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Child Protection, Safeguarding and PREVENT

The Wroughton Primary Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy which can be viewed in the Policies section of our website or by following the link below.

Safeguarding and PREVENT are embedded within our curriculum; we teach children how to stay safe, how to protect themselves against harm and who to go to should they have any worries or concerns. Our curriculum supports Children and Young People understanding and taking responsibility for their safety and welfare. Learning to stay safe is an integral part of all that we do. It is embedded in our ethos and is not only part of our formal curriculum but is also part of the extended and incidental curricula.

Examples of Safeguarding in the Curriculum

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child's welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child's welfare.

We actively support the Government's Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism.

Our designated safeguarding leads (DSL) are Miss Clare Keeping(Infant), Mrs Jan Sayers (Junior) the deputy DSL is Miss Tara Gratton (Federation), Mrs Leigh Kelly (Junior).

Our Nominated Safeguarding governor is Katie Tatem, our Chair of Governors are Paul Gibbs and Sandra Parsons.

Wroughton Primary Federation Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy

Parent Presentation on Safeguarding and Child Protection February 2018

Wroughton Visitors Safeguarding Leaflet (Infant)

Wroughton Visitors Safeguarding Leaflet (Junior)

Wroughton Staff Code of Conduct

Volunteer Guidance and Code of Conduct

Any action is taken in line with the following legislation/guidance:

* Keeping Children Safe in Education (DfE updated May 2016)

* South West Child Protection Procedures (SWCPP)

* Section 175 Children Act 2002

*Working Together to Safeguard Children (March 2015)

* Swindon Local Safeguarding Children Board guidance

* What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused (DfE March 2015) – non-statutory advice for practitioners

* Information-sharing :advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services (DfE March 2015)

* The Prevent duty - Departmental advice for schools and childcare providers (July 2015)

*Criminal Exploitation of Children

E-Safety

Keeping safe online is a vital part of safeguarding the pupils at The Wroughton Primary Federation. We have an extensive e-safety page that parents can use to help support the work we do in school in this area and to help teach their children basic online safety at home.

http://www.wroughtonfederation.co.uk/pages/safegua...

Extremism and Radicalisation

It is vital that staff and parents are aware of the possible danger of extremism and radicalisation of children, predominantly but not solely through online activities. We are committed to supporting parents and pupils to be aware of these dangers. The document below provides further information on this and more support can be found on our e-safety page. Many of our staff have recently attended training in relation to the Counter Terrorism and Security act in order to understand how best to support and protect children against extremism and radicalisation according to Prevent Duty guidelines. Whole school staff training is carried out annually.

http://www.wroughtonfederation.co.uk/pages/british...

Channel Duty Guidance 2015

PREVENT

Prevent is about safeguarding people and communities from the threat of terrorism. Prevent is 1 of the 4 elements of CONTEST, the Government’s counter-terrorism strategy. It aims to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.

The Prevent strategy:

  • Responds to the ideological challenge we face from terrorism and aspects of extremism, and the threat we face from those who promote these views;
  • Provides practical help to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure they are given appropriate advice and support; and
  • Works with a wide range of sectors (including education, criminal justice, faith, charities, online and health) where there are risks of radicalisation that we need to deal with.


PREVENT Risk Assessment

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PREVENT and the Curriculum


'Pupils feel safe at school. The majority of parents and carers who responded to the online survey Parent View believe their children are well looked after at school and are kept safe. Pupils believe that bullying is not common. Pupils receive and understand advice and guidance on how to stay safe in different situations. For example, they have a good awareness of the need to keep personal information secure when using the internet. Staff are well trained in safeguarding procedures. Senior staff have established a culture where safeguarding concerns can be discussed openly. As a result, all staff are aware of their responsibilities, and remain vigilant'. Ofsted 2018