Safeguarding – by which we mean protecting children from harm and taking action to enable them to have the best outcomes – has a unique set of concerns when it comes to instrumental or vocal teaching. This is especially true when we teach one-to-one, where we might be the only adult other than a family member that a child will have individual contact with over the course of a week.
For this reason, music teachers occupy a privileged position. It's why we are often on the receiving end of some very personal stories – occasionally including some quite serious safeguarding disclosures – and why we might be among the first to notice if there is something unusual about a child's behaviour or presentation. Crucially, it's why we must also take care to protect ourselves, as well as our students.
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