Safeguarding Roles and Responsibilities
The Headteacher and Deputy Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Hodgkins.
The Designated Safeguarding Lead for Child Protection is Mrs Burns (Deputy Headteacher).
The named Governor responsible for Safeguarding is Mrs Wilson.
What is 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 health or 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 outcomes.
Safeguarding children and child protection guidance and legislation applies to all children up to the age of 18.
Safeguarding at Upperby Primary School
At Upperby Primary School the welfare of our children is our main priority. We take safeguarding very seriously, therefore we have a number of policies in relation to safeguarding, which can be found below. All staff have been trained in level 1 safeguarding and our safeguarding team have received both level 2 and level 3 training.
At Upperby we:
Information for Parents
Tackle Child Abuse Campaign
https://tacklechildabuse.campaign.gov.uk/
Is my Child Ready to be Out Alone?
https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/media/1103/out-alone-keeping-child-safe.pdf
Is my Child Old Enough to be Left at Home?
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/leaving-child-home-alone/
Keep your Child Safe from Abuse
Protecting your Child from Extremism
https://educateagainsthate.com/parents/?filter=promotional-materials
FGM Information for Parents