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Bishopstone CE Primary School

Safeguarding

Bishopstone CE Primary School takes seriously its responsibility to protect and safeguard the welfare of the children and young people in its care and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mr Robin Smith (Head Teacher). Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Rebecca Dharmasiri.  To contact us call the school office on 01793 790521 and ask to speak with a member of the safeguarding team. 

The Nominated Governor for Child Protection is Mrs Kate Wright.

Safeguarding (ID 1030)


The Governing Body takes seriously its responsibility under section 175 of the Education Act 2002 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, and to work together with other agencies to ensure adequate arrangements are in place within our school to safeguard pupils in our care.

We recognise that all adults, including temporary staff, volunteers, governors and extended service providers, have a full and active part to play in protecting our pupils from harm, and that the child's welfare is our paramount concern.

Our school provides a safe, caring, positive and stimulating environment, free from discrimination or bullying, promoting the physical, moral and social development of the individual child, where children can learn and develop happily. 

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with parents/carers first. However, there may be a rare occasion when our concerns about your child may mean we have to consult other agencies even before we contact you.  The procedures which we follow are laid down by the Swindon Safeguarding Partnership and we have a number of policies and procedures in place, that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Child Protection Policy.

Any action is taken in line with the following legislation/guidance:

Keeping Children Safe in Education
South West Child Protection Procedures

Working Together to Safeguard Children
Swindon Safeguarding Partnership
The Prevent duty – Departmental advice for schools and childcare providers

Swindon Borough Council Contact Swindon (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)) 

Telephone: 01793464646 

Email: contactchildrenandfamilies@swindon.gov.uk

 

Our aim

  • To ensure that all staff working within our school who have access to children have been checked as to their suitability, including verification of their identity, qualifications and a satisfactory Children’s Barred List or DBS check according to guidance and that a central record is kept for audit.
  • To ensure that all volunteers and contractors working within our school who have access to children and are present on a frequent or intensive basis have been checked as to their suitability, including verification of their identity and a satisfactory Children’s Barred List and DBS check according to guidance and that a central record is kept for audit.
  • To raise awareness of all staff of Safeguarding procedures and of Safeguarding areas of responsibility
  • To clarify areas within Safeguarding procedures where local discretion applies and those which the Governing Body has reviewed and approved. 

The following documents give further detail of the ways in which Bishopstone CE Primary School safeguards your children.

 

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Prevent Duty Guidance: for England and Wales

 

USEFUL RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND CARERS

Samaritans - https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/

Parents Protect - https://www.parentsprotect.co.uk/

Lucyfaithfull - https://www.lucyfaithfull.org.uk/

Stopitnow - https://www.stopitnow.org.uk/

Childnet - https://www.childnet.com/

UK safer Internet - https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/

Thinkuknow -https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

NSPCC - https://www.nspcc.org.uk/ 

Common Sense Media - https://www.commonsensemedia.org/

CEOP - Police - https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/

Operation Encompass

WHAT IS 'SAFEGUARDING'?

Safeguarding refers to the whole umbrella of processes we use to protect all children and to provide safe and effective care. This includes all procedures designed to prevent harm to a child. It can be difficult to accept or understand, but all children can be at risk of harm or abuse.

Working Together To Safeguard Children (December 2023) defines safeguarding as:

  • providing help and support to meet the needs of children as soon as problems emerge;
  • protecting children from maltreatment, whether that is within or outside the home, including online;
  • preventing impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development;
  • ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care;
  • promoting the upbringing of children with their birth parents, or otherwise their family network through a kinship care arrangement, whenever possible and where this is in the best interests of the children;
  • taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes in line with the outcomes set out in the Children’s Social Care National Framework.

 

 

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