Safeguarding : Robert Le Kyng Primary School

Safeguarding

Our school provides a safe, caring, positive and stimulating environment that promotes the social, physical and moral development of the individual child, free from discrimination or bullying, where children can learn and develop happily.

We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy (see Policies & Documents).

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child’s welfare.

If you have any concerns/questions in relation to a child’s safety or wellbeing, please contact one of the Safeguarding Team:

Mrs Smith – Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Ward or Mrs Fisher – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

The above staff can be contacted via the school office or by calling the school on 01793523119.

Cate Sargent – Link Governor for Child Protection
(clerk@robertlekyng.swindon.sch.uk )
‘Contact Swindon’ is the front door for the Council’s children’s social care services. Telephone 01793 464646

Any action is taken in line with the following legislation/guidance:

We are working with Sarah Turner Consulting Safeguarding Solutions. Sarah will be providing the team with independent information advice and guidance along with the support of our statutory agencies.

Our safeguarding policy can be found within the document and policies area of the website.

E-Safety

We live in an ever changing, digital world with children increasingly having access to the internet. Keeping safe online is a vital part of safeguarding the pupils at Robert Le Kyng Primary School. We actively teach children about keeping safe online through our cross-curricular Computing curriculum. Further information is kept in our e-safety policy.

In our links section of the website, we have many useful links that families can use at home.

If you have any e-safety concerns, you can contact Miss Owen via the school office, your child’s teacher or Mrs Smith.

Extremism and Radicalisation

We actively support the Government’s Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism. It is vital that staff and parents are aware of the possible danger of extremism and radicalisation of children, predominantly but not solely through online activities. We are committed to supporting parents and pupils to be aware of these dangers. The document below provides further information on this. Staff training is carried out in this area.

Pastoral Care

At Robert Le Kyng, we are concerned with supporting all our children so that they are happy, confident individuals who develop into positive learners and members of both the school and the wider community.

All staff at Robert Le Kyng, teaching and non-teaching, have made a commitment to the Behaviour Policy and the Bullying and Conflict Policy. These can be found in our Documents and Policies section. There is a very strong emphasis on encouraging children to express any concerns that they have to teachers, non -teaching staff and the Headteacher.

Parents are also reminded that they need to `tell’ if there are any concerns expressed by their child. We particularly encourage parents to phone before or after school, between 8.00am and 4.00pm. In this way, issues can be resolved.

We strongly believe in a multi-agency approach when working with identified students. We are fortunate to have access to the following agencies:

Targeted Mental Health – Practitioner & Outreach Workers
Parent Support Advisor
Blue Kite Lighthouse team
Education and welfare officers
Locality School Nurse
Police – Local PCSOs
We work with Swindon Young Carers

If you wish to discuss anything in relation to Pastoral Support for your child, please contact Mrs Smith, Headteacher.