Safeguarding

Children, if you have a worry or a concern, remember to speak to any member of staff, use the Help keys located around the school or the worry box in your classroom. Also, remember you can also call Childline on 0800 1111 – they will be able to offer advice and support whatever your worry.

Adults, if you think that a child is in immediate danger, you should call 999.

During term time, if you have a concern about a child in school, please contact the school office on 01342 324643 and ask to speak to a Designated Safeguarding Lead or email: dslhalsford@partnersinlearning.co.uk

We ask that parents and carers understand that all child protection actions undertaken by the school are guided by what is considered to be the best interests of the child, however difficult this may be for all adults concerned. It is the duty of all adults to report and log incidents which may affect the safeguarding of our children.

Halsford Park Primary School Safeguarding Statement

Halsford Park Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and members of our school community to share this commitment. We strive to ensure that consistent effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff at school.

The Designated Safeguarding Lead:

Claire Spencer, Headteacher

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads are:

Rosie Loftus -Deputy Head
Helen Piper – Inclusion and Safeguarding Practitioner
Sarah Brewer – Learning Mentor & ELSA

Safeguarding Governor

Jason Brooks

Halsford Park Primary School has policies and procedures in place to deal effectively with child protection and safeguarding issues together with recording and monitoring processes.

To promote a safe environment for young people at Halsford Park primary School, our selection and recruitment policy includes all statutory checks on staff and regular volunteers including enhanced DBS (disclosure and barring service) checks.

All staff are trained to a level appropriate to their safeguarding responsibilities ranging from basic awareness for all to Level 2 for key staff. Other safeguarding training is attended by relevant staff and governors. This training is monitored and comprehensive records kept in our safeguarding file.

All concerns are passed to Claire Spencer who is the “Designated Safeguarding Lead” in school in compliance with the HM Government “sharing of information” guidance July 2018. Staff are required to report any causes of concern to the Designated Safeguarding Lead using a written pro-forma. All cause for concern notes are stored securely and frequently monitored to ensure that they are completed, shared and followed up appropriately.

Attendance is monitored closely and concerns are shared as appropriate with parents/carers, the Education Welfare Service, Social Care and the school Safeguarding Team. Halsford Park Primary School will work effectively with other agencies and parents/carers when necessary to safeguard young people.

If you have any serious concerns, about your child or any other pupil at Halsford Park Primary School, please do not hesitate to contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead who will be able to provide you with the best advice and help using the appropriate degree of confidentiality. You can do this by contacting the school office on 01342 324643 or emailing: dslhalsford@partnersinlearning.co.uk

More helpful links for support can also be found on our Inclusion page- Inclusion

Useful Information

Further advice and support

If you have a safeguarding concern about a member of our school community or have a question regarding a safeguarding matter, please ask to speak to one of the members of the safeguarding team named above. If they are unavailable, please ask to speak to the next available member of senior staff.

You can also follow our link to report your concerns directly to West Sussex Integrated Front Door using this link https://www.westsussexscp.org.uk/report-a-concern-about-a-child

Email – wschildrenservices@westsussex.gov.uk

Tel – 01403 229900

Out of hours telephone – 0330 2226664 (5.00pm – 8.00pm Weekdays and weekends).

You can contact the Children’s Services ‘Single Point of Access’ between 9am to 5pm on Monday to Friday.

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm:

Phone: 0300 470 9100

Email: cspa@surreycc.gov.uk
Telephone from overseas: +44 20 8541 9944 (9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday)

During evenings, weekends and bank holidays, the Emergency Duty Team is available:

Phone: 01483 517898 (If this number is not working, please use the email address below)
Email: edt.ssd@surreycc.gov.uk

Further information can also be found – https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/children/contact-childrens-services

Safety Net Guidance and Support

Safety Net is an organisation who work together to keep children and young people safe from abuse. They have helpful advice to enable you, as a parent/carer, to keep your child safe. Click on the image to access their website.

Operation Encompass

We are part of Operation Encompass, which ensures that we receive notifications from police of any domestic abuse incidents involving children (incidents in which a child was present, ordinarily resides as the incident location or with an involved party).

Pantosaurus

Use the Pantosaurus resources and video below to discuss with your children about how they can keep themselves safe – Talk PANTS.

NSPCC Pants Handouts

Harmful Sexual Behaviours

Click on the image to access traffic light tools to support with recognising worrying sexual behaviours – for parents and carers.