Safeguarding
Ashington CE Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This commitment is guided by clear whole school policy and practice, which applies to all staff and volunteers working within or on behalf of the school. We recognise that all working within our school environment have a full and active part to play in protecting our pupils. In order to fulfil this commitment, we:
- Establish and maintain an environment in which children feel safe, secure, valued and respected, and are confident to talk openly and that they will be listened to.
- Provide suitable support and guidance so that children have a range of appropriate adults who they feel confident to approach if they have worries or difficulties.
- Ensure that all staff and volunteers have been appropriately checked, with regard to their suitability to work with children using safer recruitment procedures.
- Implement and review procedures for identifying and reporting cases of abuse.
- Support children, where concerns have been identified, in accordance with an agreed child protection plan or alternative professional multi-agency plan.
- Provide learning opportunities, including within the PSHE curriculum, for children to develop increasing self-awareness and decision-making so that they have a range of skills, strategies and contacts to ensure their own protection and understand the importance of protecting others.
We recognise because of their day-to-day contact with children, school staff are ideally placed to observe and report the outward signs of abuse.
All staff receive appropriate training, which is updated regularly. Within school, we have an appropriately trained designated member of staff for child protection, referred to as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), who takes the lead on all child protection matters. We also have other trained members of staff known as Deputy Safeguarding Leads (DDSL) to provide additional support and cover in case of absence.
Staff refer any concerns to the DSL.
Our designated child protection members of staff are as follows:
- The Designated Safeguarding Lead is: Adele Buck, Headteacher
- Deputy Safeguarding Leads: Nicola Roberts, Katherine Martlew, Amy Hopkins and Bridget De La Haye
- Safeguarding Governor: Harriet May
Please view the follow policies:
Child Protection and Safeguarding Model WSCC Policy
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Volunteering in School
There are many opportunities to volunteer with us - and your help really does make a difference to the opportunities we can provide for our pupils. You can find out more about volunteering by speaking to your child's class teacher or contacting our School Office.
Ashington CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required for all regular volunteers, and you will be asked to undertake safeguarding training with our Headteacher.
All staff and volunteers must comply with guidance contained in our Volunteers Policy and Agreement as well as safeguarding documents which will be provided once you are accepted as a volunteer.