What is Safeguarding?
It might be difficult to accept, but every child can be hurt, put at risk of harm, or abused, regardless of their age, gender, religion or ethnicity.
Safeguarding legislation and government guidance says that Safeguarding means:
• Protecting children from maltreatment
• Preventing impairment of children's health or development
• Ensuring all children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
• Undertaking that role so as to enable those children to have optimum life chances and to enter adulthood successfully
H.M.Government 2010 stated that:
"Child protection is a part of safeguarding and promoting welfare: to protect children who are suffering, or are at risk of suffering, significant harm."
Safeguarding at Chillerton and Rookley Primary School
Chillerton and Rookley Primary School takes seriously its responsibility to safeguard and promote children's welfare; and to work together with other agencies to ensure robust arrangements are made within School to identify, assess, and support those children who may be at risk of suffering significant harm. All staff and governors and our community of parents have an important and active part to play in protecting our children from harm. If you have a concern about a child or adult, please do not hesitate to report this to one of the staff members who lead on Safeguarding listed below, or to the Local Authority Officer, also listed below.
Designated Safeguarding leaders:
Lead - Mr M Snow
Deputy - Mrs L Morgan-Huws
Governor - Mrs D Barker
Our Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO):
Number: 01962 876364
Email: child.protection@hants.gov.uk
For Chillerton and Rookley Primary School's Safeguarding policy please see our Information page, policies tab.
Click here to access:
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Working Together to Safeguard Children
Revised Prevent Duty Guidance
The Prevent Duty: Departmental Advice
Useful Links:
The UK Council for Child Internet Safety
NSPCC
Childline
Barnado's
CEOP
Childnet
Hampshire Safeguarding Children Board
For more on E-safety, please follow the links below:
CEOP's ThinkUKnow
Click below for the childnet "Be Safe, Be Smart Online" flyer:
Be Safe, Be Smart Online