Safeguarding
Safeguarding and child protection.
At Windham Nursery School, we take the safeguarding of our children seriously. We all have a shared responsibility and a duty of care to safeguard our community. All members of staff, as well as volunteers and those who visit the school regularly, are all subject to enhanced DBS checks to ensure their suitability for working with children.
At Windham, staff are trained to know what to do should a safeguarding issue arise. Our volunteers undergo a comprehensive safeguarding training so that they, too, are aware of our procedures.
Mobile phones are not permitted to be used on site by visitors or volunteers, and staff have all agreed to a comprehensive mobile phone policy and do not use their phone when children are around.
We are vigilant, proactive and have robust safeguarding and child protection procedures to ensure all our children and staff are safe.
If you have any concerns please speak directly to a member of our Designated safeguarding Team (as shown below).
First point of call is the Headteacher on: info@windham.richmond.sch.uk
If you have concerns with a member of staff or did not feel the problem was resilved via the nursery you are able to contact the safeguarding governor on: clerk@windham.richmond.sch.uk
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Safeguarding Team
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Safeguarding children from harm is at the centre of everything we do at Windham, and it should be reflected in all of our school policies. The following policies are most applicable to safeguarding and can be found under the ‘policies’ section of our website;
We also have a team with designated responsibility for safeguarding, as shown below.
Additional contacts: SPA Single Point of Access is a multi-agency team managed by Achieving for Children. This team can be called by anyone who is worried about a child or young person. They will provide information, support and guidance about next steps. If a child is in immediate danger you should call 999. For reference: Single Point of Access phone number is: 0208547 5008 (out of office number 0208770 5000) LADO The LADO should be notified when it has been alleged that a professional or volunteer who works with children has behaved in a way which is harmful towards a child. LADO can also be contacted through SPA. The Local Authority Designated Officer: 020 8891 7370
Parent Support Lines: Domestic Violence in Richmond If you are a victim of domestic violence or believe that someone you know is then there is some helpful information on the government website below: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help HESTIA provides refuge accommodation and advocacy services across Richmond for those facing domestic violence. Use the link below to access their contact numbers or download the flyer: https://www.richmond.gov.uk/services/community_safety/domestic_abuse/where_to_get_help_for_domestic_abuse Richmond also offer a One Stop Shop service. This is a free weekly drop-in service providing discreet support, advice and information from agencies that are all under one roof concerning domestic abuse, stalking and sexual violence. See the poster for the location and times this operates. |
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Stop It Now is a child protection charity that campaign and raise awareness across the UK to help adults to do their part in stopping child sexual abuse. Their confidential helpline is 0808 100 900 or visit their website https://www.stopitnow.org.uk/ NSPCC and Childline are children’s charity preventing children from abuse. They have two helplines: If you are an adult concerned about a child call 0808 800 5000. If you are a child or young person call Childline on 0800 1111. You can visit their website here: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/ or https://www.childline.org.uk/ Keeping Children Safe In Education For more information and to read the statutory guidance for schools on safeguarding children and safer recruitment please use the website link below: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2 |
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