CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFEGUARDING

 

Our school is committed to the highest standards in protecting and safeguarding the children entrusted to our care.

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as:

  • protecting children from maltreatment
  • preventing impairment of children's mental and physical health or development
  • ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
  • taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes

 

This means that our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its pupils We believe that:

  • Our children have the right to be protected from harm, abuse and neglect
  • Our children have the right to experience their optimum mental and physical health 
  • Every child has the right to an education and children need to be safe and to feel safe in school
  • Children need support that matches their individual needs, including those who may have experienced abuse
  • Our children have the right to express their views, feelings and wishes and voice their own values and beliefs
  • Our children should be encouraged to respect each other’s values and support each other
  • Our children have the right to be supported to meet their emotional, social and mental health needs as well as their educational needs. Our school will ensure clear systems and processes are in place to enable identification of these needs. Including consideration of when mental health needs may become a safeguarding need.
  • Our school will contribute to the prevention of abuse, risk/involvement in serious violent crime, victimisation, bullying (including homophobic, biphobic, transphobic and cyber bullying), exploitation, extreme behaviours, discriminatory views and risk-taking behaviours

 

All staff and visitors will be expected to:

  • Be familiar with this Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy
  • Understand their role in relation to safeguarding
  • Be alert to signs and indicators of possible abuse 
  • Record concerns and give the record to the DSL or deputy DSL
  • Deal with disclosures of abuse from children in line with the school guidance informing the DSL immediately and providing a written account as soon as possible
  • Be involved, where appropriate, in the implementation of individual school-focused interventions, Early Help Assessments and Our Family Plans, Child in Need Plans and inter-agency Child Protection Plans

Mental Health Concerns

KCSiE requires all staff to be aware that mental health problems can, in some cases, be an indicator that a child has suffered or is at risk of suffering abuse, neglect or exploitation.

 

In our school this means that:

  • All staff will be alert to signs of mental ill-health and be aware that mental health problems can, in some cases, be an indicator that a child has suffered or is at risk of suffering abuse, neglect or exploitation
  • All staff will take immediate action and speak to a DSL if they have a mental health concern about a child that may also be a safeguarding concern

If any visitor or staff member has a concern that a child is being harmed, is at risk of harm,or you receive a disclosure (intentionally or unintentionally) you must contact one of the following staff member as quickly as possible.

 

The Designated Safeguarding Leads team in our school is:

 

 

 

route from the room where they are based.

 

School Start and Finish Times

School starts at 8:30am and finishes at 3:30pm.

Staff are responsible for the safe dismissal of children to their parents/carers at the end of the day. Any differing collection arrangements will be communicated by the office to the staff in class prior to the end of the day. These must be given prior to 3pm in order for messages to be safely communicated.  Any concerns should be directed to the school office and the child will not be released until confirmation is obtained. Parents and Carers must make sure the Office is told of any different collection arrangements.
 

If anything worries or concerns you, report it straight away