Safeguarding at our school

Broomfield Primary School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, all staff share this commitment. The Health & Safety of all our children is paramount.

The school provides a safe, secure and caring environment in which their children can flourish. To meet this expectation, we closely follow our school’s Safeguarding & Child Protection policy and Health & Safety policy. Details of these policies can be found in the policies section of the website.

Our Designated Safeguarding Leads are:

Miss Alex Allison (DSL)

Miss Lorraine Jex (DDSL)

Mrs Katerina Moreton (DDSL)

Mrs Hayley Waldrom (DDSL)

BPS Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy 2425

Reporting a Safeguarding Concern:

If you have a safeguarding concern about a pupil in school you should report it to either a DSL in school or Leicestershire County Council using the link below:

https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/community-safety/report-abuse-or-neglect-of-a-child

It is important for parents to be aware that:

Staff and volunteers in the school have a duty to report concerns about a child, whether this means the child may be in need of additional support or help of some kind or whether it is thought that a child may have been abused or be at risk of abuse.

• There are 4 categories of abuse: physical, sexual, emotional and neglect.
• In some cases the school is obliged to refer children to the Social Services Department, for children to be assessed for their needs or if an investigation into possible child abuse is required.  In many cases there will already have been discussions between school staff and the parents of the child, and the situation and concerns will not be a surprise to the parents.  However, parents may not be told that the school has referred their child to the Social Services Department if it is thought that this might put the child at risk.
• https://www.childline.org.uk/
• https://www.nspcc.org.uk/

Operation Encompass

We are an Operation encompass school and work closely with the police.

One of the principles of Operation Encompass is  that all incidents of domestic abuse are shared with schools, not just those where an offence can be identified.

The trained ‘Key Adult’ in school will be notified prior to the start of the next school day that the police have attended an incident of domestic abuse. This timely information sharing  enables appropriate support to be provided for that child so that all interactions, from when the child first arrives at the school gates, are of a positive nature.

• OE Parents Poster

 

Support for families – Early Help

The school provides an Early Help offer outlined below.

School Early Help At A Glance

School Early Help Offer

 

Leicestershire Early Help

• https://resources.leicestershire.gov.uk/education-and-children/child-protection-and-safeguarding/early-help
• Family services:
• https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/education-and-children/social-care-and-supporting-families/children-and-family-wellbeing-service/parenting-support-from-the-children-and-family-wellbeing-service

 

• Online Safety:
• It is our aim to create confident e-learners, who:
• Can find access and process information.
• Have the skills to choose and use technology efficiently and adapt their skills to meet the challenge of new technologies.
• Use a range of technologies to communicate effectively and appropriately.
• At Broomfield Primary School we have a strong commitment to E-Safety.  All our pupils are taught about keeping safe as a regular part of our curriculum.  We embrace the use of technology at school and ensure that our pupils not only master the skills of using this technology, but most importantly the knowledge and awareness of how to keep themselves safe while doing so.
• We also feel that it is crucial for parents to fully understand how to ensure their child is safe when using the Internet at home and as a school we do all we can to support you in this.

Useful sites and links:

• Please see below for links to useful websites/leaflets that provide a wide range of information regarding safeguarding and E-safety at home as well as looking at our online parent newsletters in the online safety section.
• Underwear rule children’s guide
• Underwear rule guidance for foster carers
• Underwear rule guide for parents
• Shareaware NSPCC
• Let’s Talk About Life Online
• Parents And Carers Resource Sheet

 

Childnet guide for parents about parental controls

CEOP

www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents

www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/topics/safety-and-privacy
http://www.safesearchkids.com/google/https://primaryschoolict.weebly.com/http://www.kidrex.org/