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Safeguarding statement

Updated

Oak National Academy Limited (referred to as Oak) works with schools, teachers and the wider education system to create and support the use of world class digital education products built around our rigorous, high quality curriculum. All members of our community recognise the contribution that the Oak makes to safeguarding children. We are committed to safeguarding all children, young people, all users of our website and those who come into contact with Oak.

Oak has internal policies and procedures in place to ensure that any actual or potential safeguarding issues relating to a child or a vulnerable adult are dealt with quickly and appropriately.

We have taken measures to ensure our website and video platform are secure. All content is peer reviewed by qualified teachers and checked to ensure that it meets safeguarding standards.

Our quizzes are provided through the website for pupils to assess their progress. These quizzes are designed to be self marking so that pupils receive instant results. We do not review answers submitted by pupils.

Our AI lesson planning tools (https://labs.thenational.academy/) are designed for use by teachers and have in-built safety features which prevent the creation of content which is harmful. These features include:

  • Access to these tools is only via a login using a validated email;
  • Users who attempt to repeatedly create content which is illegal, harmful or inappropriate are subject to having their account and access revoked.
  • Where appropriate, we notify and co-operate with law enforcement and/or safeguarding agencies. Please see our Terms and Conditions for further information;
  • We take down any content which is deemed to be illegal, harmful or appropriate.

When using Oak's resources, teachers should continue to follow the safeguarding policies and procedures of the educational institution to which they and their pupils belong.

When using the messaging functionality of the Oak platforms (email, contact form, live chat, AI chatbot or social media channels), we ensure that only Oak colleagues with a verified Enhanced DBS check can reply to messages as it is possible that pupils may submit messages.