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Care of Students

Churchill House Summer Centres consid-  Accompanying their students to and stantly replace anyone who is not pre-
ers the welfare and safety of its students from the country of origin. pared to ensure the excellent welfare,
an absolute priority. Students must be In order to protect our students and safety and supervision standards neces-
accompanied at all times. you, there are some basic yet important sary for students as expected from the
For any residential students, Churchill rules you must follow in the residential school.
House is deemed in “loco parentis” of setting. Lost or Stolen Property
any students during any time spent in  Going into Dorms – you should not Churchill House Summer Centres does
dormitories and meal times. CHSC go into the dorm of the opposite sex not accept any responsibility for any lost
schedules supervision duties for all staff or stolen property. Group Leaders
during these periods to ensure adequate without another member of staff
who is staying in that building/floor. should constantly instruct their students
supervision is maintained at all times.
 If you need to see a student in their to be careful and keep personal belong-
For Homestay students, a host family is ings with them at all times. Churchill
room, make sure you leave the door
deemed in “loco parentis” of any stu- House is not responsible for any person-
dents residing at the home during a stu- open or stand only in the doorway. al belongings that are lost during a stu-
dent’s time there. Preferably take another member of dent’s stay with us. Group Leaders
staff with you too.
Group Leaders must assume joint re-  should report any loses to a member of
sponsibility with Churchill House Sum- You are never to invite a student our staff as soon as possible.
mer Centres for these periods in which into your room, or allow a student All members of Churchill House staff will
the school is in “loco parentis” for their into your room at any time. endeavor to help resolve any incidents
Group Students.  You must do your upmost to never of lost or stolen possessions. If a posses-
be alone with a student. If a student
Group Leaders must assume sole re- sion is found after a student has left, we
sponsibility (be in “local parentis” on needs assistance, ask another mem- will get in touch with the agent for the
ber of staff or one of their friends to
their own) in the following situations: delivery of the item. This will be charged
join you. If this is not possible, make to the student.
 When accompanying homestay stu- sure the door to the room is left
dents to/from school. open. Found items will be kept in the centre
 For any meals undertaken offsite.  You must act professional at all office for collection. Once the site has
closed, the items will be sent to Head
 When conducting any trip or activity times, and understand that you are Office and kept there for a minimum of
that is not part of the standard pro- the responsible adult in charge of 2 months.
gramme (any extra trip added by the the students. Monitor your actions
Group Leader for their students). and behaviour in front of them.
 If a students is suspended or ex- Churchill House Summer Centres will
pelled by Churchill House. not accept any Group Leaders who are
 Accompanying their students to and unwilling to assume the responsibilities
from medical trips. for students stated above and will in-
about their stay – such as choose a film on movie night; should
Prevent abide by school rules and British law whilst they stay here; be
Prevent is part of a UK law which requires everyone working in allowed to express their opinion in class and on activities; and
schools to promote British values to students and report any
finally, show respect and tolerance for all other students on
extremist behaviour, irrespective of its nature. As adults working
their course, that there will be no bullying or harassment on our
with children we are required to promote the four key British campuses.
values:
 Democracy If any student or Group Leader is believed to have extremist
views, which means shows or proposes violence to complete
 Rule of law (school rules)
 Individual liberty their views or opinions, they will be reported to the Designated
Safeguarding Coordinator (DSC) who, upon investigation, will
 Mutual respect for and tolerance of those with different then report it to the Local Authority.
faiths and beliefs and for those without faith.
This means that students have the right to choose certain things

‘In Loco Parentis’ and ‘Duty of Care’ meaning
As their parents put the students in our care while in England, we are deemed to be In Loco Parentis, which allows us to act in
the best interests of the students.
Duty of Care is the basic legal responsibility we have for those around us, for instance if you can foresee an accident about to
happen to someone around you – even a complete stranger – it is your responsibility to prevent it. However, we have a Higher
Duty of Care toward our students because of the nature of the relationship we have with them and we must actively take steps
to prevent harm coming to our students. If we fail in our duty of care towards our students and harm comes to them, either
through our action or inaction, we would be legally guilty of Negligence and could face legal proceedings.

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