Safeguarding

We are committed to providing a safe and secure environment for your child.

Safeguarding

What it looks like at Tiptoe School

All policies regularly reviewed by Governors within statutory guidelines 

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Other Documents:-

• Keeping Children Safe in Education 2021
• Working Together to Safeguard Children March 2015 

Staff (including volunteers):-

• Designated Safeguarding Lead appointed & deputy – all matters to be referred through them. In their absence there is an emergency number on staff board. All staff lanyards have emergency number on back.
• Induction for all new staff, volunteers & governors
• All adults in school DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) checked & disqualification forms held
• All staff given Dept. For Education “Keeping Children Safe in Education “
• Single Check Register held & maintained
• Annual safeguarding audit completed by senior leadership team (SLT) & verified by governors & action plan devised
• Governors undertake spot checks of staff and single check register
• Understanding of Prevent – the government’s counter-terrorist strategy which aims to reduce risk faced from radicalisation by stopping people becoming radicalised or supporting terrorism. It promotes collaboration and co-operation among organisations, in order to provide support to vulnerable individuals.

Training:-

• Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) – HS & CH trained (& refresh diarised)
• Prevent Training – HS completed & disseminated to staff
• Whole school safeguarding training held every 3 years
• Annual in- house whole school safeguarding training held
• Trained Designated Teacher – Looked After Child( LAC) – JM
• Health & Safety – all training current (diarised for refreshers)

Health & Safety:-

• Risk Assessments completed & diarised for review
• Termly health & safety inspections held with staff & governors & action plan devised
• Annual ROSPA check
• Annual PAT (portable applicance testing) testing & equipmemt check
• School Building security – all visitors must access via office
• Comprehensive trips & journeys pack – office ensure all relevant documentation is held before trip leaves site

Pupils:-

• Comprehensive child protection records held securely by Headteacher with summary of recent actions
• Safeguarding at home time pack for each class – details of adults allowed to collect child/court orders/clubs
• Intimate Care Plans – held & agreed by parents
• Emotional support – Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) /Theraputic story writing/Talk & draw/Circle time etc – lots of opportunities for children to talk
• Taxi procedure
• All relevant safeguarding documentation forwarded to new setting when child transfers

Good links with external agencies eg Clifford Centre/ Early Help Hub/ Parent Support (school partially funds this)

Open door policy for all - parents are able to speak with Headteacher about concerns for both their own child and others.