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Safeguarding

Safeguarding Information

Dorset Child Protection and your school leaflet

Our designated Safeguarding Lead in School is Mrs Emma Roberts

The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Persons are Mrs Lisa O'Keefe

The Nominated Governor for Safeguarding is Mrs Sandra Conroy

The school has adopted the definition of the term ‘Safeguarding’ used in the Children Act 2004

In summary this is:

protecting children from maltreatment;
preventing impairment of children’s health or development;
ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and
undertaking the role so as to enable those children to have optimum life chances and to enter adulthood successfully.

The school’s safeguarding arrangements cover all aspects of life at school, in particular addressing these issues:

health and safety;
bullying;
other harassment and discrimination, including racism;
physical intervention;
meeting the needs of pupils with medical conditions;
provision of medical first aid;
drug and substance abuse;
off site visits;
intimate care;
internet and communications safety;
physical security of the school site;
protection from maltreatment; and
recruitment and vetting of staff and visitors to the school.

To view our Child Protection and Safeguarding policy please click here. This policy in line with the new guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' 2024.

To view a copy of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 please click here.

To view a copy of Keeping Children safe in Education Part 1 2024 please click here.

Working together to safeguard children 2023: statutory guidance

What to do if You're Worried a Child is Being Abused

Guidance for safer working practice

To view a parent information pamphlet on the Prevent Strategy please click here.

To view a copy of pour Prevent Duty Risk Assessment click here

To view a copy of our Online Safety Policy please click here.

To view a copy of our whistleblowing policy please click here

To view a copy of our safer recruitment policy please click here

To view a copy of our intimate care policy please click here

To view a copy of our behaviour policy which includes information on our anti-bullying policy please click here