Safeguarding
Safeguarding our children and promoting their welfare is our number one priority and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We believe that:
- All children have the right to be protected from harm;
- Children need to be safe and to feel safe in school;
- All children have the right to speak freely and voice their values and beliefs;
- All children must be encouraged to respect each other’s values and support each other;
- All children have the right to be supported to meet their emotional and social needs as well as their educational needs – a happy, healthy, sociable child will achieve better educationally;
- Schools can and do contribute to the prevention of abuse, victimisation, bullying, exploitation, radicalisation, extreme behaviours, discriminatory views and risk-taking behaviours; and
- All staff and visitors have an important role to play in safeguarding children and protecting them from abuse.
Safeguarding is defined as:
- Protecting children from maltreatment;
- Preventing impairment of children's 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 life chances.
Key staff
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL): Miss Hannah Salkeld
Our Deputy Safeguarding Lead : Mrs Lucy Clark
Our Designated Governor for Safeguarding: Mr Jon Brown
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Child protection January 2024 | [pdf 885KB] |
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Overarching safeguarding Statement January 2024 | [pdf 280KB] |
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Online Safety policy January 2024 | [pdf 601KB] |
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Keeping Children Safe in Education |
| Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment. | |
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Cumberland Council- Child Protection and Safeguarding |
| Information about what to do if you are worried about a child and links to local safeguarding services | |
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NSPCC- Keeping Children Safe |
| A really useful all-round resource for parents, covering abuse, neglect, online safety, talking to children about difficult subjects and getting help | |
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Internet Matters |
| Guidance on parental controls, apps, games, social media, screen time, cyberbullying and age-specific online safety |
Operation Encompass:
In every school
Aims to enable staff in every school to understand how to support children who are experiencing domestic abuse, no matter where in the world the child lives.
For every child
Aims to ensure each child experiencing domestic abuse receives timely support in their school, no matter where in the world the child lives.
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