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Safeguarding Children and Child Protection Policy

For ____________________________________________________School

Date of publication _______________________Date of next review _______

CONTENTS

1. Introduction2. Polic !tate"ent# principle! and ai"!$. %er"inolog&. 'ontext(. )e per!onnel in the !chool*. +ole! and re!pon!ibilitie!,. -ood practice guideline!. /bu!e of tru!t

0. 'hildren who "a be particularl vulnerable1. Support for tho!e involved in a child protection i!!ue11. 'o"plaint! procedure12. If ou have concern! about a colleague1$. /llegation! again!t !taff1&. Staff training1(. Safer recruit"ent1*. xtended !chool and off3!ite arrange"ent!1,. Photograph and i"age!1. e3!afet

19. Safeguarding and Child Protection Procedures

+ecogni!ing abu!e4ullingIndicator! of abu!eI"pact of abu!e%a5ing actionIf ou !u!pect a child i! at ri!5If a child di!clo!e! abu!e6otifing parent!'hildren with !exuall har"ful behaviour'onfidentialit and infor"ation3!haring+eporting directl to child protection agencie!

APPENDICES

1 'ode of ethical practice for !chool !taff2 7hi!tle blowing code$ 'onfir"ation of receipt for"& I"age! con!ent for"( School welfare concern for"* +ecord of concern

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1. Introduction

%hi! polic i! one of a !erie! in the !chool8! integrated !afeguarding portfolio. 9ur

core !afeguarding principle! are:

It i! the !chool8! re!pon!ibilit to !afeguard and pro"ote the welfare of

children

'hildren who are and feel !afe "a5e "ore !ucce!!ful learner!

+epre!entative! of the whole3!chool co""unit of pupil!# parent!# !taff

and governor! will be involved in polic develop"ent and review

Policie! will be reviewed annuall# unle!! an incident or new legi!lation

or guidance !ugge!t! the need for an earlier date of review.

Polic !tate"ent

7e recogni!e our "oral and !tatutor re!pon!ibilit to !afeguard and pro"ote thewelfare of all children. 7e endeavour to provide a !afe and welco"ing environ"entwhere children are re!pected and valued. 7e are alert to the !ign! of abu!e andneglect and follow our procedure! to en!ure that children receive effective !upport#protection and ;u!tice.

%he procedure! contained in thi! polic appl to all !taff and governor! and arecon!i!tent with tho!e of +ich"ond upon %ha"e! Local Safeguarding 'hildren 4oard


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!. Terinology

Safeguarding and pro"oting the welfare of children refer! to the proce!! ofprotecting children fro" abu!e or neglect# preventing the i"pair"ent of their health or

develop"ent# en!uring that children grow up in circu"!tance! con!i!tent with theprovi!ion of !afe and effective and nurturing care and underta5ing that role !o a! toenable tho!e children to have opti"u" life chance! and to enter adulthood!ucce!!full.

Child protectionrefer! to the proce!!e! underta5en to "eet !tatutor obligation!laid out in the'hildren /ct 100and a!!ociated guidance

". Conte#t

Section 1,( of the ducation /ct 22re>uire! local education authoritie! and thegovernor! of "aintained !chool! and further education uel placedto ob!erve change! in children8! behaviour and to recogni!e the outward !ign! ofabu!e. 'hildren "a al!o turn to a tru!ted adult in the !chool when the are indi!tre!! or at ri!5. It i! vital that !chool !taff are alert to the !ign! of neglect and

abu!e and under!tand the local procedure! for reporting and acting upon theirconcern!

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$. %ey personnel&

%he designated senior personfor child protection in thi! !chool i!:

____________________________________________________________________

'ontact detail!:

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The deputy designated personin thi! !chool i!:

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'ontact detail!:

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%he noinated child protection go'ernorfor thi! !chool i!:

____________________________________________________________________

'ontact detail!:

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The headteacher is&

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'ontact detail!:

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(. )oles and responsi*ilities

/ll !chool! "u!t no"inate a !enior "e"ber of !taff to coordinate child protection

arrange"ent! and thi! per!on i! na"ed in thi! polic guidance. %he local authorit"aintain! a li!t of all designated senior persons +DSPs,for !afeguarding and childprotection.

The school has ensured that the DSP&

i! appropriatel trained

act! a! a !ource of !upport and experti!e to the !chool co""unit

ha! an under!tanding of LS'4 procedure!1

5eep! written record! of all concern! when noted and reported b !taff

or when di!clo!ed b a child# en!uring that !uch record! are !tored

!ecurel and reported onward in accordance with thi! polic guidance#but 5ept !eparatel fro" the child8! general file

refer! ca!e! of !u!pected neglect and?or abu!e to children8! !ocial care

or police in accordance with thi! guidance and local procedure

notifie! children8! !ocial care if a child with a child protection plan i!

ab!ent for "ore than two da! without explanation

en!ure! that when a child with a child protection plan leave! the !chool#

their infor"ation i! pa!!ed to their new !chool and the child8! !ocialwor5er i! infor"ed

attend! and?or contribute! to child protection conference! in accordance

with local procedure and guidance coordinate! the !chool8! contribution to child protection plan!2

develop! effective lin5! with relevant !tatutor and voluntar agencie!

en!ure! that all !taff !ign to indicate that the have read and under!tood

thi! polic

en!ure! that the child protection polic i! updated annuall

liai!e! with the no"inated governor and head teacher


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a DSP for !afeguarding and child protection who i! a "e"ber of the

!enior leader!hip tea" and who ha! underta5en the approved LS'4training in inter3agenc wor5ing# in addition to ba!ic child protectiontraining

child protection polic and procedure! that are con!i!tent with LS'4

re>uire"ent!# reviewed annuall and "ade available to parent! onre>ue!t

Procedure! for dealing with allegation! of abu!e "ade again!t "e"ber!

of !taff including allegation! "ade again!t the head teacher

Safer recruit"ent procedure! that include the re>uire"ent for

appropriate chec5! in line with national guidance
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-. ood practice guidelines

%o "eet and "aintain our re!pon!ibilitie! toward! children# the !chool co""unitagree! to the following !tandard! of good practiceA

treating all children with re!pect

!etting a good exa"ple b conducting our!elve! appropriatel

involving children in deci!ion3"a5ing which affect! the"

encouraging po!itive and !afe behaviour a"ong children

being a good li!tener

being alert to change! in child8! behaviour

recogni!ing that challenging behaviour "a be an indicator of abu!e

reading and under!tanding all of the !chool8! !afeguarding and

guidance docu"ent! on wider !afeguarding i!!ue!# for exa"ple

bulling# ph!ical contact# e3!afet plan! and infor"ation3!haring a!5ing the child8! per"i!!ion before doing anthing for the" which i! of

a ph!ical nature# !uch a! a!!i!ting with dre!!ing# ph!ical !upportduring P or ad"ini!tering fir!t aid

"aintaining appropriate !tandard! of conver!ation and interaction with

and between children and avoiding the u!e of !exuali!ed or derogatorlanguage

being aware that the per!onal and fa"il circu"!tance! and life!tle! of

!o"e children lead to an increa!ed ri!5 of neglect and or abu!e.

/. A*use of trust

/ll !chool !taff are aware that inappropriate behaviour toward! children i!unacceptable and that their conduct toward! all children "u!t be beond reproach.In addition# !taff !hould under!tand that# under the Sexual 9ffence! /ct 2$# it i! anoffence for a per!on over the age of 1 to have a !exual relation!hip with a per!onunder the age of 1# where that per!on i! in a po!ition of tru!t# even if the relation!hipi! con!en!ual. %hi! "ean! that an !exual activit between a "e"ber of the !chool!taff and a child under 1 "a be a cri"inal offence# even if that child i! over the ageof con!ent.

%he !chool8! 'ode of thical Practice !et! out our expectation! of !taff

9. Children 0ho ay *e particularly 'ulnera*le

So"e children be at increa!ed ri!5 of neglect and or abu!e. Ban factor! cancontribute to an increa!e in ri!5# including pre;udice and di!cri"ination# i!olation#!ocial exclu!ion# co""unication i!!ue! and reluctance on the part of !o"e adult! toaccept that abu!e happen!# or who have a high level of tolerance in re!pect ofneglect.

%o en!ure that all of our children receive e>ual protection# we will give !pecialcon!ideration and attention to children who are:

di!abled or have !pecial educational need! living in a 5nown do"e!tic abu!e !ituation

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affected b 5nown parental !ub!tance "i!u!e

a!lu" !ee5er!

living awa fro" ho"e

vulnerable to being bullied# or engaging in bulling

living in te"porar acco""odation

living tran!ient life!tle!

living in chaotic# neglectful and un!upportive ho"e !ituation!

vulnerable to di!cri"ination and "altreat"ent on the ground! of race#

ethnicit# religion or !exualit

involved directl or indirectl in pro!titution or child traffic5ing

do not have ngli!h a! a fir!t language.

Special con!ideration include! the provi!ion of !afeguarding infor"ation# re!ource!and !upport !ervice! in co""unit language! and acce!!ible for"at!.

1. Support for those in'ol'ed in a child protection issue

'hild neglect and abu!e i! deva!tating for the child and can al!o re!ult in di!tre!!and anxiet for !taff who beco"e involved. 7e will !upport the children and theirfa"ilie! and !taff b:

ta5ing all !u!picion! and di!clo!ure! !eriou!l

no"inating a lin5 per!on who will 5eep all partie! infor"ed and be the

central point of contact. 7here a "e"ber of !taff i! the !ub;ect of anallegation "ade b a child# a !eparate lin5 per!on will be no"inated to

avoid an conflict of intere!t re!ponding !"patheticall to an re>ue!t fro" a child or "e"ber of

!taff for ti"e out to deal with di!tre!! or anxiet

"aintaining confidentialit and !haring infor"ation on a need3to35now

ba!i! onl with relevant individual! and agencie!

!toring record! !ecurel

offering detail! of help line!# coun!elling or other avenue! of external

!upport

following the procedure! laid down in our whi!tle blowing# co"plaint!

and di!ciplinar procedure!

cooperating full with relevant !tatutor agencie!.

11. 'o"plaint! procedure in re!pect of poor practice behaviour

9ur co"plaint! procedure will be followed where a child or parent rai!e! a concernabout poor practice toward! a child that initiall doe! not reach the thre!hold for childprotection action. Poor practice exa"ple! include unfairl !ingling out a child# u!ing!arca!" or hu"iliation a! a for" of control# bulling or belittling a child ordi!cri"inating again!t the" in !o"e wa. 'o"plaint! are "anaged b !enior !taff#the head teacher and governor!.

'o"plaint! fro" !taff are dealt with under the !chool8! co"plaint! and di!ciplinarand grievance procedure!.

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12. If you ha'e concerns a*out a colleague

Staff who are concerned about the conduct of a colleague toward! a child areundoubtedl placed in a ver difficult !ituation. %he "a worr that the have

"i!under!tood the !ituation and the will wonder whether a report could ;eopardi!etheir colleague8! career. /ll !taff "u!t re"e"ber that the welfare of the child i!para"ount. %he !chool8! whi!tle blowing code uir to ta5e place. /llconcern! of poor practice or concern! about a child8! welfare brought about b thebehaviour of colleague! !hould be reported to the head teacher. 'o"plaint! aboutthe head teacher !hould be reported to the chair of governor!.

1!. Staff 0ho are the su*3ect of an allegation

7hen an allegation i! "ade again!t a "e"ber of !taff# !et procedure! "u!t be

followed. It i! rare for a child to "a5e an entirel fal!e or "aliciou! allegation#although "i!under!tanding! and "i!interpretation! of event! can and do happen. /child "a al!o "a5e an allegation again!t an innocent part becau!e the are tooafraid to na"e the real perpetrator. ven !o# we "u!t accept that !o"e adult! dopo!e a !eriou! ri!5 to children8! welfare and !afet and we "u!t act on everallegation "ade. Staff who are the !ub;ect of an allegation have the right to havetheir ca!e dealt with fairl# >uic5l and con!i!tentl and to be 5ept infor"ed of it!progre!!. Su!pen!ion i! not "andator# nor i! it auto"atic but# in !o"e ca!e!# !taff"a be !u!pended where thi! i! dee"ed to be the be!t wa to en!ure that childrenare protected.

/llegation! again!t !taff !hould be reported to the head teacher. /llegation! again!t

the head teacher !hould be reported to the chair of governor!.

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1$. Safer recruitent

9ur !chool endeavour! to en!ure that we do our ut"o!t to e"plo !afe8 !taff bfollowing the guidance in Safeguarding 'hildren and Safer +ecruit"ent in ducation

ualification!

be chec5ed through the 'ri"inal +ecord! 4ureau a! appropriate to their

role and be regi!tered with the Independent Safeguarding /uthorit

appropriate procedure! in place# including !afer recruit"ent procedure!.7hen our children attend off3!ite activitie!# we will chec5 that effective childprotection arrange"ent! are in place.

1-. Photography and iages

%he va!t "a;orit of people who ta5e or view photograph! or video! of children do !ofor entirel innocent# under!tandable and acceptable rea!on!. Sadl# !o"e peopleabu!e children through ta5ing or u!ing i"age!# !o we "u!t en!ure that we have!o"e !afeguard! in place. %o protect children we will:

!ee5 their con!ent for photograph! to be ta5en or publi!hed


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1/. E4Safety

Bo!t of our children will u!e "obile phone! and co"puter! at !o"e ti"e. %he are a!ource of fun# entertain"ent# co""unication and education. However# we 5now that

!o"e "en# wo"en and oung people will u!e the!e technologie! to har" children.%he har" "ight range fro" !ending hurtful or abu!ive text! and e"ail!# to enticingchildren to engage in !exuall har"ful conver!ation!# webca" photograph or face3to3face "eeting!. %he !chool8! e3!afet polic explain! how we tr to 5eep children!afe in !chool. 'ber3bulling b children# via text! and e"ail!# will be treated a!!eriou!l a! an other tpe of bulling and will be "anaged through our anti3bullingprocedure!.

'hat roo"! and !ocial networ5ing !ite! are the "ore obviou! !ource! ofinappropriate and har"ful behaviour and children are not allowed to acce!! the!e!ite! whil!t in !chool. So"e children will undoubtedl be chatting8 on "obile! or

!ocial networ5ing !ite! at ho"e and we have produced a !hort fact!heet to helpparent! and children under!tand the po!!ible ri!5!. For "ore infor"ation on e3!afet!ee: http:??www.rich"ond.gov.u5?l!cb_!trateg_2.pdf

19. Safeguarding and Child Protection Procedures

)ecognising a*use

%o en!ure that our children are protected fro" har"# we need to under!tand whattpe! of behaviour con!titute abu!e and neglect./bu!e and neglect are for"! of "altreat"ent. So"ebod "a abu!e or neglect achild b inflicting har"# for exa"ple b hitting the"# or b failing to act to prevent

har"# for exa"ple b leaving a !"all child ho"e alone# or leaving 5nive! or "atche!within reach of an unattended toddler.%here are four categorie! of abu!e: ph!ical abu!e# e"otional abu!e# !exual abu!eand neglect.

Physical a*use

Ph!ical abu!e "a involve hitting# !ha5ing# throwing# poi!oning# burning or !calding#drowning# !uffocating or otherwi!e cau!ing ph!ical har" to a child. Ph!ical har""a al!o be cau!ed when a parent or carer fabricate! the !"pto"! of# ordeliberatel induce! illne!! in a child uentl to

feel frightened or in danger# or the exploitation or corruption of children. So"e level of

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e"otional abu!e i! involved in all tpe! of "altreat"ent of a child# although it "aoccur alone.

Se#ual a*use

Sexual abu!e involve! forcing or enticing a child or oung per!on to ta5e part in!exual activitie!# including pro!titution# whether or not the child i! aware of what i!happening. %he activitie! "a involve ph!ical contact# including penetrative andnon3penetrative act!. %he "a include non3contact activitie!# !uch a! involvingchildren in loo5ing at# or in the production of# pornographic "aterial or watching!exual activitie!# or encouraging children to behave in !exuall inappropriate wa!.

Neglect

6eglect i! the per!i!tent failure to "eet a child8! ba!ic ph!ical and?or p!chological

need!# li5el to re!ult in the !eriou! i"pair"ent of the child8! health or develop"ent.6eglect "a occur during pregnanc a! a re!ult of "aternal !ub!tance "i!u!e. 9ncea child i! born# neglect "a involve a parent or carer failing to provide ade>uate foodand clothing or !helter# including exclu!ion fro" ho"e or abandon"entA failing toprotect a child fro" ph!ical and e"otional har" or dangerA failure to en!ureade>uate !upervi!ion# including the u!e of inade>uate care3ta5er!A or the failure toen!ure acce!! to appropriate "edical care or treat"ent. It "a al!o include neglectof# or unre!pon!ivene!! to# a child8! ba!ic e"otional need!.uatel !upervi!ed. %he identification of ph!ical !ign! i! co"plicated# a!children "a go to great length! to hide in;urie!# often becau!e the are a!ha"ed ore"barra!!ed# or their abu!er ha! threatened further violence or trau"a if the tell8. Iti! al!o >uite difficult for anone without "edical training to categori!e in;urie! intoaccidental or deliberate with an degree of certaint. For the!e rea!on! it i! vital that!taff are al!o aware of the range of behavioural indicator! of abu!e and report anconcern! to the de!ignated per!on.

+e"e"ber# it i! our re!pon!ibilit to report our concern!. It i! not our

re!pon!ibilit to inve!tigate or decide whether a child ha! been abu!ed./ child who i! being abu!ed and?or neglected "a:

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have brui!e!# bleeding# burn!# fracture! or other in;urie!

!how !ign! of pain or di!co"fort

5eep ar"! and leg! covered# even in war" weather be concerned about changing for P or !wi""ing

loo5 un5e"pt and uncared for

change their eating habit!

have difficult in "a5ing or !u!taining friend!hip!

appear fearful

be rec5le!! with regard to their own or other8! !afet

!elf3har"

fre>uentl "i!! !chool or arrive late

!how !ign! of not wanting to go ho"e

di!pla a change in behaviour @ fro" >uiet to aggre!!ive# or happ3go3luc5 to withdrawn

challenge authorit

beco"e di!intere!ted in their !chool wor5

be con!tantl tired or preoccupied

be war of ph!ical contact

be involved in# or particularl 5nowledgeable about drug! or alcohol

di!pla !exual 5nowledge or behaviour beond that nor"all expected

for their age.

Individual indicator! will rarel# in i!olation# provide conclu!ive evidence of abu!e.

%he !hould be viewed a! part of a ;ig!aw# and each !"all piece of infor"ation willhelp the DSP to decide how to proceed. It i! ver i"portant that ou report ourconcern! @ ou do not need ab!olute proof8 that the child i! at ri!5.

The ipact of a*use

%he i"pact of child abu!e !hould not be undere!ti"ated. Ban children do recoverwell and go on to lead health# happ and productive live!# although "o!t adult!urvivor! agree that the e"otional !car! re"ain# however well buried. For !o"echildren# full recover i! beond their reach# and the re!t of their childhood and theiradulthood "a be characteri!ed b anxiet or depre!!ion# !elf3har"# eatingdi!order!# alcohol and !ub!tance "i!u!e# une>ual and de!tructive relation!hip! and

long3ter" "edical or p!chiatric difficultie!.

Ta6ing action

)e point! to re"e"ber for ta5ing action are:

in an e"ergenc ta5e the action nece!!ar to help the child# for

exa"ple# call 000

report our concern to the DSP b the end of the da

if the DSP i! not around# en!ure the infor"ation i! !hared with the "o!t

!enior per!on in the !chool that da and en!ure action i! ta5en to report

the concern to children8! !ocial care do not !tart our own inve!tigation

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!hare infor"ation on a need3to35now ba!i! onl @ do not di!cu!! the

i!!ue with colleague!# friend! or fa"il

co"plete a record of concern

!ee5 !upport for our!elf if ou are di!tre!!ed.

If you suspect a child is at ris6 of har

%here will be occa!ion! when ou !u!pect that a child "a be at !eriou! ri!5# but ouhave no real8 evidence. %he child8! behaviour "a have changed# their artwor5 couldbe biEarre or ou "a have noticed other ph!ical but inconclu!ive !ign!. In the!ecircu"!tance!# ou !hould tr to give the child the opportunit to tal5. %he !ign! ouhave noticed "a be due to a variet of factor! and it i! fine to a!5 the child if theare alright or if ou can help in an wa.

!e the welfare concern for"

child doe! begin to reveal that the are being har"ed ou !hould follow the advice inthe !ection If a child di!clo!e! to ou8.

If# following our conver!ation# ou re"ain concerned# ou !hould di!cu!! ourconcern! with the de!ignated per!on.If a child discloses inforation to you

It ta5e! a lot of courage for a child to di!clo!e that the are being neglected and orabu!ed. %he "a feel a!ha"ed# particularl if the abu!e i! !exual# their abu!er "ahave threatened what will happen if the tell# the "a have lo!t all tru!t in adult!# orthe "a believe# or have been told# that the abu!e i! their own fault.

If a child tal5! to ou about an ri!5! to their !afet or wellbeing ou will need to letthe" 5now that you ustpa!! the infor"ation on @ ou are not allowed to 5eep!ecret!. %he point at which ou do thi! i! a "atter for profe!!ional ;udge"ent. If ou;u"p in i""ediatel the child "a thin5 that ou do not want to li!ten# if ou leave ittill the ver end of the conver!ation# the child "a feel that ou have "i!led the" intorevealing "ore than the would have otherwi!e.

During your con'ersation 0ith the child&

/llow the" to !pea5 freel.

+e"ain cal" and do not over react @ the child "a !top tal5ing if thefeel the are up!etting ou.

-ive rea!!uring nod! or word! of co"fort @ I8" !o !orr thi! ha!

happened8# I want to help8# %hi! i!n8t our fault8# Gou are doing the rightthing in tal5ing to "e8.

Do not be afraid of !ilence! @ re"e"ber how hard thi! "u!t be for the

child.

nder no circu"!tance! a!5 inve!tigative >ue!tion! @ !uch a! how

"an ti"e! thi! ha! happened# whether it happen! to !ibling! too# orwhat doe! the child8! "other thin5! about all thi!.

/t an appropriate ti"e tell the child that in order to help the" ou "u!t

pa!! the infor"ation on.

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Do not auto"aticall offer an ph!ical touch a! co"fort. It "a be

anthing but co"forting to a child who ha! been abu!ed.

/void ad"oni!hing the child for not di!clo!ing earlier. Saing I do wi!h

ou had told "e about thi! when it !tarted8 or I can8t believe what I8"hearing8 "a be our wa of being !upportive but the child "a interpretit that the have done !o"ething wrong.

%ell the child what will happen next. %he child "a agree to go with ou

to !ee the de!ignated per!on. 9therwi!e let the" 5now that !o"eonewill co"e to !ee the" before the end of the da.

+eport verball to the de!ignated per!on.

7rite up our conver!ation a! !oon a! po!!ible on the record of

concern for" and hand it to the de!ignated per!on.

See5 !upport if ou feel di!tre!!ed.

/ record of concern for" i! provided in appendix *.

Notifying parents

%he !chool will nor"all !ee5 to di!cu!! an concern! about a child with theirparent!. %hi! "u!t be handled !en!itivel and the DSP will "a5e contact with theparent in the event of a concern# !u!picion or di!clo!ure.However# if the !chool believe! that notifing parent! could increa!e the ri!5 to thechild or exacerbate the proble"# then advice will fir!t be !ought fro" children8! !ocialcare.

)eferral to children7s social care

%he DSP will "a5e a referral to children8! !ocial care if it i! believed that a child i!!uffering or i! at ri!5 of !uffering !ignificant har". %he child

re!earch !ugge!t! that up to $ per cent of child !exual abu!e i! co""itted b!o"eone under the age of 1.

%he "anage"ent of children and oung people with !exuall har"ful behaviour i!co"plex and the !chool will wor5 with other relevant agencie! to "aintain the !afetof the whole !chool co""unit. Goung people who di!pla !uch behaviour "a bevicti"! of abu!e the"!elve! and the child protection procedure! will be followed forboth victi" and perpetrator.

Confidentiality and sharing inforation

/ll !taff will under!tand that child protection i!!ue! warrant a high level of

confidentialit# not onl out of re!pect for the child and !taff involved but al!o toen!ure that being relea!ed into the public do"ain doe! not co"pro"i!e evidence.

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Staff !hould onl di!cu!! concern! with the de!ignated per!on# head teacher or chairof governor!


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'o"plaint! procedure

/nti3bulling

/ppropriate ph!ical contact

7hi!tle blowing

S6

4ehaviour

Bi!!ing children

Safer recruit"ent

Banaging allegation!

-rievance and di!ciplinar

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%ey ser'ice contacts&

Initial )esponse Tea&2 Gor5 Street%wic5enha"%71 $47

2 01 ,0*0

Child and 8aily ConsultationSer'ice

+ich"ond +oalHo!pital)ew Foot +oad+ich"ond%70 2%

2 ,,2 (**1

%ey professional contacts&

TitleAddressTelephone

Principal :anagerSafeguarding and 8ailySupport

&2 Gor5 Street%wic5enha"%71 $47

2 01 ,0*1

Child Protection and Planning:anager

&2 Gor5 Street%wic5enha"%71 $472 01 ,$

;ocal Safeguarding Children5oard

&2 Gor5 Street%wic5enha"%71 $47

Eergency out of hours contacts

In an e"ergenc# out!ide of office hour! and all da on Saturda!# Sunda! and4an5 Holida! for child protection concern!:

Telephone& 2 ,&& 2&&2:inico& &( * ,,(2Type Tal6& 1 1 2 ,&& 0&1&



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Appendi# 1

Code of ethical practice for school staff

/ll !chool !taff are valued "e"ber! of the !chool co""unit. verone i! expectedto !et and "aintain the highe!t !tandard! for their own perfor"ance# to wor5 a! partof a tea" and to be an excellent role "odel for our children.

/ll !chool !taff !hould:

place the !afet and welfare of children above all other con!ideration!

treat all "e"ber! of the !chool co""unit# including children# parent!#

colleague! and governor! with con!ideration and re!pect

adhere to the principle! and procedure! contained in the policie! in our

!afeguarding portfolio and in teaching and learning policie!

treat each child a! an individual and "a5e ad;u!t"ent! to "eet

individual need de"on!trate a clear under!tanding of and co""it"ent to non3

di!cri"inator practice

recogni!e the power i"balance! between children and !taff# and

different level! of !eniorit of !taff and en!ure that power and authoritare never "i!u!ed

under!tand that !chool !taff are in a po!ition of tru!t and that !exual

relation!hip! with a child# even over the age of 1*# "a be an offence

be alert to# and report appropriatel# an behaviour that "a indicate

that a child i! at ri!5 of har"

encourage all children to reach their full potential

never condone inappropriate behaviour b children or !taff

ta5e re!pon!ibilit for their own continuing profe!!ional develop"ent

refrain fro" an action that would bring the !chool into di!repute

value the"!elve! and !ee5 appropriate !upport for an i!!ue that "a

have an adver!e effect on their profe!!ional practice.

Staff na"e _____________________________________________

Signature _____________________________________________

Date _____________________________________________



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Appendi# 2

7hi!tle blowing code for i!!ue! relating to children and oung people

Purpose of the code

%he !chool adhere! to the local authorit whi!tleblowing polic and procedure! thatenable !taff to rai!e concern! relating to:

cri"e

a "i!carriage of ;u!tice

illegalit

health and !afet

environ"ental or propert da"age

unauthori!ed u!e of public fund!

concealing or atte"pting to cover up an of the above.

%hi! code provide! additional infor"ation to help !taff to under!tand the role ofwhi!tle blowing in the context of poor practice and unacceptable conduct andattitude! toward! children.

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Staff who deliberatel fail children and !how no re"or!e or de!ire to i"prove areunli5el to welco"e being expo!ed# but their conduct ha! to be confronted for the!a5e of the child and the reputation of the whole !chool.



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5arriers to 0histle *lo0ing

Gou "a worr that ou have in!ufficient evidence to rai!e a concern that ou will !etin train an un!toppable chain of event!# that there will be adver!e repercu!!ion! for

our career# that ou "a !uffer hara!!"ent or victi"i!ation# or that our !u!picion orconcern "ight be totall "i!placed.

%he!e concern! are entirel under!tandable but ou can be rea!!ured that whi!tleblowing procedure! addre!!e! the!e i!!ue!.

%he Public Intere!t Di!clo!ure /ct 100 protect! e"ploee! fro" repri!al! for publicintere!t whi!tle blowing. Gour union# a !olicitor or the local authorit legal !ervice!can provide ou with infor"ation about our legal po!ition.'onfidentialit and anon"it

/ll concern! are treated in confidence and# a! far a! po!!ible# our identit will not berevealed if that i! our wi!h. However# ab!olute confidentialit cannot be guaranteedif# a! a re!ult of an inve!tigation# ou are re>uired to provide a witne!! !tate"ent orattend a court hearing.

Gou can# if ou prefer# rai!e our concern anon"ou!l. %he !chool would need todecide whether the levit and credibilit of the concern warrant! inve!tigation if the!ource of the concern# and the 5e evidence# i! not readil available.

%he !chool will full !upport ou and do all it can to protect ou fro" an hara!!"entor adver!e repercu!!ion! that "a ari!e fro" whi!tleblowing. /llegation! that proveto be deliberatel fabricated and "aliciou! will be dealt with through !taff di!ciplinar

procedure!. However# no action will be ta5en again!t an "e"ber of !taff who rai!e!a genuine concern that prove! to be unfounded.

)eporting procedure

It "a help if ou write down# for our own benefit# what ou have ob!erved or heardthat i! cau!ing alar". 9ne u!eful wa to decide whether our concern !hould bereported i! to con!ider whether ou would want the conduct of thi! "e"ber of !taff tocontinue unchec5ed if our own child or another oung fa"il "e"ber wa! involved.

Gou "a rai!e our concern verball or in writing. Gou !hould report

our concern directl to the head teacher.

If the head teacher i! the !ub;ect of our concern# !pea5 to the chair of

governor!.

/ friend# colleague or union repre!entative "a acco"pan ou to the

"eeting if ou wi!h.

n!ure the head or chair infor"! ou of their propo!ed action and !et! a

date for a !econd "eeting.

%i"e!cale! will depend on the co"plexit of the initial in>uir but the

ca!e !hould not be allowed to !tall and ou !hould receive initialfeedbac5 within 1 wor5ing da!. %he ti"e!cale for !ub!e>uentfeedbac5 !hould then be agreed.

/!5 for clarification about confidentialit and en!ure ou have our

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%he head teacher or chair will "a5e en>uirie! to e!tabli!h the fact! of the "atter andwhether poor practice or inappropriate conduct ha! occurred.Be"ber! of the !chool co""unit# including governor!# "a be a!5ed to provide

infor"ation or advice.

xternal advice# for exa"ple# fro" legal or hu"an re!ource! or

children8! !ervice! "a be !ought.

/ written record of the conduct# e!tabli!hed fact! and outco"e of the

in>uir will be 5ept.

%he whi!tleblower will be 5ept infor"ed of the progre!! of the in>uir.

%he outco"e of the in>uir will be one of the following:

6o poor practice or wrongdoing i! e!tabli!hed and the ca!e i! clo!ed

%he concern ha! !o"e !ub!tance and the !ub;ect of the concern will

receive advice and !upport fro" the head teacher to i"prove practice Poor practice or wrongdoing i! e!tabli!hed and di!ciplinar proceeding!

are initiated

%he concern i! "ore !eriou! and an inve!tigation i! initiated. %hi!

inve!tigation "a involve the local authorit8! legal tea"# children8!!ocial care or the police.

If# at an !tage in the proce!!# there i! rea!on to believe that a child i! at ri!5 of!ignificant har"# children8! !ocial care will be i""ediatel involved.Further action

If ou rai!e a concern and ou are di!!ati!fied with the wa it i! "anaged# or the

outco"e# ou "a contact the governing bod or local authorit for advice./lternativel ou can !ee5 advice fro" our union or profe!!ional a!!ociation# a!olicitor# the police# children8! !ocial care or Public 'oncern at 7or5


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Appendi# !

Confiration of receipt of safeguarding children and child protection policy

6a"e:

____________________________________________________________________

Date of ;oining !chool:

____________________________________________________________________

Po!t:

____________________________________________________________________

Date of induction:____________________________________________________________________

6a"e and de!ignation of !taff "e"ber re!pon!ible for induction:

____________________________________________________________________

I confir" that I have received and read the !chool child protection polic.I have been "ade aware of " dut to !afeguard and pro"ote children8! welfare.

%he procedure for reporting concern! about a child ha! been explained to "e.

Signature: ___________________________________________________________

6a"e: ______________________________________________________________

Date: _______________________________________________________________

Plea!e !ign and return thi! for" to the de!ignated !enior per!on:

___________________________________________________________________

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Photographic 'on!ent For" . I under!tand that thei"age! will be u!ed onl for 'ouncil purpo!e! and that the identit of " child will beprotected unle!! I have agreed to the publication of " child8! full na"e. I al!o ac5nowledgethat the i"age! "a al!o be u!ed in and di!tributed b other "edia# !uch a! 'D or DD# a!part of the pro"otional activitie! of the 'ouncil.

Nae of child&___________________________________________________________

Nae of parentcarer& ____________________________________________________

Address&_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Phone&

Eail&

Signature&

Date&___________________________________________________________________

uerie! regarding thi! for" !hould be addre!!ed to the =contact nae and address>.

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Appendi# $

School 0elfare concern for

!e thi! for" to record an concern about a child8! welfare and give it to thede!ignated !enior per!on for child protection:If ou !u!pect the child "a be !uffering abu!e or neglect# or ou have received adi!clo!ure of abu!e fro" a child# or ou have heard about an allegation of abu!e# ou"u!t co"plete the child protection record of concern for" in!tead# and hand it to thede!ignated per!on toda.

'hild8! full na"e

Date of thi! record

7h are ou concerned about thi! childJ

7hat have ou ob!erved and whenJ

7hat have ou heard and whenJ

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7hat have ou been told and whenJ

Date and ti"e ou handed thi! for" to the de!ignated per!on

'la!!

'la!! teacher?for" tutor

Gour na"e and de!ignation

Signature ______________________________________

Have ou !po5en to the childJ Ge! 6o

7hat did the !aJ !e the child8! own word!

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Have ou !po5en to anone el!e about our concernJ Ge! 6o

7hoJ

I! thi! the fir!t ti"e ou have been concerned about thi! childJ Ge! 6o

Further detail!



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Appendi# (

)ecord of concern& School

'hild8! detail!Full na"e/ddre!!

%elephoneDate of birth-ender: Bale Fe"ale

I! the child loo5ed3after b the local authorit or are there an other legal fa"ilarrange"ent!J

uired to conver!e with the childJ Ge! 6oPlea!e !pecif

Doe! the child 5now thi! for" ha! been co"pletedJ Ge! 6oIf not# wh notJ



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If e!# what did the child !aJ

Detail! of tho!e with parental re!pon!ibilit6a"e

%elephone

+elation!hip to child

thnicit# culture and religion of tho!e with parental re!pon!ibilit if 5nown

Preferred language of tho!e with parental re!pon!ibilit

I! an tpe of language !upport re>uiredJ

Do tho!e with parental re!pon!ibilit have an di!abilit or !pecial needJ

How doe! thi! di!abilit or !pecial need affect the childJ

Detail! of an !ibling!

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Doe! the child regularl !pend ti"e with other carer!# for exa"ple# after3!chool orholida carer!# or at a !hort brea5 !erviceJ

Ha! a 'o""on /!!e!!"ent Fra"ewor5


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If an allegation ha! been "ade# give an detail! ou have about the alleged abu!er

Date and ti"e of thi! record

Gour detail!Full na"e

Po!ition

Do tho!e with parental re!pon!ibilit 5now thi! for" ha! been co"pletedJ Ge! 6o

If not# wh notJ

If e!# what did the !aJ

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69%: %ho!e with parental re!pon!ibilit !hould not be contacted b anone in the

!chool if thi! could place the child at ri!5. Spea5 to the de!ignated per!on fir!t

Doe! the child have an vi!ible in;ur# or have the told ou the have been in;uredJ K Ge! K 6o

If e!# ha! "edical advice been !oughtJ

Ha! an action alread been ta5en in relation to thi! concernJ

model safeguarding policy

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