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Keeping everyone safe at St Mark's! Yes, it could happen here! Find out about the various ways we keep everyone safe here
Safeguarding DSLs and Governors
Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy
- Lead designated person (DSL) for Child Protection, and 2 Deputy DSLs
- 2 Named Governors for Safeguarding
- All staff have annual and termly updates/ training for Child Protection
- Termly Safeguarding newsletters
- Clear procedures are in place to ensure that any suspicions about neglect or abuse are reported to the relevant
- Notes of concern are raised and kept on CPOMS
- CPOMS is monitored daily by DSLs
- Dedicated area on school website for safeguarding.
- Whistleblowing procedures are clear.
Safeguarding policies
- Child & Safeguarding Protection policies, in-line with Hampshire County Council.
- Whistleblowing
- Safeguarding and CP reviewed annually
- Dealing with Medical Needs in School
- Anti-Bullying,
- Relationships and Behaviour
- Health and Safety
- RSE
- GDPR
- Management of Allegations against Staff,
- Recruitment and Selection
- Equality Statement
- SEND
- Code of Conduct for all Staff in the Staff (including mobile Phone use)
Training
- Clear Induction procedures includes Safeguarding, CP, Prevent – practice and procedures
- All DSLs attend refresher training every two years
- Governors have regular safeguarding training and updates in committees and at Full Governor meetings. Governors receive training on induction.
- All staff attend regular safeguarding training.
- Designated lead attends relevant training on specific issues
- First aid training for all staff
- Induction training for all staff on an annual basis includes extensive safeguarding training.
Recruitment and Vetting
- All adults working with pupils in school have enhanced DBS checks. This includes any adult who comes into school on a regular basis as volunteers.
- Named Governors, Headteacher and Deputy Heads are safer- recruitment trained in ensuring that Safeguarding is a priority when interviewing new staff.
- Safer recruitment procedures are followed using HCC policy and documentation
- Rigorous induction process in place – see here and our safeguarding menus on our website.
Visitors
- All visitors report to front desk to sign in and are given a visitors lanyard which they wear throughout their visit
- All visitors receive a safeguarding information pamphlet.
Parents
- Parents are supported by our fantastic pastoral team.
- Parents who volunteer follow the same rigorous processes as our non-parental volunteers. This is the same as our FOSM PTA members.
Volunteers
- Volunteers meet with the DHT for safeguarding training, when starting the volunteering process within school
- All volunteers in regulated activity are DBS checked.
- All volunteers not in regulated activity are supervised by a member of staff
- Safeguarding policy shared with volunteers
- Volunteers go through our induction process.
Inter-agency working
- Educational Psychology Service
- LADO
- CAMHS
- HCC Children’s services -Social Services
- Health Visitors
- School Health Service
- NSPCC
- Hampshire Primary Behaviour Team (PBS)
- VI , HI, PD and SEND Teams
- Speech and Language Therapists
- Occupational/Physio Therapists
- Information sharing with secondary schools about families
- Information sharing with previous settings
- Virtual School (LAC)
Curriculum
Worships regularly and throughout the year when out and about (e.g. road & safety).
Our weekly worships cover keeping safe – drip-feed approach
HeartSmart PSHE Scheme of work
‘Keeping Safe’ assemblies, e.g. NSPCC, bullying, internet safety
Relationship and Sex Education – part of HearSmart curriculum
NSPCC ‘Pants’ campaign every 2 yrs with workshops
Circle Times
Specific to St Mark’s Curriculum: Safety in parks (Y3); Building sites (Y4); Anti-social behaviour (Y5); Drugs including “Just say no” (Y6)
Internet Safety
- E-Safety team, led by our computing leads
- Full and thorough Online Safety Policy
- Incidents are logged on CPOMS.
- E-Safety resources on website & on newsletters
- Parental permission for use of photographs and other media
- Natterhub resource used weekly to instill in children how to keep themselves safe and healthy online.
- Internet Safety Day annually
- Workshops offered to parents annually
- Acceptable use policy
- Internet filtering by our IT company (see here for more information)
- Dedicated IT Technician who has responsibility for safety in tech.
Behaviour
- Clear Relationships and Behaviour policy, based on rights and responsibilities and our values.
- Individual Behaviour Plans for SEMH children.
- Systems and reporting followed by all members of staff
- Referral to other agencies when needed
- Use of Zones of Regulation throughout the school.
Pastoral Support
- 2 FTE members of pastoral team – “Pastoral and Family Support Team”
- Open door policy
- Young Carers Club
- We look after our team and offer supervision sessions to all staff.
- We sign post families to other agencies for support – such as Early Help Hub
- Home visits for EYFS pupils when starting school
- Extensive range of pastoral provision, including ELSA.
Attendance
- Admin team contact families of absent children by 09:20
- Persistent absentees and lateness tracked by pastoral lead.
- Pastoral and SEND team work with families to improve attendance.
- EHH, ALP (LTS) and referrals may take place if attendance isn’t improving.
- Bespoke tracking system in place which integrates with our MIS system. This enables us to track attendance over time.
Anti-Bullying
- Clear policy and procedures for pupils to report bullying
- Kindess Week (Anti-Bullying) to raise awareness of bullying
- Racist incidents are reported on CPOMS and to the Gov Body and LA
Health and Safety
- Termly Health and Safety audits take place
- Regular Fire Risk Assessments and evacuation drills
- Clearly labelled exits
- Fire Safety Training completed by all staff
- Regular Health and Safety Checks carried out – weekly/monthly/termly
- Secure site with padlocked gates
- Risk assessments carried out for all on & off-site activities carried out in school using Evolve System
- Risk Assessments for pupils with medical needs completed (PEEPS)
Medical Needs
- Clear policies in place
- First Aid Trained members of staff, including paediatric first aid.
- All staff trained in management of anaphylaxis shock in the use of epi-pens
- Admin Team share allergies info with staff thorugh medical booklet.