Safeguarding

Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.

Safeguarding means:

protecting children from abuse and maltreatment
preventing harm to children’s mental and physical health and development
ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care
taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcome

Child protection is part of the safeguarding process. It focuses on protecting individual children identified as suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. This includes child protection procedures which detail how to respond to concerns about a child.

All staff are responsible for:

creating a safe and nurturing environment within the school
wearing their staff ID at all times
following school procedure when inviting visitors to the school
being vigilant at all times, contributing to a whole school culture of vigilance
being aware and noticing the signs of abuse, neglect or any other form maltreatment in students
role modelling the highest standards of positive language and conduct
challenging sexist, racist, homophobic and any other discriminatory language
reporting any concerns to a member of the safeguarding team

Students should also report any unsafe or concerning situations, and can speak to any member of staff if they feel unsafe or worried.

Students, parents/carers and staff can report any concerns to:

safeguarding@education-links.org

All reports are taken seriously and treated in confidence.

For more details please see our policy:

CLAT Safeguarding Policy

Identified key adults in school and in the Local Authority who have specific responsibilities under child protection procedures:

Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) - Michelle Matthias
Deputy DSL - Gary Partridge, Deborah Gallagher
Safeguarding Link Governor - Naomi Brown
Newham Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) - Nick Pratt
cprt.lado@newham.gov.uk ; 0203 373 3803

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