Safeguarding Policy September 2019
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Frederick Bremer School Safeguarding Policy September 2019 Person Responsible Ben Lyon Alex Palombo Review Frequency Annually Policy First Issued September 2016 Last Reviewed 29th September 2019 Agreed by LT on Does this policy need to be ratified by Governors? Yes If yes, which committee Full Governors Ratified by Governors on This policy is communicated by the following means School Website, Staff Shared Area and Staff Training Frederick Bremer School – Safeguarding Policy Named Personnel with Designated Responsibility for Safeguarding Nominated Academic Designated Safeguarding Deputy Designated Safeguarding Chair of Governors Year Lead (DSL) Safeguarding Lead Governor 2019/20 Mr. Ben Lyon Mr Alex Palombo Ms Laura Pease Ms Michele Hegarty Ms Deborah Davies (Child Protection Officer) Named Personnel with Designated Responsibility Regarding Allegations against Staff Designated Senior Manager Academic Deputy Designated Nominated (this would normally be the Chair of Governors Year Senior Manager Governor Head teacher) 2019/20 Ms Jenny Smith Mr. Ben Lyon Ms Michele Hegarty Dr Janet Hoskin Dates the Safeguarding Policy is reviewed and Dates of any Safeguarding Audits Review Date Changes made/Details of action plan Due Date By Whom July 2011 January 2012 Changes of names Emma Hillman January 2013 Change of names January 2013 Emma Hillman September 2013 Annual ratification by Governors, change of Sept 2013 Emma Hillman names and staff training September 2014 Annual ratification by Governors, change of October 2014 after Emma Hillman names and staff training approval committee September 2015 Policy reviewed and rewritten after September 2015 Emma Hillman Safeguarding Review July 2015. Annual ratification by Governors, change of names and staff training September 2016 Update in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in September 2016 Neil Larkin Education 2016’ and change of names. September 2017 Change of names, update to training list, Ben Lyon ‘Peer to Peer Abuse’ and ‘Young Carers’ sections added, May 2018 External safeguarding audit conducted by SOL May 2018 SOL Education Education September 2018 Policy reviewed and updated in line with September 2018 Michele Phillips KCSIE September 2018 October 2018 Annual review of single central register October 2018 Ben Lyon September 2019 Change of names, update to KCSIE link and October 2019 Ben Lyon links to other policies 2 Frederick Bremer School – Safeguarding Policy Contents Safeguarding Policy ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 Part one ......................................................................................................... 6 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Overall Aims ................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Key principles ................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Key processes ................................................................................................................................................................. 9 The Designated Safeguarding Lead .............................................................................................................................. 10 The Governing Body ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 A Safer School Culture .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Peer on Peer Abuse ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 Allegations about a Member of Staff, Governor or Volunteer .................................................................................... 16 Staff Support ................................................................................................................................................................ 17 Our Role in the Prevention of Abuse ............................................................................................................................ 17 Safeguarding Pupils Who Are Vulnerable To Extremism ............................................................................................. 17 Safeguarding Pupils Who Are Vulnerable To Exploitation, Forced Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation, or Trafficking..................................................................................................................................................................... 19 What We Do When We Are Concerned ....................................................................................................................... 20 Part Two – The Key Procedures ......................................................................21 Safeguarding Records .................................................................................................................................................. 21 Involving Parents / Carers ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Multi-Agency Work ...................................................................................................................................................... 21 Our Role in Supporting Pupils ...................................................................................................................................... 22 Children with special educational needs and disabilities ............................................................................................ 22 Pupils in Specific Circumstances .................................................................................................................................. 22 Young Carers ................................................................................................................................................................ 23 Appendix.......................................................................................................24 Appendix One: Summary of Guidance for Safer Working Practice ............................................................................. 24 Appendix Two: Pupil Missing from School/Education Check List (CMfE) .................................................................... 26 Appendix Three: Indicators of Vulnerability to Radicalisation ..................................................................................... 28 Appendix Four: Definitions and Indicators of Abuse ................................................................................................... 30 Appendix Five: Dealing With a Disclosure of Abuse..................................................................................................... 34 Appendix Six: Flowchart of DBS checks ....................................................................................................................... 35 Appendix Seven: Curriculum Model ............................................................................................................................ 36 Appendix Eight: Protocols for Outside Speakers Visiting Frederick Bremer School 2019-20 ...................................... 37 Appendix Nine: Preventing Violent Extremism ............................................................................................................ 38 Appendix Ten: Responding to Concerns about a Child ................................................................................................ 39 Appendix Eleven: Whistle Blowing ............................................................................................................................... 39 3 Frederick Bremer School – Safeguarding Policy Safeguarding Policy What is safeguarding? 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. Child protection is part of the safeguarding process. It focuses on protecting individual children identified as suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. This includes child protection procedures which detail how to respond to concerns about a child. Responsibility of all staff All staff are responsible for • creating a safe school environment • wearing their staff ID at all times • following school procedure when inviting visitors to the school • ensuring they know how to use CPOMS and have activated their log in • being vigilant at all times, contributing to a whole school culture of vigilance • being aware and noticing the signs of abuse, neglect or any other form maltreatment in pupils • role modelling the highest standards of positive language and conduct • challenging sexist, racist, homophobic and any other discriminatory