Safeguarding

The purpose of our child protection and safeguarding policy is -

• To support the child's development in ways that will foster security, confidence and independence.
• To provide an environment in which children and young people feel safe, secure, valued and respected, and feel confident, and know how to approach adults if they are in difficulties, believing they will be effectively listened to.
• To raise the awareness of all teaching and non-teaching staff of the need to safeguard children and of their responsibilities in identifying and reporting possible cases of abuse (Reference Appendices 1 and 2)
• To provide a systematic means of monitoring children known or thought to be at risk of harm, and ensure we, the school, contribute to assessments of need and support packages for those children.
• To emphasise the need for good levels of communication between all members of staff.
• To develop a structured procedure within the school which will be followed by all members of the school community in cases of suspected abuse.
• To develop and promote effective working relationships with other agencies e.g. the Police and Social Care.
• To ensure that all staff working within our school who have substantial access to children have been checked as to their suitability, including verification of their identity, qualifications, and a satisfactory DBS check. A single central record is kept containing all relevant information.

Operation Encompass

Our school is part of Operation Encompass. This is a police and education early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children and young people who experience domestic abuse. Operation Encompass means that the police will share information about domestic abuse incidents with our school PRIOR to the start of the next school day when they have been called to a domestic incident.

Child Sexual Exploitation(CSE)

Staff in school and parents/carers at home,play a vital role in being aware of the signs that a child/children could be at risk of sexual exploitation.

If anyone has concerns they should raise these with staff in school,Children's social care or the police.

(Please refer for more detailed information to the CSE policy)

The PREVENT duty

Staff in school and parents/carers at home,play a vital role in being aware of the signs that a child/children could be at risk of being drawn into radicalisation ,extremism or terrorism.

If anyone has concerns they should raise these with staff in school,Children's social care or the police.

(Please refer for more detailed information to the PREVENT duty policy)

For further information on any of the above, please see our Safeguarding Policy or contact our Designated Safeguarding Lead, Suzanne Greaves.