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Deisgnated Safeguarding Lead: Mr John Barnes
Mr Barnes takes the lead and is responsible for all Safeguarding matters associated with our school.
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs Alice Briley
Mrs Briley is the Deputy DSL and supports Mr Barnes in all areas fo safeguarding at our school. In Mr Barnes's absence, she steps into the lead role.
Safeguarding children is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and families has a role to play.
Here at school Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as
- Protecting children from maltreatment
- Preventing impairment of children’s health or development
- Ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
- Taking action to enable children to have the best outcomes
Child protection is the activity that is undertaken to protect specific children who are suffering, or are likely to suffer, significant harm. Our pupils’ welfare is our paramount concern. The governing body will ensure that our school will safeguard and promote the welfare of pupils and work together with other agencies to ensure that our school has robust arrangements to identify, assess and support those children who are suffering or likely to suffer harm. Our school is a community and all those directly connected, staff members, governors, parents, families and pupils, have an essential role to play in making it safe and secure.
Safeguarding incidents and/or behaviours can be associated with factors outside the school and/or can occur between children outside the school. All staff, but especially the Designated Safeguarding Lead will consider the context within which such incidents and/or behaviours occur. This is known as contextual safeguarding, which simply means assessments of children should consider whether wider environmental factors are present in a child’s life that are a threat to their safety and/or welfare.
Our Ethos
We believe that our educational establishment should provide a caring, positive, safe and stimulating environment that promotes the social, physical and moral development of the individual child.
We believe that our school should provide a caring, positive, safe and stimulating environment that promotes the social, physical, emotional and moral development of the individual child.
We recognise the importance of providing an environment within our school that will help children feel safe and respected. We recognise the importance of enabling children to talk openly and to feel confident that they will be listened to.
We recognise that all adults within the school, including permanent and temporary staff, volunteers and governors, have a full and active part to play in protecting our pupils from harm.
We will work with parents to build an understanding of the school’s responsibilities to ensure the welfare of all children, including the need for referrals to other agencies in some situations.
What Is Operation Encompass?
Operation Encompass has been designed to provide early reporting to schools and colleges of any domestic abuse incidents that occur in which a child was present, ordinarily resides at the incident location or with an involved party. We know that children can be significantly affected through witnessing or being exposed to domestic abuse and this operation will allow us to better support our pupils and their families.
A nominated member of staff, known as a Key Adult, will be trained to liaise with the police. At Catsfield CEP our Key Adult is Mr Jervis and Mrs Briley. We will be able to use information that has been shared, in confidence, to ensure that the right support is available should it be required by a child and / or their family.
We are keen to offer the best support available to our pupils and we believe this is going to be extremely beneficial for all those involved.
If you have any concerns or questions then please contact Mrs Briley or Mr Jervis
Where Can I Find Out More Information?
You can learn more by going to the official website www.operationencompass.org
Reporting a Concern
If you have a concern about a child for any reason you can report this to us confidentially using a concern form. These are kept in the letter rack in the reception area of the school. You can also speak to the DSL or Deputy DSL. Please speak to the office who will ensure you are seen straight away.
Reporting A Concern - Click CEOP
CEOP helps any child or young person under the age of 18 who is being pressured, forced or tricked into taking part in sexual activity of any kind. This can be something that has taken place either online or in ‘the real world’, or both. The CEOP Safety Centre has clear information and advice on what can be reported to CEOP, the reporting process and what will happen if you do decide to make a report. You can visit the CEOP Safety Centre and make a report directly to CEOP by clicking the Click CEOP button below.
If you are experiencing online bullying or something else online has worried you please speak to an adult you trust, or you can talk to Childline at any time on 0800 1111 or at www.childline.org.uk.
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