Safeguarding

Safeguarding, in its simplest form, is about keeping children safe. At school we do this in many ways. On a daily basis we teach the children about keeping safe – from risk-managing playground activities and trips and visits to more specific curriculum lessons. Examples of such include e-safety, teaching about rights and respect throughout the curriculum, teaching about people who help us in Early Years, the impact of drugs and alcohol in science, managing emotions and feelings in PSHE and teaching about healthy relationships.

We also make use of visitors to school to develop our children’s knowledge and understanding of safety – our visitors include, but are not limited to the Fire Service to discuss bonfire and firework safety, the Lollipop/Crossing Patrol to talk about road safety, Bikeability to teach about cycling on the roads, the Canal Trust to support our children with their water safety knowledge and understanding and the Police to talk about behaviour and discipline.

In addition to actively teaching and promoting safe and healthy lifestyles, we also ensure that we teach our children about trusted adults. We provide them with many ways that they can to talk to our staff or other trusted adults with any concerns or worries and ensure that we foster positive relationships which are built upon mutual trust and respect.

Safeguarding is also about managing, recording, reporting and responding to concerns that are raised. All of our staff are trained in Safeguarding and they have refresher training on a regular basis. We also have Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) – our leads receive additional training and are qualified to a higher level. They are responsible for making decisions and dealing with concerns that are raised in or with school. 

Our Designated Safeguarding Leads are Mrs Sarah Clarke and Mrs Kelly Newton.

Whilst our Designated Safeguarding Leads have responsibility for managing safeguarding and Child Protection matters, you can speak to ANY member of staff to discuss and share any concerns or issues. The safety of our children is of paramount importance and all staff have significant training in place and know the procedures and processes that must be followed.

General concerns can also be directed to the school office. The staff will ensure the correct people are informed in a timely manner.