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Safeguarding
What is Safeguarding?
Safeguarding is the action taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.
Safeguarding means:
- protecting children from abuse and maltreatment
- preventing harm to children's health or development
- ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care
- taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes
Safeguarding children and child protection guidance and legislation applies to all children up to the age of 18.
All members of the school team attend regular training and receive updates and information on safeguarding and child protection.
Key documents:
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Working Together to Safeguard Children
EYFS Statutory Framework (Section 3 for Safeguarding)
Who is responsible for Safeguarding?
Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. At Kirkbride Primary School and Nursery the welfare and safety of our children is our main priority.
ALL staff at Kirkbride Primary School have been trained in Level 1 Safeguarding. Our Designated Safeguarding Leads have received both Level 2 and Level 3 training.
Our experienced and supportive Designated Safeguarding team are:
Miss H Binns Head Teacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Miss. M. Taylor - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs S. Coopey - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs A. Little is our Safeguarding Governor
If, out of school hours or in an emergency, you have urgent concerns for a child, or suspect that a child has been abused in anyway, please call Cumberland Children Advice & Support Service (CCASS) on 0333 240 1727 or online at Report a concern about a child | Cumberland Safeguarding Children Partnership. You can also speak to the Designated Lead for Safeguarding in the school. If you are concerned that a child may be an emergency situation, ring 999 straight away.
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility – if you have a concern - even it appears minor, please let us know.
#CountyLines - education film for young people by PC1942
County Lines - would you know the signs?
Warwickshire Police has created a video to inform parents, carers and schools about the signs to look out for that a young person may be involved with 'county lines' drug traffickers.
A young person’s involvement in county lines often leaves signs, below are some of the indicators of county lines involvement and exploitation:
- Has a child or young person gone missing from home or school?
- Have they acquired money, clothes or mobile phones they can’t account for?
- Are they meeting unfamiliar adults?
- Are they in excessive receipt of texts or phone calls?
- Are they in relationships with controlling, older individuals or gang association?
- Do you have suspicion of self-harm, physical assault or unexplained injuries?
- Has there been a significant decline in school performance and significant changes in emotional well-being?
Prevent Duty Statement
On 1 July 2015 the Prevent duty (section 26) of The Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 came into force. This duty places the responsibility on local authorities and schools to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism. Kirkbride Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its pupils. As a school we recognise that safeguarding against radicalisation is as important as safeguarding against any other vulnerability. All staff are expected to uphold and promote the fundamental principles of British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. We believe that children should be given the opportunity to explore diversity and understand Britain as a multi-cultural society; everyone should be treated with respect whatever their race, gender, sexuality, religious belief, special need, or disability. As part of our commitment to safeguarding and child protection we fully support the government's Prevent Strategy