At Litton C of E Primary, the safety of our children is paramount. All staff, governors and parents are asked to work together to ensure that the school environment is a safe place to learn and to work. 

We take our responsibilities for Safeguarding extremely seriously and all staff have received training in First Aid, Child Protection, Safeguarding and our duties with regard to the 'Prevent' agenda. Children are taught to use internet technology safely and all staff are asked to sign an Acceptable Use of IT Policy annually.

Please see our Keeping Children Safe page on the 'Key Information' tab for more information.

The Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Caroline Hicks (Headteacher) 

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Lorraine Bullock 

Designated Safeguarding and Anti-bullying Governor is Mrs Gill Howland.

LITTON CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN STATEMENT:

‘It could happen here. Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility’.

The Health and Safety of all children is of paramount importance. We recognise our moral and statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children. We make every effort to provide an environment in which children and adults feel safe, secure, valued and respected.

Our staff are trained to look out for signs of abuse or neglect and have a professional curiosity. Staff are required to report concerns to the safeguarding leads who follow clear procedures to ensure children receive effective support.

Further information is contained within our Safeguarding policy which can be found at the top of the page. 

VETTING PROCEDURES:

All members on the school staff have a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service) in order to work in school and checks are carried out before they begin employment.  This is regardless of the employee’s role.  In addition, all volunteers and anybody else who has regular contact with children are also checked. Visitors to the school either provide their own DBS on arrival or are members of professional bodies who are registered by their employer, such as OFSTED inspectors or Local Authority Employees. Any one-off visitor, such as a visiting author provides their own DBS.

RISK ASSESSMENTS:

Whilst we cannot remove risk, we look at ways of minimising risk. Risk assessments are undertaken across all aspects of the school and playground. We carry out risk assessments for all school trips including residentials. Risk assessments may be carried out for individuals who require some reasonable adjustments to support their learning and behaviour.

EQUALITY:

The school has an Equality policy that monitors any possible discrimination in the school in relation to any of the nine protected characteristics (Equality Act 2010). 

The Equality Act 2010

Relating to the Equality Act, there are nine ‘protected characteristics’ these are: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage / civil partnership, pregnancy / maternity, race, religion and belief, sex (gender) and sexual orientation.

We ensure that we have due regard to:-

• eliminate unlawful discrimination and harassment
• advance equality of opportunity
• foster good relations between different groups.

Equality

Equality is about fairness and equality of opportunity, and advancing equality of opportunity involves treating people differently. People should not be treated the same. Some people may need extra help or adjustments to be part of the school community; this includes teachers, administration, cleaning or catering staff as well as pupils, parents/carers and school governors.

If you would like some advice on how to keep your child safe please see:

NSPCC: E-mail or  telephone: 0808 80050000

NSPCC Share Aware

NSPCC Underwear Rule:

Underwear Rule Parents’ Guide

See also the NSPCC online leaflet "Simple Conversations to help Keep your Child Safe" with advice on talking to your child about keeping safe from abuse.

CHILDLINE: Telephone: 08001111

PACE: (Parents against child exploitation) Tel: 0113 240 3040

Thinking of leaving your child at home?

Law on leaving your child home alone (Gov.uk)

ONE IN FOUR: (Advocacy service, counselling service and information service for those who have experiences sexual abuse.)

CEOP: Child Exploitation and Online Protection

The government has a useful website for parents called Educate Against Hate which will give you access to free information and resources to support staff and parents about identifying and addressing the risks as well as build resilience to radicalisation.  https://educateagainsthate.com/parents/

Important Contact Details

Starting Point (For all Safeguarding Concerns) Telephone: 01629 533 190

Out of hours Call Derbyshire (Children’s /Young Peoples and Adult Social Care) Telephone: 01629 533190

Derbyshire Police 101 - can route non urgent referrals through to the PREVENT Team

Children’s Social Care (single point of Contact-Starting Point) Telephone: 01629 5319930

Police Central Referral Unit: Butterfly Hall, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3RS   Telephone: 0300 122 8719

Prevent - Seamus Carroll is the lead officer for Prevent at Derbyshire County Council

seamus.carroll@derbyshire.gov.uk Telephone 01629 538494 or 07771 980107

NSPCC - National Helpline 0808 800 5000       

Childline 0800 11 11

Helpful Websites

Please take a look at some of the following websites that support parents and carers to keep children safe online :

• Internet matters - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online

• London Grid for Learning - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online

• Net-aware - for support for parents and careers from the NSPCC

• Parent info - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online

• Thinkuknow - for advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online

• UK Safer Internet Centre - advice for parents and carers

The CEOP Safety Centre

South West Grid for Learning

Here are some links to the South West Learning Grid (SWLG) https://swgfl.org.uk/resources/online-safety-guidance-for-parents/ for further information about online safety guidance. There is https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/

Please see below for policies relating specifically to Safeguarding - more policies are in the Policy section of this site.

We are guided by the latest document from the Department for Education