Policies
Statement covering all Policies and Development Plans
The safety and wellbeing of our children is paramount. We listen to our pupils and take seriously what they tell us. Our aim is that children will enjoy their time as pupils in this school. We want to work in partnership with you to help your child to achieve their full potential and make a positive contribution.
To promote a safe environment for pupils our selection and recruitment policy includes all checks on staff and regular volunteers’ suitability, including Criminal Records Bureau checks in accordance with current legislation. In accordance with our responsibilities under Section 175 of the Education Act 2002, we have a Designated Person for Child Protection (The Headteacher) who is a member of the senior management team, and has received appropriate training for this role. Two other members of staff (the deputy designated leads) have also received training. It is their responsibility to ensure that all staff in contact with children receive child protection awareness training on a regular basis.
On rare occasions our concern about a child may mean that we have to consult other agencies. Unless it is not safe for a child, we would always aim to achieve this with a parent’s consent. The procedures which we follow have been laid down by the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board and the school has adopted a Child Protection Policy in line with this for the safety of all. If you want to know more about our procedures, please speak to the Headteacher or your child’s tutor.