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Safeguarding Overview 

What is safeguarding?

Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.

Safeguarding is everybody's responsibility.

Our school is dedicated to looking after all our children the best we possibly can. We fully recognise our responsibility under section 175 of the Education Act 2002 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and to work together with other agencies to ensure adequate arrangements within our school to identify, assess, and support those children who are suffering harm. 

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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

This runs alongside our work on health and safety and online safety

All staff adhere to the ELAN Safeguarding Policy which is developed in line with recommendations from North Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership (NSSCP) and Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE). The policy is reviewed annually by Extend Learning Academies Network (ELAN) and governors and is a working document that reflects our practice. Parents/carers can request a paper copy from the office.

Safeguarding children and child protection guidance and legislation applies to all children up to the age of 18.

As part of ELAN we ensure that all of our staff undergo Enhanced DBS checks regarding their suitability to work with children prior to commencing employment.  This is supplemented by annual mandatory safeguarding training to ensure that we are ALL compliant with safeguarding updates, policies and procedures. We are part of a wider safeguarding trust network which we attend regularly. Any changes to procedures or information gained from networks or changes in legislation is then disseminated to all staff by the safeguarding team as and when required.

We are dedicated to looking after all our children the best we possibly can. Safeguarding covers children’s physical, social and emotional well-being and runs alongside our work on health and safety and online safety.

Part of our responsibility in this area is to work with outside agencies such as Social Care, Childrens Centres, Health Services, the Police and Family Wellbeing Team to make sure all pupils are kept safe. This means that at times we are obliged to pass on concerns or information to these agencies. The school will always do this in consultation with parents except in circumstances where a child is at risk.

What is a Designated Safeguarding Lead and a safeguarding team?

To co-ordinate safeguarding effectively the school have a safeguarding team lead by the Designated Safeguarding Lead.  The person who co-ordinated and leads the team is known as the Designated Safeguarding Lead and they are responsible for ensuring the school to ensure the school is promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.  

The governors and staff team of the school take their responsibility to this commitment seriously and regularly review the school’s safeguarding policy and procedures to ensure that, as far as is reasonably possible, everything is being done to fulfil their duty of care. 

Safeguarding children and child protection guidance and legislation applies to all children up to the age of 18.

Locking Primary School Safeguarding Leaflet

Safeguarding leaflet 02.04.2024.pdf

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Please the statutory guidance from the Department for Education on their website.  It is imperative that all staff (including volunteers) read Part 1 and Appendix A of this guidance and sign that they have done so (a register exists to determine this).  Schools must have regard to the guidance when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.  This document contains information on what schools should do and sets out the legal duties with which schools must comply. 

Places to go for support

If someone has hurt you, or someone (a child or adult) has done something that makes you feel upset or scared, tell somebody. It is important for you to get the support and protection you need.

There are two ways you can contact someone for help

  • the council's Single Point of Access Team
  • Childline

You don't have to give your name if you don't want to.

Single Point of Access team 01275 888 808 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Ask to speak to the duty social worker.

Childline 0800 1111 More information is available on the Childline website. All calls are free and confidential. 

Useful contacts and information

Should you need to be signposted to any other agency, please contact school directly.  

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