Safeguarding encompasses all aspects of keeping children safe and ensuring they feel safe.  At Marshlands Primary School, we are committed to ensuring that we do our upmost to keep our children safe.  

The school's designated safeguarding lead (DSL) is Mrs Tang and the deputy designated safeguarding leads (DDSL) are Mrs Wright and Mrs Sharp.    The school's designated safeguarding governor is Miss Julie Campey. The designated teacher for CLA (children looked after) is Mrs Tang.

Safeguarding is vast and varied and can include:

• Ensuring our school site is safe and secure.
• Following health and safety policies and procedures.
• Promoting good behaviour and protecting pupils from bullying, racism, discrimination , radicalisation and sexual harassment.
• Teaching the children how to stay safe, be healthy, make positive contributions and acquire life skill.
• Ensuring that we meet the needs of all children, including those with medical conditions.
• Child protection and welfare.
• Working with other agencies to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
• Ensuring that all people who work in school or volunteer are suitable and have had all the necessary checks.
• Following the safer recruitment guidance.

Our main priority will always be the well being and safety of pupils and we therefore may need to seek external advise before contacting parents. This procedure is set out in the local authority guidance and forms part of our child protection policy.

We are also able to refer to a wide network of external support such as:

-School nurse

-Educational Psychologist

-Early Help Hub

-Social Care

-Behaviour Support

-CAHMS (child and adolescent mental health services)

-Neurodiversity Team

-Mental Health Team

Information Sharing

We are legally required to collect certain information from parents when their child begins school.  These include:

-Emergency contact details (Ideally two per child)

-Specific dietary requirements or food allergies. 

-Health information.

-Information on who has legal contact with the child, including who has parental responsibility. 

 

Parental permission is also sought for any emergency medical advice and additional emergency contacts, other than parents.

PARENTS AND CARERS MUST INFORM SCHOOL OF ANY CHANGES TO THESE DETAILS.

 

Who can I contact if I am concerned?

School designated safeguarding lead - Mrs Stacey Tang,  01405 765094 or 07719612288

Deputy safeguarding leads - Mrs Wright,  01405 765094

Child protection governor - Miss Julie Campey at  gov-campeyj@marshlands.eriding.net

Health and safety governor - Mr Mike Lewis at  governors@marshlands.eriding.net

*Safeguarding Hub  Child protection referrals and advice, 01482 395500

Emergency duty team out of hours, 01482 393939

Goole safeguarding team open cases, 01482 396842

Early Help Support Hub (Goole): ehp.goole@eastriding.gov.uk  

Early Help Support Help general number: 01482 396469

East Riding LADO Siobhan Bath and Jayne Hammill  allegations against staff and volunteers: LADO@eastriding.gov.uk

*members of the public are able to call this number without leaving their own personal details.

 

Our School Site

At the start of the school day, we open both external gates for pupils to use.  We also open both internal gates and these are supervised by staff members.  The headteacher stands outside to meet and great parents every morning and any concerns can be raised with her.  

Once registration closes, the two internal gates are locked - securing the pupils inside.  Only one external gate is left open, to allow access to the school reception.

The main car park gates are closed at 8 0'clock and access after this time can be accessed via the button contacting the school reception. 

Access into school from either the staff entrance or the main reception, is though a secure door.  All visitors report to reception and sign in.

At playtimes and lunchtimes, staff supervise the children at all times.  Play equipment is regularly checked to ensure that it is in a suitable and safe condition.

The school also has CCTV in operation.

The school also has a fob system in places to allow entry/exit to school and to move around school.

 

First Aid

All members of staff are trained in basic first aid and this is updated regularly.  Any accidents are logged and copies of the accident slip are sent home to parents.  

Alongside basic first aid, the school have designated first aid staff.  These are:

Mr Maddison - First aid trained.

Mrs E Smith - First aid and paediatric first aid.

Miss Thorp - First aid trained

Mrs Oliver - First aid trained

Mrs Drakeley - First aid trained

Mr Thompson - Paediatric first aid

Mrs Kazemi - Paediatric first aid

Miss Nicholls - Paediatric first aid

Miss Morton - Paediatric first aid

Miss Marston - Paediatric first aid

Mrs Gormley - Paediatric first aid

 

The school also has several staff members trained in medical conditions such as diabetes and epilepsy.

The school has an AED device in school and several staff members are trained to use this.  

 

Health and Safety

The school undertakes a termly health and safety audit of the classrooms and the governor with responsibility for health and safety (Mr Lewis), undertakes an annual audit.  The school must address any issues raised.  Health and safety is also discussed at the termly governor safeguarding committee meetings.

The caretaker undertakes a site inspection daily and carries out several weekly and monthly checks, in line with health and safety guidance.

Keeping Children Safe

We strive to keep all our pupils safe and have several initiatives in place.  These include:

• Annual safeguarding training/update for all staff.
• Training and CPD for staff.
• Annual CP report to the local authority.
• Termly safeguarding governor report and committee meetings.
• Policies.
• Information leaflets for parents on the website and Dojo.
• Strict home time arrangements.
• Pedestrian training for pupils.
• Scooter training for pupils.
• Basic first aid for all staff.
• Prevent training for all staff and information for parents.
• Operation Encompass.
• Y6 participate in Bus wise.
• NSPCC assemblies and workshops for pupils including  PANTS rule.
• Drug awareness workshops for y6.
• Staff on duty during all breaks.
• Gates locked to secure the site.
• Fob system installed to limit access to the main buildings.
• Staff supervising gates during the times they are open.
• E-Safety information for parents
• CP induction pack for all new staff and volunteers.
• Key governors have training in safer recruitment.
• Fire drills.
• Lock down drills.
• British Values.
• Rights of a child assemblies.
• Internet safety week and lessons for all pupils.
• Addressing local issues ie road safety when lorries where near school for the wind farm, rail safety when the local authority identified a regional issue.
• Monthly newsletter for parents.
• Pupil first aid sessions.
• Close links with the local PCSO

Safeguarding Curriculum

Safeguarding is embedded in everything we do.  This ranges from specific PSHE lessons, school events, assemblies and the day to day running of the school.  An overview of specific areas covered is created each year to address local and national issues. 

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We follow the local authority safer recruitment procedures and guidance for KCSIE.  This includes specific questions during interviews and ensuring all staff are CRB clear before starting employment.  There will always be at least one member of the interview panel trained in safer recruitment.