Safeguarding and Child Protection

We take safeguarding and child protection seriously, ensuring we take a balanced and human approach. The ethos of the school is open so that staff, parents and children feel able to share concerns. 

We have excellent recruitment procedures; every member of staff has full checks and up-to-date references. Those who volunteer on a regular basis or are unsupervised helpers, supply teachers and Governors undertake full DBS checks.

All staff receive appropriate training at regular intervals.  We have policies and practices that focus on ensuring the health and well-being of the children, for example: risk assessments before every class trip, an annual safety check of our playground, a medicines in school policy and staff presence at the school entrance at the start and end of every day. 

We have well-established ways of monitoring and responding to incidents of concern, including unexplained absences, difficult behaviour and significant changes in physical or emotional appearance. 

Your role in keeping children safe

If you have any concerns over the safety of a child in our school, please share them with our Safeguarding leads or your class teacher:

• Make sure all addresses and contact numbers are up to date.
• If someone different is picking your child up, please let us know.
• Be at school on time every day at designated drop-off and pick-up times.
• Notify the school about your child’s absence as soon as possible – unexplained absences are a key trigger for concern.
• Take full note of the advice to parents if you are accompanying a class trip.