RoundthornSafeguarding/Child Protection
The health, safety and welfare of all our children are of paramount importance to all the adults who work in our school.
Our children have the right to protection – regardless of age, gender, race, culture or disability. They have a right to be safe in
our academy.
The Academy is required to have rigorous policies and procedures in place to safeguard children. The Academy has several members of staff who have undertaken specialist training and take on the roles of Designated Senior Person (i.e. to deal with safeguarding and child protection concerns). The Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Hardman, the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mr. Taylor and the Early Years Designated Safeguarding Lead is Miss Kenyon.
It may be helpful to know that the law places a duty on the Designated Safeguarding Leads and their staff to report any signs or suspected cases of child abuse – which include non-accidental injury, neglect, emotional abuse and/or sexual abuse. The procedures are intended to protect children at risk and all schools and academies nationally are expected to take the attitude that where there are grounds for concern it is better to be safe than sorry. This does mean that the Academy staff risks upsetting some parents/carers by reporting a case which, on investigation, proves unfounded. In such circumstances, it is hoped that parents and carers would accept that the staff acted in what were believed to be the best interests of the child.
In line with government requirements the Academy maintains a central list of checks on appointed staff and adults who work in or visit the Academy. Any volunteer or parent working in the Academy is subject to full background checks.
The Academy has an extensive Child Protection Policy document which can be seen below and downloaded.