Winchelsea School

Safeguarding

Safeguarding Information & Contacts

Safeguarding is the action that is 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

Child protection is part of the safeguarding process. It focuses on protecting individual children identified as suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. This includes child protection procedures, which detail how to respond to concerns about a child.
Safeguarding children and child protection guidance and legislation applies to all children up to the age of 18.

Winchelsea School is committed to providing the highest possible standards in all safeguarding issues.

Maintaining the highest possible standards means that:

We are committed to ensuring that all members of our community are safe and happy at school
We are vigilant in ensuring that no risks to health or safety go unchallenged
We are vigilant in ensuring that no person without proper identification goes unchallenged
We are mindful of all the different individuals that make up our community, their needs, concerns and difficulties
Should we believe or suspect any child in our care is suffering any type of abuse, maltreatment or neglect, we will always act immediately and follow up
All members of our community understand their responsibilities in safeguarding and know who to report their concerns to
We are committed to ensuring all members of our community are respected, valued and nurtured irrespective of background, race, gender, sexual orientation or differing ability
We are committed to supporting any member of our staff who is the subject of a malicious accusation

Domestic Abuse Alerts

The Designated Safeguarding Lead receives a notification from BCP Social Care when Police have visited a home in respect of a Domestic Abuse incident where a pupil of the school resides. This only contains the date and time of the incident, name of the pupil concerned and parties involved. The DSL will liaise with the relevant staff to ascertain our knowledge of the circumstances in the family home and contact Social Care in instances of concern or where more information is required.

Safeguarding Team

In school, Adam Bradford leads our safeguarding team, with support from Geoff Cherrill (Headteacher), Jo Snow and Michelle Boreham. Please do not hesitate to contact one of the team if you have any questions or information.

Useful Contacts

1. Bournemouth and Poole LSCB

http://bournemouth-poole-lscb.org.uk/home

2. Keeping Children Safe in Education

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2

If you would like to view the Keeping Children Safe in Education pamphlet in an alternative language, please use the link below

https://bournemouth-poole-lscb.org.uk/useful-documents/schools-and-colleges/

3. What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused – March 2015

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/what-to-do-if-youre-worried-a-child-is-being-abused--2

4. Information sharing advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services to children, young people and families.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-practitioners-information-sharing-advice

5. Ofsted Safeguarding Children

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/schools/for-schools/safeguarding-children

6. Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills settings

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inspecting-safeguarding-in-early-years-education-and-skills-from-september-2015

7. Working Together to Safeguard Children March 2015

http://www.workingtogetheronline.co.uk/chapters/contents.html

8. Section 175 Education Act 2002

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/32/section/175

9. Department for Education – e-safety guidelines

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/251455/advice_on_child_internet_safety.pdf

10. Safeguarding: Disclosure and Barring – changes from September 2012

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service

11. The Information Commissioner’s Office – Data Protection Act in Schools and Education

http://ico.org.uk/for_organisations/sector_guides/education

12. The South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL)

http://swgfl.org.uk/

13. Family Information Service – Borough of Poole

http://www.poolefamilyinformationdirectory.com/kb5/poole/fis/home.page

14. Guidance for Safer Working Practice for Adults who Work with Children and Young People

http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100202100434/dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/resources-and-practice/ig00311/

15. Mental Health and Behaviour in Schools Departmental Advice for School Staff

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2

16. SSCT

https://www.dorset.police.uk/help-advice-crime-prevention/safety-in-your-community/safe-schools-communities-team/

17. Vodafone – Digital parenting

http://www.vodafone.com/content/digital-parenting.html

18. NSPCC Parent Helpline

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/services-and-resources/nspcc-helpline/

19. Early Help Strategy

https://www.poole.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/strategies-plans-and-policies/early-help-strategy/

20. Anti-Bullying Strategy

https://www.poole.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/strategies-plans-and-policies/anti-bullying-strategy/

21. Educate Against Hate

https://educateagainsthate.com/

22. Barnardos

https://www.barnardos.org.uk/

23. LSCB Child Sexual Exploitation

https://proceduresonline.com/trixcms/media/1950/cse-leaflet-updated-jun-2018.pdf

24. Charlie Waller Memorial Trust - Depression - let's get talking

https://www.cwmt.org.uk/

25. Kooth - Free, safe and anonymous online support for young people

https://www.kooth.com/

26. CAMHS

https://camhsdorset.org/

27. Family Information Directory

http://www.poolefamilyinformationdirectory.com/kb5/poole/fis/home.page

28. Child Line

https://www.childline.org.uk/

Domestic Abuse Support & Information

NSPCC

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect/domestic-abuse/

Victim Support

https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/crime-info/types-crime/domestic-abuse

Womens Aid

https://www.womensaid.org.uk/information-support/helpline/

https://www.gov.uk/report-domestic-abuse

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