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Safeguarding

We take safeguarding children very seriously. All children have the right to be safe.

All of our staff receive regular, face to face training as well as follow up online training as appropriate. We use a computerised system called CPOMS to record any issues and this allows all adults to report concerns as quickly as possible. We have an open door policy and children and parents can access support and guidance from lots of places at all times.

We work in partnership with external agencies including safeguarding, social care, the police, school nursing service and lots more to ensure that pupils are well looked after.

It is the responsibility of every adult in our school to ensure that we maintain the highest level of awareness about possible unsafe practices and deal with any issues immediately and appropriately.

What is Child Protection and Safeguarding?

When we talk about safeguarding, we mean things which promote children's welfare and reduce the risk of them suffering harm. Our policies on our buildings, routines, curriculum planning, behaviour and attendance, to name but a few, are all designed to:

  • ​​​​​​​Protect children from maltreatment
  • Prevent impairment of children's health or development
  • Ensure children grow up with safe and effective care
  • ​​​​​​​Allow us to take action to enable all children to have the best outcomes

Child protection is part of this definition and refers to activities undertaken to prevent children suffering, or being likely to suffer, significant harm.

 

​​​​Emergencies

If a child is in immediate danger, left alone or missing, you should contact the police directly and/or an ambulance using 999.

Non-emergencies

Protecting children is everyone's responsibility.

Our Five Guiding Principles for Safeguarding are:

1. Nothing is more important than keeping children safe.

2. Everyone has a part to play.

3. Everyone must be vigilant.

4. Everyone has an absolute duty to report concerns and ensure they are acted upon. 

5. Concerns must be reported immediately. 

If you wish to discuss the welfare of a child at our school, please contact one of our safeguarding leads. 

If there is no immediate danger but you are concerned about a child’s welfare during school hours, contact one of our Designated Safeguarding Leaders (DSL) listed below:

Mrs VIcki Otway

Designated Safeguarding
Lead (DSL)

Headteacher
 
Mrs Sian Ellison

Deputy Designated
Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

EYFS Lead, History Lead
and Reception Class Teacher
Mrs Pip Bates

Deputy Designated
Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

Deputy headteacher SENCO

 

Who else you can contact if you have a concern

If it is an emergency and you think that a child may be in immediate danger please contact the emergency services directly by calling 999.

If it is not an emergency, you can phone Northamptonshire’s Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on 0300 126 7000 or if you need to contact them urgently during the evening, at night or at the weekend, phone the out-of-hours team on 01604 626 938.

For more information about what happens when you raise a concern with the MASH see the Northamptonshire Children’s Trust website.

Online Safety

Northamptonshire Children’s Trust recommends the Childnet International website as a source of support and advice.

Parent info – provides up-to-date, expert information for parents on a range of concerns.

Thinkuknow an award-winning on and offline safety programme with resources for parents.

Internet Matters – advice and support for parents to keep their children safe online.

Northamptonshire Children’s Trust Online Safety

 

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