The Wee Retreat as a Safe Space

Safety is always our top priority at The Wee Retreat. Below are our the continuous efforts we as a team ask all staff, volunteers, practitioners, attendees, and community members to practice.

Policy Statement

Safeguarding is a fundamental part of The Wee Retreat C.I.C’s work and this commitment is
reflected in The Wee Retreat’s Quality Standards and the values of our organisation, which
inform and support all of our safeguarding activity:

• We are respectful
• We treat others as we would want to be treated
• We are inclusive
• We work together, we involve, and we consult
• We are present
• We ensure that what we do makes a real difference
• We are down to earth
• We strive to be the best at what we do
• We are empowering
• We support others to achieve their goals

Guiding Principle

Everyone’s responsibility – Everyone at The Wee Retreat has a responsibility to keep
children and adults who need care and support safe from abuse and neglect.
Prevention – We will put sensible measures in place to prevent abuse, including the use of
safe recruitment practices, promoting safe working practice and raising awareness of
safeguarding.
Protection – We aim to provide policy, procedures, information and training to enable all
staff to identify and respond appropriately to concerns about abuse.
Partnership – The Wee Retreat C.I.C. will work in Partnership with statutory, regulatory
and other relevant organisations to ensure that safeguarding concerns are responded to
appropriately.
Empowerment – We are person-centred and uphold rights in our safeguarding work
Accountability – We aim to be transparent in our approaches and recognise the need for
continuous learning and improvement.