Safeguarding Children & Vunerable Adults
Any person who participates at any Kaizen No-Michi training session or event is entitled to do so in an enjoyable and safe environment. Kaizen No-Michi has a moral and legal obligation to ensure that, when given responsibility for young people, coaches and volunteers provide them with the highest possible standard of care.
Kaizen No-Michi is committed to devising and implementing policies so that everyone in Karate accepts their responsibilities to safeguard children from harm and abuse. This means to follow procedures to protect children and report any concerns about their welfare to appropriate authorities.
The aim of the policy is to promote good practice, providing children and young people with appropriate safety/protection whilst in the care of Kaizen No-Michi and to allow Instructors and volunteers to make informed and confident responses to specific child protection issues.
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Michelle Gale
Kaizen No-Michi C.P.O.
Michelle has been a valued member of Kaizen No-Michi since 2021. Alongside her martial arts training, she works in early years education as a Pre-School Practitioner and Room Leader, supporting children aged 0 to 4 years.
Michelle holds a Level 2 Safeguarding qualification and has been appointed as the Dojo's Safeguarding and Child Protection Officer. She is responsible for promoting the welfare of children and young people within the club, ensuring that safeguarding concerns are taken seriously, handled appropriately, and, where necessary, referred in line with the Dojo's safeguarding policies and procedures.
If you have any safeguarding concerns, or if you would like advice or support regarding the welfare of a child or young person at Kaizen No-Michi, please contact Michelle using the contact form below. All concerns will be treated sensitively and, where possible, confidentially, in accordance with our safeguarding responsibilities.