Guidance

After-school clubs, community activities and tuition: safeguarding guidance for providers

Safeguarding guidance for providers of activities, after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school settings.

Applies to England

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This guidance covers advice on what policies and procedures providers should have in place for:

  • health and safety
  • safeguarding and child protection
  • staff suitability
  • governance

It covers out-of-school settings such as:

  • community activities - for example, youth clubs
  • before- and after-school clubs
  • holiday clubs
  • supplementary schools - for example, language, cultural and religious
  • private tuition
  • music lessons
  • sports training

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Updates to this page

Published 21 October 2020
Last updated 19 September 2023 show all updates
  1. We have updated the safeguarding guidance for providers of after-school clubs, community activities and tuition. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýappse updates reflect the guidance on keeping children safe in education and new legislation such as positions of trust, as well as findings from the out-of-school settings multi-agency pilot scheme, which have been made in collaboration with representatives from the sector and safeguarding partners. We have also added links to download a guide, leaflets and posters.

  2. Updated to remove guidance about coronavirus (COVID-19).

  3. Updated information on DBS checks for self-employed providers.

  4. First published.

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