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Safeguarding at Goldwyn School
Goldwyn School is a community and all those directly connected (staff, governors, parents, families and pupils) have an essential role to play in making it safe and secure. Goldwyn School recognises our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children with their best interests at the centre of our work. .
Goldwyn School recognises the importance of providing an ethos and environment within school that will help children to feel safe, secure and respected; encourage them to talk openly; and enable them to feel confident that they will be listened to. We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow our procedures to ensure that children receive effective support, protection and justice.
Our school core safeguarding principles are:
- That schools are an important part of the wider safeguarding system for children.
- It is a whole school responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children as its paramount concern
- All children (defined as those up to the age of 18) regardless of age, gender, ability, culture, race, language, religion or sexual identity, have equal rights to protection
- All children have a right to be heard and to have their wishes and feelings taken into account
- All staff understand safe professional practice and adhere to our code of conduct and other associated policies
- All staff have a responsibility to recognise vulnerability in children and act on any concern in accordance with this guidance
There are four main elements to our safeguarding policy:
- Prevention ( e.g. positive, supportive, safe school culture, curriculum and pastoral opportunities for children, safer recruitment procedures);
- Protection (by following the agreed procedures, ensuring all staff are trained and supported to respond appropriately and sensitively to safeguarding concerns);
- Support (for all pupils, parents and staff, and where appropriate specific intervention for those who may be at risk of harm);
- Working with parents and other agencies (to ensure appropriate communications and actions are undertaken).
Goldwyn School has policies and procedures in place to deal effectively with child protection and safeguarding issues together with recording and monitoring processes.
To promote a safe environment for young people at Goldwyn School our selection and recruitment policy includes all statutory checks on staff and regular volunteers including Enhanced DBS (disclosure and barring service) checks. All staff are trained to a level appropriate to their safeguarding responsibilities.
Designated Safeguarding Contacts
If you have any serious concerns about your child or any other student at Goldwyn School please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Safeguarding Team. They will be able to provide you with the best advice and help using the appropriate degree of confidentiality.
For emergencies out of school hours please contact the person on duty at the Integrated Front Door on 03000 411 111
Key contact personnel in School:
Jade Cartledge Designated Safeguarding Lead for Goldwyn School
Designated Safeguarding Officers
Goldwyn Ashford
Liam Hogbin (Centre DSO) and Louise Ashman (Deputy Centre DSO)
Goldwyn Folkestone
Barry McGinn (Centre DSO), Sarah Cave (Deputy DSO)
Goldwyn Plus & Vocational Centre
Emily Oliver (Centre DSO), Tina Mills (Deputy Centre DSO), Cassie Lee (Deputy Centre DSO)
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Keeping Children Safe in Education is a document containing statutory government guidance that sets out the legal duties all staff in education must follow in order to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people aged 18 years and under in schools, colleges, and education settings across the United Kingdom.
The KCSiE guidance applies to all education settings, and Part 1 plus the school’s behaviour policy must be read by all staff. This includes teachers, headteachers, and everyone else working in an education environment (including admin and support staff) as well as governing bodies, proprietors, and management committees.
School and college leaders and all staff who work directly with children should also read Annex A of Keeping Children Safe in Education.
NSPCC
The NSPCC lobbies the government on issues relating to child welfare, and creates campaigns for the general public, with the intention of raising awareness of child protection issues. It also operates both a helpline on 0808 800 5000, for anyone concerned about a child, and ChildLine offering support to children themselves. Childline became a part of the NSPCC in 2006. In addition to the telephone helplines, NSPCC provides an online counselling service for children & young people at ChildLine.
The NSPCC runs local service centres across the UK where it helps children, young people, and families. Since 2009, the NSPCC has run a Child Protection Consultancy service aiming to make organisations safer for children. This offers training and consultancy to organisations which have contact with children, ranging from schools to sporting bodies. The charity works through local safeguarding children’s boards (LSCBs), where the police, health, social and education services and others can work together.
The NSPCC’s stated core values are based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
They are:
- Children must be protected from all forms of violence and exploitation
- Everyone has a responsibility to support the care and protection of children
- We listen to children and young people, respect their views and respond to them directly
- Children should be encouraged and enabled to fulfil their potential
- We challenge inequalities for children and young people
- Every child must have someone to turn to
Places for Help & Advice
Ashford Counselling Service is committed to helping those in need by providing professional and affordable counselling services to the local area. We all have times in our lives that are more difficult than others. Sometimes this leads to our feelings and emotions becoming overwhelming and more than we can cope with.
Counselling, sometimes called talking therapy, involves meeting regularly with a counsellor to talk about your problems, in a safe, non-judgemental and confidential space.
Professional Support from a counsellor can help you deal with:
· depression, low mood
· anxiety, panic attacks, paranoia
· low self-esteem, self harm
· anger issues, emotional control
· bereavement, redundancy, divorce
· trauma/surviving abuse
· personal growth
Please click here to visit the Ashford Counselling Service website
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Policies
Please find a copy of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy here.
Helpful Links
Please find below some links to organisations that can provide further information regarding child protection and safeguarding of young people:
http://www.nspcc.org.uk
http://www.childline.org.uk
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk
http://www.childnet.com
https://www.kidscape.org.uk
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Keeping Children Safe in Education is a document containing statutory government guidance that sets out the legal duties all staff in education must follow in order to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people aged 18 years and under in schools, colleges, and education settings across the United Kingdom.
The KCSiE guidance applies to all education settings, and Part 1 plus the school’s behaviour policy must be read by all staff. This includes teachers, headteachers, and everyone else working in an education environment (including admin and support staff) as well as governing bodies, proprietors, and management committees.
School and college leaders and all staff who work directly with children should also read Annex A of Keeping Children Safe in Education.
NSPCC
The NSPCC lobbies the government on issues relating to child welfare, and creates campaigns for the general public, with the intention of raising awareness of child protection issues. It also operates both a helpline on 0808 800 5000, for anyone concerned about a child, and ChildLine offering support to children themselves. Childline became a part of the NSPCC in 2006. In addition to the telephone helplines, NSPCC provides an online counselling service for children & young people at ChildLine.
The NSPCC runs local service centres across the UK where it helps children, young people, and families. Since 2009, the NSPCC has run a Child Protection Consultancy service aiming to make organisations safer for children. This offers training and consultancy to organisations which have contact with children, ranging from schools to sporting bodies. The charity works through local safeguarding children’s boards (LSCBs), where the police, health, social and education services and others can work together.
The NSPCC’s stated core values are based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
They are:
- Children must be protected from all forms of violence and exploitation
- Everyone has a responsibility to support the care and protection of children
- We listen to children and young people, respect their views and respond to them directly
- Children should be encouraged and enabled to fulfil their potential
- We challenge inequalities for children and young people
- Every child must have someone to turn to
Places for Help & Advice
Ashford Counselling Service is committed to helping those in need by providing professional and affordable counselling services to the local area. We all have times in our lives that are more difficult than others. Sometimes this leads to our feelings and emotions becoming overwhelming and more than we can cope with.
Counselling, sometimes called talking therapy, involves meeting regularly with a counsellor to talk about your problems, in a safe, non-judgemental and confidential space.
Professional Support from a counsellor can help you deal with:
· depression, low mood
· anxiety, panic attacks, paranoia
· low self-esteem, self harm
· anger issues, emotional control
· bereavement, redundancy, divorce
· trauma/surviving abuse
· personal growth
Please click here to visit the Ashford Counselling Service website
