Safeguarding at Sidney Stringer Primary
At Sidney Stringer Primary we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expect all our staff, volunteers and visitors to fully participate in this commitment.
All members of staff have a statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all pupils at all times.
Safeguarding children and child protection guidance and legislation applies to all children up to the age of 18. Safeguarding is the responsibility of all adults, especially those working or volunteering with children. The school aims to help protect the children in its care by working consistently and appropriately with all relevant agencies to reduce risk and promote the welfare of children.
Child protection is part of safeguarding and promoting welfare. It refers to the steps taken to protect specific children who are suffering, or at risk of suffering, significant harm.
Safeguarding encompasses more than just recognising and identifying children at risk from harm and taking action to prevent this. Safeguarding has many other elements:
- Safer Recruitment – ensuring that everyone working in our school is suitably qualified and safe to do so;
- Safer Premises – this includes ensuring our school site is secure and safe and that children can be collected and dropped off at school safely;
- Online Safety – ensuring that children and parents know how to keep children safe online
- Risk Assessment – and school trips (including residential trips) and other activities are risk assessed to minimise risk and keep children safe;
- Curriculum – ensuring that we have a broad and balanced curriculum with activities that are fun and engaging, but safe;
- Partnership Working – working with other agencies to share information;
- Attendance – ensuring that children have good education, all absences from school are accounted for and ensuring no children are missing from education.
The school adheres to the following three DfE safeguarding documents:
- Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018
- Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023
- The Prevent Duty 2015
All staff receive annual Child Protection and Safeguarding training and are aware of the procedures for passing on concerns within school.
Please click the button below to access our Safeguarding Policy, and to find out more about the following:
- What to do if you have a safeguarding concern
- Categories of abuse
- Anti-bullying
- Early Help
- Reasonable punishment
- Child Missing in Education
- County Lines
- Domestic Abuse
- Female Genital Mutilation
- Neglect
- Child-on-Child Abuse
- Safeguarding and Extra-Curricular Activities #
- Sexting
- Whistleblowing
- Young Carers
- Keeping your child safe
- E-Safety
- Age limits on apps and websites
THE COVENTRY PLEDGE
The Coventry Pledge is a set of promises made to children and young people who are in the care of the Council, regardless of where you live. It is a commitment from the Council and our partner agencies to make sure that you can reach your full potential and enjoy the same opportunities in life as your friends.
Please click the button below for more information