Safeguarding
| The Designated Safeguarding Lead is |
Mrs Georgina Bateman (Assistant Head Teacher) |
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| In their absence, the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads are |
Mrs. Harriet Mukhtar (Headteacher), Mrs. Natasha Arnold (Deputy Head), Mrs. Sobia Hussain (Assistant Head) and Mr. Sheldon Brown (Pastoral Lead)
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| The Nominated Governor for Safeguarding Children is |
Mrs. Allison Allen (Chair of Governors) |
We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment.
Information Sharing
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.
Croydon Partnership Early Help
Online Safety
At Gonville Academy we embrace the use of new technologies. We promote the use of ICT to enhance learning and thinking and teach all of the children how to keep themselves safe. All adults in school ensure that pupils know how to report incidents and problems confidently and straight away.
At home, many children use computers to play games and learn. We want to encourage you to ensure children are supervised at all times at home, especially when accessing the internet.
IT IS OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE THAT CHILDREN DO NOT SIGN-UP TO SOCIAL MEDIA OR OTHER SITES SITES FOR WHICH THEY ARE UNDERAGE. Eg: Whatsapp, Facebook, BBM etc. are not for children of Primary School age.
To find out more about age-limits, please check https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
- When your child is using the internet at school or at home it is very important that they stay safe. We teach children to FLAG IT, BLOCK IT & REPORT IT if they see anything on the internet they are concerned about.
- Pupils are taught at school how to stay safe when using the internet on the computer, an Ipad or a mobile phone. It is also a good idea to talk about these safety issues at home with your child.
- If you are worried about anything your child has seen on the internet you should report it to the police.
- Remember, when using any computer, tablet or phone devices, children need to be SMART
S– SAFE
Don’t give out your own information
M– MEET
Only meet people you have met online with your parents
A– ACCEPTING
Only open emails & texts from people you trust
R– RELIABLE
Some people online tell lies, only talk to real world friends and family
T– TELL
Tell a parent or adult you trust if something you see online makes you feel uncomfortable
The links below will give you further, important information about how to keep your child safe:
http://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carershttps://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Child Web Guide with Childnet International: https://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers/
The best way to help your child to be safe when using the internet is to talk to them and make sure they understand a few simple rules.
We have now added printable 'Top Tips' guides for keeping your child safe when using smartphones, tablets, X-Box etc. These can be downloaded below.
Prevent Strategy
As part of Gonville Academy’s commitment to safeguarding and child protection we fully support the government’s Prevent Strategy. As part of our annual Safeguarding trainings, we ensure that members of our team are aware of governmental priorities.
What is the Prevent Strategy?
The Prevent strategy is a government strategy designed to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. As described in official documents published by Her Majesty’s Government, the Prevent Strategy:
- responds to the ideological challenge we face from terrorism and aspects of extremism, and the threat we face from those who promote these views
- provides practical help to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure they are given appropriate advice and support
- works with a wide range of sectors (including education, criminal justice, faith, charities, online and health)
If you are concerned that a member of staff, a Governor or potential Governor may have links to extremism or that child might be at risk of extremism, or if you have any other concern about extremism at Gonville Academy, please contact the Department for Education’s helpline on
counter.extremism@education.gsi.gov.uk
Parents/carers can also find some more information on:
https://www.educateagainsthate.com/
