Safeguarding
Your child will be taught by adults they meet through a screen. That places a duty on us, and you are entitled to know exactly how we discharge it. This is what we do.
Who is in the room
- Every live lesson is hosted by a named member of staff whose identity has been checked before they teach.
- No adult meets a student one-to-one without a second member of staff present or the session being recorded.
- Teachers contact students through the platform. Personal phone numbers and private social accounts are not used.
What is recorded
- Live lessons are recorded so students can rewatch them and so there is a record if a concern is raised.
- Recordings are available to the students in that class, their parents, and staff. They are not published.
- Students are told before recording starts. Nothing is recorded secretly.
Reporting a concern
- Any student, parent or member of staff can raise a concern, and it goes to the designated safeguarding lead the same day.
- A student can report something without their parent being told first if telling them would put the student at risk.
- We keep a written record of every concern, what was done, and by whom.
Behaviour between students
- Chat during lessons is moderated, and messages are retained.
- Bullying, harassment and sharing another student's work or images are treated as serious, not as high spirits.
- Sanctions go up to removal from the platform, and we tell the parents of everybody involved.
Data about children
- We collect the minimum needed to teach and to report on progress.
- We do not sell data, and we do not use student work to train anybody's AI models.
- Parents can ask to see everything held about their child and can ask for it to be deleted when they leave.
Raising something with us
If you are worried about a child’s safety, write to hello@skaibothub.com with “Safeguarding” in the subject line, or call +234 800 000 0000. It reaches the safeguarding lead directly.
If a child is in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services first. Tell us afterwards.
This policy is reviewed each academic year. See also our privacy policy and terms of service.