Safeguarding

Members of Staff Responsible

We are all responsible for ensuring that each child remains safe. The designated leads for safeguarding and senior mental health leads are Mrs. Burgess, Mrs. Dorward, Mrs Marley and Mrs McGregor. Our mental health first aiders are Miss Porter and Mrs Taylor. All governors and staff are prevent trained.

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Safer Recruitment

We follow strict procedures to ensure that all who work with our children are vetted, keeping our children as safe as possible. All applicants and volunteers must be willing to undergo rigorous safer recruitment screening, including checks with past employees and the Disclosure & Barring Services. Ongoing checks and ‘whistle-blowing’ (confidential reporting policy) are in line with current statutory requirements. Staff trained in safer recruitment are Mrs Burgess and Mrs Dorward. Governor trained in safer recruitment is Mrs Graham.

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Staff Training

• Staff are trained in child protection issues and they are aware of the procedures to follow.

• Staff are encouraged to be vigilant in order to maintain the safety of our children.

• All staff  and volunteers adhere to and re-visit annually: school’s ‘Behaviour Guidelines for Staff & Volunteers’; the document ‘KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE IN EDUCATION ’; school’s safeguarding, positive handling, data protection, online safety and e-safety policies;

• Staff are regularly updated with Durham’s Safeguarding Partnership’s serious case reviews and lessons learnt from them to ensure they have the most up to date information.

• Staff have completed training and are updated in a range of safeguarding, which includes: Prevent, NSPCC’s Harmful Sexual Behaviours, Child Exploitation, FGM, First Aid, Data Protection, Fire Safety, online safety, cyber security, managing medications and regularly review good practise documents e.g around County Lines, mental health and wellbeing etc.