Safeguarding at Maidenbower Infant School
Our Safeguarding Statement
Maidenbower Infant School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment.
As a school we will take any reasonable action to ensure the safety of our pupils.
In cases where the school has reason to be concerned that a child may be subject to ill treatment, neglect or other forms of abuse, staff have no alternative but to follow the school’s Child Protection Policy, which is in line with West Sussex’s Child Protection & Safeguarding Procedures, and inform the Children’s Social Care of their concerns.
The health and safety of all children is of paramount importance. Parents send their children to school each day with the expectation that school provides a secure environment in which their children can flourish. In order to do this, a wide range of measures are in place that are supported by clear policies for protecting children.
All staff have appropriate and regular training and a thorough induction so that they understand their roles and responsibilities and are confident about carrying them out. Staff, pupils, parents, and governors should feel secure that they can raise any issues or concerns about the safety or welfare of children and know that they will be listened to and taken seriously. This will be achieved by maintaining an ethos of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and protecting staff. This is supported by clear behaviour, anti-bullying and child protection policies, appropriate induction and training, briefing and discussion of relevant issues, and relevant learning in line with current legislation and guidelines.
The Designated Safeguarding Leads in our school are:
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Laura Roberts, Headteacher
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Rachel Tomlinson, Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Lea Kelly, Assistant Headteacher for EYFS and Teaching and Learning
Governor Responsible for Safeguarding
Kathryn Knabb
Our work with the NSPCC
Every year we invite the NSPCC into school to talk to the children about "Speak out, stay safe". Every child in the school is involved in an assembly and our Year 2 children take part in a workshop.
Feedback from our Safeguarding Governor:
Children know what to do if they aren’t feeling safe and trust staff will support them and resolve the problems. Children are taught about what to do if they don’t feel safe, the importance of their voice and their right to feel safe.
The culture of the school is all staff care for the children.
Feedback from the NSPCC lead:
Maidenbower Infant School is a really lovely school; there’s lots of care. It’s enjoyable coming to schools like this to deliver training.
Feedback from the Year 2 children:
All children asked enjoyed the workshop and most articulated that it taught them to speak out and stay safe. They could articulate that speak out meant speaking to an adult if you were worried. They all said they’d speak to a teacher. They had different views on keeping safe which included staying at home, telling an adult if something worried them and being careful on the monkey bars as they’ve fallen off twice. All could remember the Childline number.