Safeguarding
Barnston Primary School is committed to
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people.
We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment and our safeguarding is managed in a number of ways. This includes ensuring the positive behaviour of all children, keeping all children safe on the school site, an effective approach to anti-bullying, protecting children online, supporting children to communicate their thoughts through pupil voice and adhering to all related safeguarding and child protection policies.
We are committed to providing a secure environment for children, in which they feel safe and are kept safe. All adults in our school recognise that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility irrespective of the role they undertake or whether their role has direct contact or responsibility for children or not.
As part of safeguarding work, we work in partnership with colleagues from other agencies. This includes colleagues from school nursing, social care, community police, children's centres, therapists, paediatricians and other agencies. When we can, our intention is always to consult and work with families to achieve the best outcome for the child. Sometimes circumstances exist which do not allow for the consultation and the school has to take independent action in order to ensure a child is safeguarded.
Keeping Children Safe In Education 2024 -
DfE Statutory guidance for schools and colleges:
The safeguarding team at school helps to co-ordinate all our work. Please contact us if you need any support or advice.
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Lynsey Thompson-Broom
342 5229
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads
Martin Pipe
Emma Nichols
342 5229
Nominated Governor for Safeguarding / Child Protection
Cathy Cotgrave
342 5229
Safeguarding Leaflets
Look, Say, Sing, Play Leaflet
Handle with Care Guide - Keeping Baby Safe
Home or Out Alone Guide
Positive Parenting
Safeguarding Links
As a school we recognise that safeguarding against radicalisation is no different from 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.
The Prevent Duty Guidance (under the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 ) was released by the Government and places a duty on schools, and other agencies, to “have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism”. This legal duty came into force on 1st July 2015.