Safer Swimming

Child Protection

We are ‘eyes on’ all of the time when it comes to safety and never turn our back on any issue that could impact the safety and wellbeing of children as well as all team members and visitors to our swim school. Carlile has extensive policies and procedures in place that strive to protect children and provide a safe and enjoyable environment to learn to swim. These include areas such as water and air handling, emergency procedures, CCTV, safety procedures in and around our pools and support offices and Child Protection.

Safeguarding Is Up To Everyone

We take a proactive stance on Safeguarding, developing and refining our approach with independent industry experts to guide our recruitment and training. We encourage all team members to speak up if they have any concerns and ensure all Carlile team members, including our board and support office adhere to our Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy.

Our guiding values direct our actions, support decision-making, and remind us all of our shared responsibility to protect children and young people.

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility – Keeping children and young people safe relies on every individual within Carlile Swim.

Abuse and neglect will not be tolerated – Immediate action will be taken in response to any report or suspicion of harmful or abusive behaviour.

We treat any concern or incidents seriously – We have a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and neglect, treating any concerns or incidents seriously.

The best interests of the child come first – All actions and decisions concerning a child’s safety or well-being are made with their best interests as the primary consideration.

We act with integrity and accountability – We uphold high ethical standards and foster a culture of openness and transparency.

We empower children and young people – We inform them of their rights, encourage them to speak up about anything that concerns them, and involve them in decisions that affect them. For more information in a child-friendly version see Keeping You Safe At Swimming

Our approach to Safeguarding extends to all visitors to our swim schools and you can learn more about our approach by reading our safeguarding documents here as well as asking any questions you may have to your swim school manager or our team – we are always happy to talk safety!

We have a range of helpful resources to assist children and families who swim with us.

Safeguarding – Safeguarding Information For Parents And Caregivers

As well as Keeping You Safe At Swimming-For Carers

Filming and Photography

We understand learning to swim is a wonderful step in a child’s life and you may want to record their milestones along the way. However, camera’s can cause concerns for other parents. To ensure we respect everyone’s privacy if you do wish to film your child please speak to a supervisor before you do.

If You Have Concerns

If you have any concerns or a complaint regarding Child Protection please speak with your Swim School Manager, or call us on (insert #) send us an email or contact us via our Whistleblower Policy