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)

 

 

  • 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
    • 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.
  • The Social Services Department tries to carry out its enquiries in a sensitive fashion.  It has to gather information and generally it can be open with parents about the steps being taken.
  • If you think your child may have been abused, contact Leicestershire County Council First Response Team or
  • If you think that the abuse may have happened in school, contact the Headteacher.
  • If you think your child has been hurt, arrange to visit your doctor.
  • Comfort and reassure your child.
  • If school staff need to express concerns about a child or refer a child to the Social Services Department, it is understood that this can cause distress or anger for the child’s parents.  It is important that all parties (including parents and school staff) try to discuss these matters as calmly and sensibly as possible.
  • 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.
  • Operation Encompass is very simple and easy to implement within a school.
  • Every school appoints a trained Key Adult  – the Key Adult is the person who receives information about police attended Domestic Abuse incidents.
  • The Key Adult 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