Beighton Nursery and Infant School

Safeguarding

Our Staff all have a statutory duty to “safeguard and promote the welfare of children”.

If staff have any concerns about the health and safety of a child or feel that something may be troubling them, they share this information with an appropriate member of staff straight away.

Some issues e.g. a child’s appearance, hygiene, general behaviour, can be shared with any teacher or member of support staff in this setting. This may be reporting small matters but we would rather they tell us things which turn out to be small than miss a worrying situation.

If the matter is very serious and may be related to a child protection concern, where the child has been harmed or is at risk of harm e.g. physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect, staff must talk to one of the people below immediately.

If the designated staff member (below) is unable to be contacted immediately the school office staff will notify them that a confidential and urgent matter needs to be dealt with as a priority.

Here is an overview of how we work with parents to Safeguard the children. 

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead:

Name: Lisa Hindley - Deputy Headteacher

Tel. 0114 2486572

Our Designated Safeguarding Deputy:

Name: Helena Reid - Headteacher

Tel. 0114 2486572

Our Designated Safeguarding Governor:

Name: Nicola Hughes

Contactable via the Safeguarding Lead, Deputy or the School Office

Further information and our policies:

Please click here for further information about Safeguarding in our school

These are our current Safeguarding Policies:

• A Good Practice Guide to Safeguarding in Education, Sept 19

• Abuse & Neglect, Sept 19

• Abuse of Trust, Sept 19

• Adult Safeguarding, Sept 19

• Allegations of Abuse against Staff in Education Settings, Sept 19

• Alternative Education Provision, Sept 19

• Behaviour Guidelines, Sept 19

• Child Sexual Exploitation, Sept 19

• Children Missing From Education, Sept 19

• Conferences, Plans and Core Groups, Sept 19

• Designated Safeguarding Lead & Deputy Role, Sept 19

• Domestic Abuse, Sept 19

• Educational Visits, Sept 19

• Female Genital Mutilation, Sept 19

• First Aid, Sept 19

• Governing Body Safeguarding Role, Sept 19

• How Education Settings Safeguard Children, Sept 19

• Information Sharing, Sept 19

• Medical Conditions & Support, Sept 19

• Mobile Devices, Sept 19

• New Staff, Governors & Volunteers, Sept 19

• One-to-One Working, Sept 19

• Online Safety, Sept 19

• Parental Responsibility, Sept 19

• Peer Abuse, Sept 19

• Personal Care, Sept 19

• Photographs, Videos & other Images, Sept 19

• Preventing Extremism Radicalisation, Sept 19

• Private Fostering, Sept 19

• Pupil Transitions, Sept 19

• Reasonable Force, Sept 19

• Referring your safeguarding concerns, Sept 19

• Sexualised Behaviour, Sept 19

• Showers and Changing Rooms, Sept 19

• Special Education Needs and Disability, Sept 19

• Transgender Students, Sept 19

• Transporting Pupils, Sept 19

• Uncollected Children, Sept 19

• Under 5s in Schools, Sept 19

• Vetting, Barring and Recruitment, Sept 19

• Visiting Professionals, Sept 19

• Whistleblowing, Sept 19 

• Work & Study Placements, Sept 19

It's Everyone's Business

Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board (SSCB) have developed a website to provide easily accessible and up-to-date safeguarding information for professionals, and for children, young people, families and members of the public.
Click on the link below for more info:

www.safeguardingsheffieldchildren.org/sscb

‘Keep Them Safe’ – Raising Awareness of Child Sexual Exploitation

The Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board would strongly encourage all parents, carers and anyone who has contact with children and young people to undertake this short e-Learning course - it will give you the information that you need to help recognise the signs of sexual exploitation and how to respond if you are concerned. Click on the link below for immediate access to the course:

https://keepthemsafe.safeguardingchildrenea.co.uk/

More Useful Links For Your Family:

http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/5_7/hectorsworld/

http://www.childnet.com/

Child Safety on YouTube - Parent Factsheet