Safeguarding isn’t a policy on a shelf at L-Fit Pathways — it is the foundation every session, referral and record is built on. Below is the full detail of our safeguarding leadership, policies and the legislative framework we operate within.
Co-Director & Designated Safeguarding Lead. Level 5 Safeguarding/DSL trained. Enhanced DBS checked.
Co-Director & Designated Safeguarding Lead. Level 5 Safeguarding/DSL trained. Enhanced DBS checked.
Both co-directors hold joint Designated Safeguarding Lead responsibility, meaning a trained DSL is always contactable during provision hours. All staff and volunteers working with young people at L-Fit Pathways are subject to Enhanced DBS checks in line with our Safer Recruitment Policy.
The following policies are maintained, reviewed regularly, and available in full to parents, carers, referring schools, colleges and local authorities on request:
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L-Fit Pathways operates as an unregistered alternative provision, delivering fewer than 18 hours of provision per week to each young person, in line with Department for Education thresholds for unregistered settings. Above this threshold, a setting is required to register as an independent school with Ofsted — we structure our provision to operate transparently within the unregistered model, and welcome scrutiny from commissioning schools and local authorities on this at any time.
We also monitor the Department for Education’s developing National Standards for Alternative Provision — currently being introduced on a voluntary basis ahead of expected future legislation — and are committed to meeting them as they are formalised.
Our practice is governed by the following legislation and statutory guidance:
DfE statutory safeguarding guidance for education settings, effective from 1 September 2026.
Statutory guidance on inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, published March 2026.
The core legal framework for child welfare and the duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
The local authority duty to arrange suitable full-time education for children who cannot attend school (the basis of EOTAS placements).
Statutory guidance on commissioning and quality-assuring alternative provision.
Statutory guidance on supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
Ensuring provision is accessible and free from discrimination for young people with protected characteristics, including disability.
Governing how personal and sensitive data on young people and families is collected, stored and shared.
The legal foundation for risk assessment and safe delivery across all our provision settings.
The duty to have due regard to preventing people being drawn into terrorism.
If you are a school, college, local authority commissioner or parent and would like to discuss our safeguarding practice, policies or registration status in more detail before making a referral, we welcome that conversation.