Safeguarding

At Bailey’s Court Primary School we are committed to creating and maintaining a safe and secure environment for pupils, students, staff, governors, volunteers and visitors and to promoting a climate where children, young people and adults will feel confident about sharing any concerns which they may have about their own safety or the well–being of others. We aim to create a culture of vigilance to safeguard our children. 

In order to keep every child safe at our school, we work together to do the following: 

We strive to prevent harm through the development of a positive school ethos, a safe school environment and through the offer of pastoral support to pupils and their families. Our school values underpin our curriculum and inform discussions around personal safety and the prevention and avoidance of harm. 

We use robust school child protection procedures for identifying and reporting cases (or suspected cases) of abuse or other child protection concerns. There are two Designated Safeguarding Leads in the school, (Andrew Lynham, headteacher, and Martin Telfer, deputy head) and two deputy designated safeguarding leads, (Sophie Elliott and Matt Stephens), to ensure all concerns can be addressed without delay. All staff are trained in how to identify the signs of child abuse, and in the procedures for recording and reporting their concerns. 

We provide support for pupils and their families who may have anxieties and concerns, or have suffered significant harm; this might be through the use of our Pastoral Lead / Parent Link Worker or by making a referral to the most appropriate support agency. 

We recruit staff in line with the Safer Recruitment Guidance provided in Part 3 of Keeping Children Safe in Education. Staff are regularly trained in safeguarding and child protection matters. Key safety information is read annually. This includes the annually revised version of Keeping Children Safe in Education, along with the School Safeguarding Policy, Risk Assessments, the Acceptable use of IT policy and the Staff Code of Conduct. 

For further details about our safeguarding procedures, please read our safeguarding policy, which can be found in the ‘Key Information’ section of the website, under ‘Policies and Statutory Information’.