Safeguarding
Safeguarding Statement
At Haddenham St Mary’s we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We ensure that all staff and governors have a full and active part to play in protecting our pupils from harm, and we recognise that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in our school is the responsibility of the whole school community.
As part of our duty of care we ensure that everyone working in our school has successfully completed the necessary clearances and checks to enable them to work with children. We actively support the Government’s Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism.
All staff and volunteers are given clear guidance in how to behave and work with children and young adults. They are highly vigilant and they are required to report instances of actual or suspected child abuse or neglect to the Designated Safeguarding Leads. These staff members have been specifically trained and nominated as Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) within the school.
DSL – Who you need to know
The Designated Safeguarding Lead is: Mrs Karen Collett
The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead(s) are: Mrs Rebecca Richardson (Deputy Head) and Mrs Kelly Williams (Year 1 teacher and SENDCO).
Safeguarding Governor: Mrs Gaynor Bull, who can be contacted via the School Office.
Child Protection policies (please see the policy page)
Reporting Concerns
If you have a concern about a child contact the one of the DSLs above during term time or you can call Buckinghamshire County Council’s First Response Team on 0845 4600 001 (out of hours: 0800 999 7677). They will listen to your concerns and decide on the appropriate course of action.
You can contact the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000 (free service, lines open 24 hours a day). They will listen to your concerns, offer advice and support and can take action on your behalf if a child is in danger. You can also report concerns anonymously. For further information or to report your concerns online visit: www.nspcc.org.uk/what-you-can-do/report-abuse/
During this period of social distancing, some of our pupils and parents may be living in a house where domestic abuse and domestic violence is taking place and feeling isolated. Please see the links below for advice and support:
https://www.reducingtherisk.org.uk/cms/content/information-and-advice-buckinghamshire
https://www.childline.org.uk/kids/
Concerns about staff working with children
If you have a concern about a member of staff working with children (in either a paid or voluntary capacity) please contact the Local Area Designated Officer (LADO) on 01296 382070.
Procedures
HSM will be alert to signs of abuse and neglect and will follow the Bucks Safeguarding Children Board (BSCB) procedures to ensure that children receive appropriate and effective support and protection.
Parents / carers should know that the law requires all school staff to pass on information which gives rise to a concern about a child’s welfare, including risk from neglect, physical, emotional or sexual abuse. The staff will seek, in general, to discuss any concerns with the parent/carer, and where possible inform them of the referral to Social Care. This will only be done where such discussion will not place the child at increased risk of significant harm.
In accordance with local information sharing protocols, we will ensure that information is shared securely and sensitively. Information will only be shared with other services where it is deemed necessary and proportionate to ensure that children and young people are safe and receive the right service.
The school will seek advice from Social Care when they have reasonable cause to suspect a child may be suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. Occasionally, concerns are passed on which are later shown to be unfounded. Parents/carers will appreciate that the Designated Safeguarding Lead was carrying out their responsibilities in accordance with the law and acting in the best interests of all children.
Online safety
All children and teachers sign up to the Netsmart agreement on a yearly basis.
Please see our policies page for our remote learning policy. HSM remote learning home school agreement and virtual meeting protocols
HSM encourages parents and children to visit the CEOP website (Child Exploitation & Online Protection) https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/ to learn more about staying safe online.
Other useful websites for E safety information are:
https://www.internetmatters.org/
http://www.vodafone.com/content/digital-parenting.html
If you are worried about something you have seen online then please report it to:
