13 September, 2019
13 September, 2019
"It takes a village to raise a child"
"It takes a village to raise a child"
This week we have been reviewing our safeguarding policies and procedures in line with the latest DfE guidance, "Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2019".
This week we have been reviewing our safeguarding policies and procedures in line with the latest DfE guidance, "Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2019".
In the next few weeks, we will be ready to publish our ratified policies, but in the meantime I thought it useful to share the basic principles with you.
In the next few weeks, we will be ready to publish our ratified policies, but in the meantime I thought it useful to share the basic principles with you.
The overriding intention of course is to ensure that children both feel and are safe and secure. We believe that this is the responsibility of everyone who comes into contact with children and their families.
The overriding intention of course is to ensure that children both feel and are safe and secure. We believe that this is the responsibility of everyone who comes into contact with children and their families.
We believe that the best way to achieve this is through timely and effective communication, most notably talking to each other and sharing information and concerns so that fast and effective support can be put in place to help both child and family.
We believe that the best way to achieve this is through timely and effective communication, most notably talking to each other and sharing information and concerns so that fast and effective support can be put in place to help both child and family.
Therefore we strongly encourage parents and families to speak to us whenever they see anything that worries them, no matter how small.
Therefore we strongly encourage parents and families to speak to us whenever they see anything that worries them, no matter how small.