Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility. ‘Children’ includes everyone under the age of 18. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families has a role to play. In order to fulfil this responsibility effectively, all practitioners should make sure their approach is child centred. This means that they should consider, at all times, what is in the best interests of the child.
(Keeping Children Safe in Education – DfE, 2025)
Our children’s safety and welfare is our priority. We have a variety of policies and procedures in school to help us keep children safe. These policies and procedures follow locally agreed guidelines laid down by the Essex Safeguarding Children Board (ESCB).
In school we have trained designated safeguarding officers, they are:-
Our school safeguarding Governor is Mrs J. Ward
If you have any concerns about a child’s safety or welfare please speak to one of the above staff members.
Listen/ observe carefully
Record what you have seen or heard as accurately as possible
Report your concerns
Investigate yourself
Ask leading questions
Anyone can report a concern to the correct authority by calling Essex Social Care team on 0345 603 7627
Further information available via this link http://www.escb.co.uk/