19 December 2023
At the ISTD, we support our members to adopt and follow all national and local safeguarding legislation and procedures, in line with the Department for Education’s non-statutory guidance for providers running out-of-school settings Keeping Children Safe during Community Activities, After-School Clubs and Tuition. We do this by providing advice, resources and guidance in our ‘Raising Standards hub’ and by offering a range of free and paid for safeguarding training courses throughout the year. Please visit istd.org/events for upcoming courses.
Teachers, students and members of the public are encouraged to raise any safeguarding concerns by contacting: safeguarding@istd.org. All concerns raised are investigated, in liaison – where appropriate - with the Police Service and other relevant statutory authorities.
ISTD has no authority to investigate allegations against individuals who are not members of the Society.
Members may be aware of an incident in the press at the moment.
On 23 March 2023, we were informed about the conduct of a member and the ISTD took immediate action to suspend the teacher’s membership with the ISTD in accordance with our Rules and Standing Orders and Member Agreement / Professional Code of Conduct. The Standards Board will convene in early January to confirm the ISTD’s course of action against the member and the outcome will be reported to the Board of Trustees.
