Child Protection

Safeguarding

Our aims at St David's CiW Primary are:

to provide a safe environment for children in which to learn;
to establish what actions the school can take to ensure that children remain safe at home as well as at school;
to raise the awareness of all staff to these issues, and to define their roles and responsibilities in reporting possible cases of abuse;
to identify children who are suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm;
to ensure effective communication between all staff on child protection issues;
to set down the correct procedures for those who encounter any issue of child protection.

‘Safeguarding’, is not just about protecting children from deliberate harm. It encompasses issues for schools including:

pupil health and safety
bullying/cyberbullying
racist abuse
harassment and discrimination
use of physical intervention / safe handling
meeting the needs of pupils with medical conditions
providing first aid
drug and substance misuse
educational visits
sex and relationship education
internet safety
issues which may be specific to a local area or population e.g. gang activity
school security
the welfare of learners on extended vocational placements

At St David's CiW Primary School, we have separate policies within which, we aim to address many of the above areas. We have a Health & Safety Policy that addresses many of the areas including security, pupil welfare and educational visits; we also have a separate Anti Bullying Policy, Racial Equality Policy and eSafety Policy - these can be found on the policies page.

Please click on the link to download and read a copy of our 'safeguarding' policy.

Designated Safeguarding Person (DSP)

In school, our designated safeguarding person are Mrs Cook ( Headteacher) and Miss Fletcher (Deputy Headteacher).

The poster below has been designed to help you and is displayed around the school.

Child Exploitation
Child Exploitation Video for parents