Safeguarding

If, at any time, you have any concerns concerning the welfare of a child you can speak to any member of staff in total confidence who will then refer it to the Designated Safeguarding Lead.

We take the Safeguarding of our children very seriously and believe two way communication with the parent body is crucial to this.

At our school we work within the following guidelines laid out in the policies below.

The Designated Safeguarding Lead is The Head of School and EYFS leader, Sara Crane. The Deputy Safeguarding Leads are the Headteacher, Miss Crompton, Assistant Head, Rebecca Rossi-Bennett, and HLTA, Mrs Duc.

All our staff receive regular Safeguarding training and each carry guidance of what to do in the event of a Safeguarding disclosure.

Lots of information on Safeguarding in East Sussex can be found here at the East Sussex Local Safeguarding Children Board website.

Extremism & Radicalisation

This is fast becoming an important topic for everyone and we hope to engage the children in this subject through the curriculum and other activities. A guide for parents can be found in the folder below.

This new government website gives parents, teachers and school leaders practical advice on protecting children from extremism and radicalisation. http://educateagainsthate.com/

Operation Encompass

Operation Encompass is an initiative run by Sussex Police that aims to reduce the long-term impacts of domestic abuse by providing early intervention and support.

When the police attend incidents of domestic violence or abuse where children are directly or indirectly involved, they notify the designated safeguarding lead at the child’s school before the start of the next school day. The safeguarding lead then makes sure the child gets the immediate support that they need.

Child on Child Abuse

If you are a victim of, or have concerns about child on child and/or sexual abuse within school, then please download our poster and Safeguarding appendix.

Alternatively, please call the NSPCC's new dedicated line on: 0800 136 663.

Safeguarding Policies

Bright Sky

Bright Sky is a free to download mobile app providing support and information for anyone who may be in an abusive relationship or those concerned about someone they know.

The app is also available to use in Polish, Punjabi and Urdu.

For more information, please see details and advice about using the app in your app store:

Bright Sky in Apple Store

Bright Sky in Google Play

E-safety

We review online safety at our school regularly using 360safe accreditation for e-safety, an award mark for schools who strive for safety for our children online.

For any of our children that have their own mobile phone the school recommends that they use the BBC Own It App and Keyboard.

All children are expected to adhere to our 'Acceptable Use of Technology Agreements' which can be found by clicking on the links below.

Early Years and Key Stage 1 Acceptable Use of Technology Agreement (age 0-6)

Key Stage 2 Acceptable Use of Technology Agreement (age 7-11)

Please visit our Online Safety page for more hints, tips and information.

Our children are taught to be SMART online:

Safeguarding Documents:

Social Media Guides

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More Social Media Guidance & Cyber Advice

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