Public Sector Equality Duty

Our safeguarding and child protection policy is below:

The Role of the Designated Senior Leader in Keeping Children Safe

Sarah Willers Acting Headteacher is the schools Designated Senior Leader (DSL)

VICKY KING (Senior Teacher), CHRIS GINTY (SENCo), NATALIE PEARCE (learning mentor) and JULIE GARRY (School Business Manager) are all trained as DSLs and act as DSLs when the headteacher is not in school.

The DSL is responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children within the school. This includes being the first point of contact for any concerns regarding a child's welfare, working closely with external agencies, and ensuring that our policies and procedures for safeguarding are followed.

The DSL plays a crucial role in maintaining a safe environment for our pupils, providing guidance to staff on safeguarding issues, and leading training sessions to enhance awareness.

By fostering an open culture, the DSL encourages children to share any concerns they may have, ensuring their voices are heard and acted upon. Safeguarding is part of our curriculum and is drip fed throughout each week in lessons and whole community assemblies.

For more detailed information on safeguarding responsibilities and protocols, we recommend reviewing the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 document, which you can access here - (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2).

PREVENT DUTY

Prevent is a national programme that aims to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. It works to ensure that people who are susceptible to radicalisation are offered appropriate interventions, and communities are protected against radicalising influences.

Radicalisation can happen when a person develops extreme views or beliefs that support terrorist groups or activities.

There are different types of terrorism, and Prevent deals with all of them.

The most common types of terrorism in the UK are Extreme Right-Wing terrorism and Islamist terrorism.

Find out more about what terrorism means.

Prevent is run locally by experts who understand the risks and issues in their area, and how best to support their communities. These experts include local authorities, the police, charities and community organisations.

OPERATION ENCOMPASS - Partnership between police and schools

https://www.operationencompass.org

At Whitefield Primary School, we are committed to supporting the safety, wellbeing and welfare of all pupils. We are proud to be part of Operation Encompass, a national scheme that helps schools provide timely support to children who may have been affected by domestic abuse. Through this partnership, the police will inform the school, before the start of the next school day, if a child has been present during, witnessed or been affected by a domestic abuse incident. This information is shared confidentially with trained staff so that appropriate support can be provided at school. Operation Encompass ensures that children receive understanding, care and support when they need it most, helping them to feel safe, secure and ready to learn. The key adult for Operation Encompass is Sarah Willers.