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    Safeguarding at Hadrian Primary School

    Keeping Children Safe in Education

    At Hadrian Primary School, we are committed to keeping our children happy, healthy and safe.

    Nothing is more important to us than the safety and welfare of our pupils.

    We take rigorous steps to ensure that children stay safe and do not come to any harm. All staff and Governors are regularly trained and are aware of how to keep our pupils safe and what signs to look out for.  Our pupils are encouraged to share any concerns and we have robust policies and processes in place that underpin safeguarding. 

    If you have any concerns, no matter how small they may seem, about the safety or welfare of any child, please contact a member of our school's Designated Safeguarding Team. 

    Our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) are:

    Mrs E Fox -  Inclusion Manager
    Mr S Brown - Head Teacher
    Miss J Pattison - Deputy Head Teacher

    Safeguarding for Parents & Carers

    Our school recognises our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of pupils.  We will provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued.  We will be alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and will follow our procedures to ensure that the children receive effective support, protection and justice. We are proud of our highly effective safeguarding culture. 

    We safeguard children by…

    • creating safe environments for children and young people through robust safeguarding practices
    • ensuring that adults who work in the school, including volunteers, don't pose a risk to children
    • making sure staff are trained, know how to respond to concerns and keep-up-to-date with policy and practice
    • teaching children and young people about staying safe
    • maintaining a strong and effective safeguarding culture where children feel confident to approach any member of staff if they have a worry/problem

    How our curriculum supports safeguarding

    We offer a secure and encouraging environment where children feel safe and their spiritual, moral and cultural development is enhanced through the delivery of our whole school curriculum, including our Religious Education and PSHE curriculum, core values, work with external agencies, charities and the local community. Our school ethos ensures that pupils feel comfortable approaching staff if they have any concerns. Staff always follow up any concerns expressed by a child.

    Recruitment

    We carefully check that all staff and volunteers are safe to work with our children. A number of checks are made including DBS checks, references, ID and employment history.  We keep a Single Central Record of all this information and this is regularly monitored.

    Visitors and volunteers are rigorously checked in much the same way as staff, before they can work with our pupils. Visitors and Volunteers are carefully screened to ensure that we are satisfied that they are suitable to work with our pupils.

    Child Protection

    In cases where the school has reason to be concerned that a child may be subject to ill- treatment, neglect or other forms of abuse, the Designated Safeguarding Lead may report this concern to Children’s Services and/or other appropriate agencies.

    Please remember that when the school refers a concern about a child to Children’s Services, it is not accusing the parents or carers of abuse but requesting that further investigation takes place to establish whether a child is at risk.

    If you are concerned that a child is at risk of either being harmed or abused, then you must report it without dely.

    Report your concern to:

    Children and Families Social Care: 01914245010

    Out of Hours: 0191 4562093

    NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000

    Call 999 if you are reporting a crime that is in progress or if someone is in immediate danger

    Useful links for parents and carers:

    1. Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024
    2. Safeguarding Policy 2024-2025