Last updated: 4 August 2026
1. Purpose and scope
This policy applies to all Selvara Education contact and online tuition involving a child or young person under 18. Its purpose is to protect learners, maintain clear professional boundaries and provide a consistent response to a welfare concern or allegation.
2. Safeguarding principles
- The learner’s welfare is the first consideration.
- Concerns are taken seriously and acted on promptly.
- Information is shared only where necessary and lawful.
- No promise of absolute confidentiality is made where someone may be at risk.
- Learners are treated with dignity and without discrimination.
3. Safeguarding contact
Safeguarding questions or concerns about Selvara Education should be marked “Safeguarding” and sent to hello@selvaraeducation.co.uk. If a child is in immediate danger or a crime is in progress, call 999 and do not wait for an email response.
4. Parent or guardian responsibility
A parent or guardian must arrange tuition, approve the online platform and know when each lesson takes place. They must remain contactable and provide supervision appropriate to the learner’s age and needs. Routine scheduling, payments and safeguarding communication are handled with the parent, not privately with a child.
5. Professional boundaries
- Communication must remain professional, respectful and connected to education or lesson administration.
- Private social-media contact, sexualised communication, favouritism, humiliating language and inappropriate gifts are not acceptable.
- A learner’s information, image or work must not be used publicly without specific prior permission and an appropriate lawful basis.
- Any accidental boundary issue or unusual incident is recorded and raised appropriately.
6. Online lessons
- The learner should join from a suitable shared or study space, not a bedroom where reasonably avoidable.
- The parent should approve the account and video platform used.
- Camera backgrounds should not reveal unnecessary private information.
- Lessons are not recorded or photographed by either party unless the purpose, access, storage and deletion date have been agreed in writing beforehand.
- The parent may enter the room or check the lesson at any time.
7. Responding to a concern
If a learner says something that may indicate abuse, neglect, exploitation or another risk of harm, they will be listened to calmly and not cross-examined. They will be told that information may need to be shared to help keep someone safe.
A factual record will be made promptly. The concern will be considered and referred to the appropriate local authority, children’s social care or police where necessary. Parents are normally informed unless doing so may increase risk or conflict with advice from an authority.
8. Allegations about an adult
An allegation that an adult working with children has harmed a child, may have committed an offence, may pose a risk or may be unsuitable to work with children will not be investigated informally before advice is obtained from the appropriate Local Authority Designated Officer or police.
9. Records and confidentiality
Safeguarding records are factual, dated, stored securely and kept separately from routine lesson notes where practical. Access is restricted. Information may be shared without consent where this is necessary and lawful to protect someone from harm.
10. Review
This policy is reviewed after a significant incident, a material change to tuition delivery or a relevant change in safeguarding guidance.