Safeguarding

At Rushall Primary School we recognise our legal and moral duty to promote the wellbeing of children and young people and are committed to ensure that they are safe. Safeguarding and child protection is at the core of everything we do and is of paramount importance, overriding all other considerations. Regardless of age, gender, race, culture or disability our children and young people have the right to be safe here.

We ensure that all our staff are aware of, and have the skills to deal with any child protection or safeguarding concerns. We have robust recruitment procedures and professional development programmes which ensure that all our staff uphold our strong ethos and values. Your child's safety and welfare overrides all other considerations. Schools are legally required to follow set procedures and the Local Authority requires the Headteacher to report any obvious or suspected cases of child abuse, which includes non-accidental injury, severe physical neglect, emotional abuse and/or sexual abuse.

This procedure is intended to protect children at risk. Policies relating to safeguarding and child protection are shown below.

Anyone who works in an unsupervised capacity with children, whether paid or voluntary, will require DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) certification.

The school is committed to ensuring that all staff and adults with responsibility for children's welfare and safety are trained to deal with incidents involving aggressive behaviour and only use physical intervention as a last resort, in line with DfE and Local Authority guidance. If used at all, it will be in the context of a respectful, supportive relationship with the pupil. We will aim to ensure minimal risk of injury to pupils and staff.

If you are concerned about the welfare or well-being of a particular child, please do not hesitate to contact staff at the school in order to discuss your concerns further. Alternatively, you could contact either the Local Authority Social Services Department at County Hall or the NSPCC.

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/

RUSHALL SAFEGUARDING AND CHILD PROTECTION TRAINED TEAM

Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

Mrs Lucy Turner

head@rushall.equamead.org

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

Mrs Kathryn Hutchings & Mrs Kayleigh Moore

admin@rushall.equamead.org kmoore@rushall.equamead.org

Named Governor for Safeguarding and Child Protection & Lead Governor for filtering and monitoring

Mr Rob Marsh

rmarsh@rushall.equamead.org

07941388852