Child safety & safeguarding

1. Our commitment

Alin Li teaches school-age children, including learners in Grades 4–6. Our safeguarding policy is mandatory for every trainer, assistant, contractor and volunteer who may come into contact with a child, in person or online. A child is anyone under 18.

Our guiding rule follows the “best interests of the child” principle of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: if a child may be at risk, protecting the child always comes first.

2. Before anyone works with children

No one works with a child until three checks are complete and on file:

• a criminal-record or good-conduct check, renewed periodically;
• a signed trainer code of conduct;
• a safeguarding briefing on recognising and reporting concerns, repeated every year.

3. How our trainers behave

• Adults stay visible: we use a two-adult or open-door approach and never place a trainer alone with one child in a closed or private space.
• Trainers contact students only through Alin Li’s official channels, never through private messaging or personal social media.
• Online sessions run with cameras on and are co-hosted or recorded where possible; there are no private one-to-one calls without a second adult or a parent present.
• Contact stays professional, age-appropriate and focused on learning. Trainers never keep secrets with a child or ask a child to hide anything from their parents.

4. Zero tolerance

Any romantic or sexual conduct towards a minor, grooming, or deliberately isolating a child from parents or other adults leads to immediate removal and reporting to the authorities. There are no exceptions.

5. What parents can expect

• We ask a parent or legal guardian for written consent before a child joins a programme.
• Consent to photos or recordings is separate and optional; refusing it does not affect enrolment.
• We collect only the information needed to deliver the course, limit who can see it, and delete it when it is no longer needed. See our privacy notice.
• You may withdraw consent at any time in writing.
• If we have a concern about your child’s safety, we will contact you, and the relevant authorities where a child may be at risk.

6. Raising a concern

Every concern is passed the same day to our Designated Safeguarding Lead, who decides the next steps and escalates where needed. If a child is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services first.

To raise a concern with us, email Info@AlinLi.com or use our contact page.