The NSPCC state that:
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.
Safeguarding children and child protection guidance and legislation applies to all children up to the age of 18.
Child Protection Policy
Our Child Protection Policy has been written to ensure that all staff are fully informed about their responsibilities in relation to Child Protection, are aware of signs and symptoms which may suggest that a child is coming to harm, the various types of safeguarding issues that we may face as educators of children and who to speak to if they have a concern about a child or member of staff.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Keeping children safe in education is the statutory guidance for safeguarding in schools and colleges. Published in April 2014, it came into force immediately. This document replaces the previous information ‘Safeguarding children and Safer Recruitment’. All of our staff have read and understood the most up to date version of the document.
Keeping children safe in education 2023 (publishing.service.gov.uk)
CPOMS
CPOMS stands for Child Protection Online Monitoring System and is used by school for monitoring child protection, safeguarding and pastoral and welfare issues. CPOMS provides our safeguarding team with a system to help with the management of child protection, behavioural issues, bullying, special educational needs and domestic issues. Every member of staff across school has an obligation to report any concerns which they may have. CPOMS allows this information to be recorded in a central repository and have relevant people alerted immediately. Senior leaders are able to build a chronology around a student and can produce reports forCase Conference Meetings, Governors and other professionals very easily.
Pupils
At Grangetown Primary, we work with a variety of agencies to ensure that our pupils have as much information as possible in relation to keeping themselves safe. We have worked closely with the NSPCC, who have delivered assemblies and workshops to a range of children and parents. This year, our Year Six pupils are working with Cleveland Police on a weekly basis in the autumn term, covering topics such as ‘Mental Health’, ‘Anti-Social Behaviour and Consequences’, ‘Conflict Management’ and ‘Refugee and Asylum Seeker Awareness’. Other agencies such as the Fire Brigade and health services also complete work with a range of children throughout the school year.
NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. programme
Each year, our children participate in the NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. Programme . Speak out. Stay safe. is a programme for children aged 5-11 which aims to help children understand abuse in all its forms and to recognise the signs of abuse. Children are taught to speak out if they are worried, either to a safe adult or Childline.
This child friendly programme is aligned with the curriculum and consists of age appropriate virtual assemblies and supporting classroom based activities which we have reviewed, alongside NSPCC volunteer led face to face workshops for our Year 5 and Year 6 children. The content is delivered in an engaging and interactive way with the help of the NSPCC mascot Buddy.
If you would like to know more about the Speak out. Stay safe. programme visit www.nspcc.org.uk/speakout
| Speak out Stay safe programme | NSPCC LearningSpeak out Stay safe is a programme for primary schools in the UK. It aims to equip a generation of children with the knowledge they need to stay safe from abuse and neglect.www.nspcc.org.uk |
