Useful Safeguarding Resources

DfE Advice for Parents Cyberbullying

Preventing Radicalisation

Family Bereavement

Private Fostering

Doncaster Safeguarding Children Partnership

Neglect

Female Genital Mutilation

Self Harm

Young Carers Support

Rotherham Power E-safety

Child Criminal Exploitation

Forced Marriage and Honour Based Abuse

Anti-Bullying Advice

Child Line

ThinkuKnow

Child Sexual Exploitation

Sexting and Sharing nudes

CAHMs

Banardos

Child Car Seats

What is safeguarding?

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.

Our Safeguarding Team

Whilst the prime focus of St Johns C of E Primary School is to secure the best educational provision for our pupils, our school recognises our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and to provide a caring, safe and positive environment in which they can flourish. We are therefore committed to the highest standard of safeguarding and protecting the children in our care.

As this is a vital subject, it is imperative that all staff receive regular training over the course of the year. Our main priority is to work alongside parents and carers; however, there may be times when we have to involve other agencies. Everybody has a responsibility to keep all children under the age of 18 safe.

We will ensure that:

all reasonable measures are taken to minimise the risks of harm to children’s welfare
all appropriate actions are taken to address concerns about the welfare of a child by working in partnership with other local agencies
we create an atmosphere where all our children feel secure, valued and listened to
all staff recognise signs and symptoms of abuse, and respond quickly and effectively
we monitor and support children at risk
the curriculum is used effectively to raise children’s awareness, build confidence and skills
we work in partnership with parent/carers and support external agencies
all adults within our school/service who have access to children have been checked as to their suitability

More information about the role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead can be found here.

If you have concerns regarding a child please speak to a safeguarding lead or contact Doncaster Children’s Services Trust on 01302 734100

Safeguarding Policies

Safeguarding and child protection procedures are detailed guidelines and instructions that support our overarching safeguarding policy statement. They explain the steps that our school will take to keep children and young people safe and what to do when there are concerns about a child's safety or wellbeing.

Government Guidance

The Department of Education aims to help all learners to thrive by protecting the vulnerable and ensuring the delivery of excellent standards in education, training and care. Government guidance sets out what schools are expected to do. When guidance is statutory, this means that school and local authorities must follow it without exception.

Safeguarding and Child Protection

Working Together to Safeguard Children

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Prevent Duty

Operation Encompass

Channel Guidance

The Children's Act 1989

Behaviour Policy

Safeguarding - Curriculum

Child safety issues and child protection will be addressed through the curriculum where appropriate, especially through PSHE, Computing and E-Safety, Citizenship, Sex and Relations Education (SRE) and British values.

We use a variety of resources and approaches to teach the children how to keep themselves safe, build their resilience and manage risks.

The curriculum, and in particular the personal, social and health education development strand of the curriculum, includes an emphasis on relationships (relationships and sex education), building confidence and resilience in pupils and in developing preventative strategies to ensure their own protection and that of others. Opportunities are provided for pupils to develop the skills and strategies they need to stay safe from abuse, including age appropriate discussions about healthy relationships, their bodies and being able to say no to requests that they do not want to carry out. Clear advice and guidance is built into the curriculum to ensure that pupils understand that there is a range of contacts they can turn to for advice and support and that they know where and how to report abuse.

Safeguarding

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Our Safeguarding Team

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