Godshill Primary School

Commitment

Safeguarding at Godshill Primary School

Godshill 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 regarding the safety and well-being of children please:

• Listen, give reassurance and support

• Never stop a child but don't pressure them to tell you more than they wish

• Do not promise confidentiality - make it clear that you need to pass on information to those who may be able to help

• Write an accurate account of the conversation immediately, using the child’s exact words where possible

• Put the date and time on the record, sign it, and give it to a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) as a matter of urgency

Designated Safeguarding leaders

Lead - Mr Mark 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

Who to contact

Declaration

Godshill 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.

For further information please see the oher sections on our Safeguarding page; this also contains contact details on Safeguarding Leads and the Local Authority Designated Officer.

Should you have a concern about a child or adult, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Information

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."

Resources

Policies

To access our Safeguarding policies, please follow this link to visit our policy section.

Certification

Speak out, Stay safe

Internal

Keeping Children Safe in Education Working Together to Safeguard Children Revised Prevent Duty Guidance The Prevent Duty: Departmental Advice

External

The UK Council for Child Internet Safety NSPCC Childline Barnado's CEOP Childnet Hampshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (HSCP)

E-safety

CEOP's ThinkUKnow Be Safe, Be Smart Online