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

In school, Geoff Cherrill (Headteacher) leads our safeguarding team, with support from Adam Bradford and Jo Snow. 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

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. Family Information Service – Bournemouth Borough Council

                http://facts.bournemouth.gov.uk/facts2/Default.html

15. 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/

16. Mental Health and Behaviour in Schools Departmental Advice for School Staff March 2015

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

17. SSCT

                https://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/safe-schools-and-communities-team

18. Vodafone – Digital parenting

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

19. NSPCC Parent Helpline

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

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