Child Protection

Safeguarding children is paramount and is the basis for all policy and practice. The school staff are trained to support children’s development and follow the government guidelines on child protection. All staff, visitors and regular volunteers are subject to child protection checks with the police and local authority.

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSLs) are:

•  DSL Mrs Marie Curtis (Headteacher)
• Deputy DSL – Mrs Ali Rumsby 

"If you are concerned about a child’s welfare, please record your concern and any observations or conversation heard, and report to the DSL as soon as possible the same day. Do not conduct your own investigation. If your concerns relate to the actions or behaviour of a member of staff (which could suggest that s/he is unsuitable to work with children) then you should report this to the DSL (Headteacher) in confidence, who will manage the matter according to policy guidelines. If it concerns the Headteacher, report it to the Chair of Governors, who will then manage the matter according to policy guidelines. If anyone suspects a person in the community of potential or actual harm to children, they must inform the Local Education Authority Children’s services.”

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with his/her parents first unless we have reason to believe that such a move could endanger the child’s welfare. 

NSPCC and Child Line

Through assemblies, PSHE lessons and special events children are taught how to keep safe and speak out when something or someone makes them feel unsafe.

Each year the children learn through the NSPCC campaigns what is harm and how to get help for self and others, this is then followed up with lessons and in other terms of the year this is shared through School Councillor and Whole School assemblies.

Here are the links for the resources that will support you talking with your child about these important things at home:

Talking PANTS with your children

Talk PANTS is a simple conversation to help keep your child safe from sexual abuse. You can find out more and download the free resources on our website.  www.nspcc.org.uk/pants

Penguin and Ladybird have also partnered with the NSPCC to create a brand new Pantosaurus book aimed at children ages 4 - 8. The book is available in English and they will also ensure the content is made available in Welsh. All profits from the sale of this book will support the NSPCC.  You can find copies of the new book on sale, either in Matalan’s selected stores and online, selected SPAR stores or at: https://shop.nspcc.org.uk.

Childline link page is: https://www.childline.org.uk/    or call 0800 1111

April 2024

We were delighted to host the NSPCC assemblies and workshops. Through these the children understand more about safety - their own and others and steps to take if they do not feel safe.

There are lots of wonderful resources available to parents, please open the document below to see more.

Prevent Strategy

Prevent is a government strategy designed to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorist or extremist causes. The Prevent strategy covers all types of terrorism and extremism, including the extreme right wing, violent groups and other causes.  As a school we have due regard to prevent people being drawn into terrorism. In order to protect children in our care, we must be alert to any reason for concern in the child's life at home or elsewhere. 

Staff are trained to identify children who may be vulnerable to radicalisation and know what to do when they are identified. Protecting children from the risk of radicalisation is part of our safeguarding duties. 

As a school we build our children's resilience to radicalisation by promoting British Values and how to challenge extreme views. Developing children's spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is at the centre of all we do. Our school is a safe space where they can understand the risks associated with extreme views and develop knowledge and skills to challenge these views. We are aware of the increased risk of online radicalisation and teach our children how to keep themselves safe online. We have suitable filtering systems in place to ensure that children are safe from terrorist and extremist material when accessing the internet in school. 

Our PSHE and Relationship curriculum, Me Time and Assembly programme enables children to explore sensitive issues and equips them with the knowledge and skills to understand and manage difficult situations. They are taught ways to recognise and manage risk, make safe choices, and recognise when pressure from others threatens their own wellbeing. Children are taught to develop positive character traits through our school values. 

For more information on the Government's PREVENT strategy, please click the link here.  For more information on our school policy please see the Safeguarding Policy.

If you have any concern regarding a child or adult in relation to extremist views or behaviours please inform the DSL Mrs Curtis in person or through the admin team in the office.