Safeguarding

At Shield Row Primary School, we regard the safeguarding of children as our main priority. We believe that we all have the right to be happy, to be safe and to learn. We all have the responsibility to make this happen.

We will ensure that:

the welfare of the child remains paramount;
all children whatever their age, culture, disability, gender, language, racial origin, religious beliefs and/ or sexual identity have the right to be protected from harm;
all suspicions and allegations of abuse will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately;
all staff and volunteers working at our school have a responsibility to report concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead for Safeguarding: Miss Cooke, or one of school's Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads.

Our Safeguarding Team

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and staff receive regular training to ensure they are confident and competent in recognising and reporting any concerns.

We have a Safeguarding Team comprising of our Designated Safeguarding Lead and 4 Deputies:

Miss J Cooke - Headteacher - DSL

Mrs C Henderson - Deputy Headteacher - Deputy DSL
Mrs Bolton - EYFS Lead - Deputy DSL
Miss Shield - SENDCo - Deputy DSL
Mrs Tyrrell-Scott - Pastoral Lead - Deputy DSL

Our safeguarding policies cover all areas of school life and include:

staff & visitors- ensuring they are vetted, informed & trained;
children’s behaviour- promoting safer & happier behaviours & lifestyles;
parents & carers- promoting links & supporting families;
premises -keeping them safe, pleasant & fit for purpose;
curriculum -providing positive, life affirming learning experiences;
outside School- ensuring safer activities and environments outside school.

Our Safeguarding policy is available here.

If you have any concerns about a child, please speak to a member of the school's safeguarding team. You can do this by phone, email, or in person via the school office. If the concern involves a member of staff, you can ask to speak directly to the Headteacher or Chair of Governors.

If a child is in immediate danger, contact the emergency services on 999 straight away.

You can also phone First Contact on 0300 267 979 or seek advice from organisations such as the NSPCC Helpline on 0808 800 5000.