Keeping Children Safe
Never keep concerns about children’s safety to yourself
No one wants to hear about children being neglected, abused or unsafe and that sometimes makes it difficult to respond to...
- All children have a right to be safe no matter who they are or what their circumstances
- Keeping children safe is everyone’s responsibility
- We all need to listen to children even though we may not always be comfortable with what we hear.
Definition of safeguarding
- Providing help and support to meet the needs of children as soon as problems emerge.
- Protecting children from maltreatment, whether the risk of harm comes from within the child's family and /or outside the home, including online activity
- Preventing impairment of children's mental and physical health or development
- Ensuring children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
- Promoting the upbringing of children with their birth parents, or their family network through a kinship care order , whenever possibe and where this is in the best interest of the child
- Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes in line with those set out in the Children's Social Care National Framework
Keeping children safe
All staff at Shaw Ridge Primary undertake training in child protection and safeguarding on a regular basis. The Designated Safeguarding Lead and deputy designated safeguarding leads are trained to the highest level of safeguarding, currently level 3. Any concerns about a child will be passed on to a designated safeguarding lead within the School. They will decide whether to speak to Children’s Social Care or the Police. Who will decide whether they need to investigate further.
If you are ever concerned about the safety or wellbeing of any child, please speak directly to:
- One of our named safeguarding leads or a member of the Shaw Ridge team
You may also contact one of the following external contacts:
- NSPCC safeguarding helpline on 0808 800500
- Swindon's Family Contact Point on 01793 464646
Designated Safeguarding Leads
All staff at Shaw Ridge Primary undertake training in child protection and safeguarding on a regular basis. The Designated Safeguarding Lead and deputy designated safeguarding leads are trained to the highest level of safeguarding, currently level 3. Any concerns about a child will be passed on to a designated safeguarding lead within the School. They will decide whether to speak to Children’s Social Care or the Police. Who will decide whether they need to investigate further.
If you have a concern about the safety or well-being of a child please speak to one of our safeguarding team. In this school this is:-
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads
Worried about the actions of an adult working in the school?
If your concern is about a member of staff, an adult volunteer or visitor please report to the Head teacher before leaving the site.
If your concerns are about the Head teacher please contact Andrew Wilson, the Director of Education for Grove Learning Trust, by emailing safeguarding@grovelearningtrust.co.uk
The Governor with responsibility for Safeguarding for the school is Mr Phil Harland who can be contacted by emailing Philip.Harland@grovelearningtrust.co.uk
e-Safety
Everyone is using the internet increasingly more everyday. We use the internet at home, school, on our mobile phones, and also when gaming. With the internet being used so much it is even more important that we know how to keep our children safe online.
Within our school, we have strong filters and safety systems on all of our school tablets and school computers. When our children are using the internet, they are always overseen by members of staff. We teach all our children about the importance of keeping safe online through our Computing curriculum
Below are the some "GOLDen" Rules that are important to follow when your children are using the internet:
Golden Rules
Below are some websites that give you further information on how you can be safer online.
www.netsmartzkids.org
Apps
Below are some useful guides to help parents understand how to keep your child safe on some of the most popular Apps:
WhatsApp: A WhatsApp guide for parents/carers
Snapchat: A Snapchat guide for parents/carers
TikTok: A TikTok guide for parents/carers
Vodafone has created a magazine called ‘Digital Parenting’ to help parents get to grips and get involved with their children’s digital world.
The magazine brings together experts from around the world to give parents the latest advice on digital issues, such as online reputation, location services, sexting, cyberbullying and illegal content. Parents, teenagers and grandparents also share their personal experiences and a series of ‘How to...’ tutorials guide parents through the safety and privacy controls on Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Vodafone.
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