Local Safeguarding Children Boards is a multi-agency body set up in every local authority across the United Kingdom. Their responsibility is to make sure that organisations within their locality act effectively to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. They publish policies and procedures for child protection in their area. Madrassahs must review their Safeguarding & [...]
Madrassah managers must act responsibly when considering the suitability of potential employees, teachers or volunteers. They must ensure that all crucial checks are carried out, that they include all statutory required checks and are revised and re-checked regularly. This important safeguarding procedure will ensure that the wrong people do not slip through the net and [...]
Safe Recruitment procedures do not end after a successful interview and job offer. The management should ensure that new employees and volunteers have the knowledge needed to safeguarding and promote the welfare of children in their day-to-day practices, as well as the tools and awareness required to protect children who may be victims of abuse. [...]
If you are considering to recruit an EU or foreign national as an employee or volunteer to work with children, you should carry out special checks to ensure that they are safe to work with children. Although we start with a presumption of trust and confidence in those who are qualified to teach Quran, Islamic [...]
Madrassahs must create a culture of safe recruitment and adopt recruitment procedures that help deter, reject or identify people who might harm children. As part of doing that, all recruitment material should indicate commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all children. These recruitment material include: Job Advert Application form Job Description Person Specification Invitation [...]
Have you ever wondered: ‘What can be done to prepare a young child or even a baby for an effective start at learning Quran or Arabic?’ ‘Could there be a way that requires no effort whatsoever on their part, but yet is effective and affordable?’ If you had those questions, then you might just be [...]
Having all the right documents in place on registration day will help run the registration process effectively by ensuring that you have all the necessary information to carry out your duties of educating and safeguarding your pupils throughout the year. It is important that all documents are printed out in good quality in advance and [...]
If you are planning to go Hajj and are considering leaving your children behind, you must ensure that they will be very well looked after by a trustworthy adult relative or family friend, or by a professional, qualified and registered childminder or baby sitter. You should ensure that the carers will be present with the [...]
Headteacher Assistant and English teacher at Forest Gate Community School, Ms Uddin was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 and passed away on Monday 14th August. Her commitment to her school, passion for teaching and continuous struggle to push her students to meet their full potential, even when her health was speedily deteriorating, cries out a [...]
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Giver of Mercy In the aftermath of heartbreaking events that involve the loss and injury of innocent lives, the believing child will seek spiritual guidance about how to understand tragic events and how to reconcile their occurrences with their instinctual knowledge of Allah's Mercy, Love and Kindness and [...]
