parent or legal guardian
• We communicate all session arrangements, policy changes, and safeguarding updates directly with the parent or guardian on record
• Parents and guardians are encouraged to be present or nearby during sessions, particularly for younger learners
• We ask that parents inform us promptly of any changes to their child's circumstances that may be relevant to their safety or wellbeing
• Parents may request a review of any concerns they have about their child's experience at any time by contacting our team

4. Online Safety Measures

We have implemented multiple layers of protection to ensure that lessons take place in a secure digital environment:

5. Recognising & Reporting Concerns

Next Script has clear procedures in place for identifying and responding to safeguarding concerns:

• All staff and tutors are trained to recognise potential indicators of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or radicalisation
• Any concern — however minor it may seem — must be reported immediately to our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
• We will never dismiss or delay acting on a safeguarding concern
• Where there is reasonable cause to believe a child is at risk of harm, we will report this to the appropriate statutory authorities without delay

Parents and guardians who have concerns about their child's experience with Next Script can contact us directly and confidentially:

6. Data Protection in Safeguarding

Safeguarding records are handled with the utmost confidentiality and in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection law. Information relating to safeguarding concerns is shared on a strict need-to-know basis.

7. Policy Review

This Child Safeguarding Statement is reviewed annually, or immediately following any significant safeguarding incident or legislative change. It is endorsed by Next Script's senior leadership and shared with all staff and tutors.

We are committed to continuously improving our safeguarding practices in line with sector best practice, UK government guidance (including Keeping Children Safe in Education and Working Together to Safeguard Children), and international standards relevant to our operating regions.