Safeguarding

Safeguarding  

At Shillington and Stondon Lower we are committed to safeguarding all children. All our staff receive regular training on safeguarding.  Our safeguarding / child protection procedures can be found in our Safeguarding Policy. 

The person responsible for child protection is called the Designated safeguarding lead.  The Designated Safeguarding Lead at Shillington School is the Headteacher, Mrs Sarah Flack. 

The Designated Safeguarding Lead at Stondon School is the Headteacher Mrs Ciara Dumpleton at Stondon Lower. 

The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads across the Shillington and Stondon Federation, who have also undertaken the full Designated Person training, is:  Mrs Nicola Foxall, SENCo 

The key aspects of the role are:  

The nominated Governor for Safeguarding Katie Brettell. 

Should any Parent /Carer have any concerns about a child then please contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead via the office. In their absence please contact the Deputy Safeguarding Lead. 

The Shillington and Stondon Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All staff and governors must ensure that they are aware of these procedures.  We work closely with all relevant professionals sharing information where necessary to safeguard children.  

We record all safeguarding, bullying, racist and child on child abuse on CPOMs.  This forms a safe online digital store for all records for pupils’ disclosures and any events which a member of staff feels needs to be logged.   

Or you can contact the Integrated Front Door (Children’s Services) on 0300 300 8585  

Mon – Thurs 8.45am – 5.20pm 

 Fri 8.45am – 4.20pm  

Email: IFD@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk Out of hours: Social Care Emergency Duty Team 0300 300 8123 

Bedfordshire Police Child Abuse Investigation Unit - 01234 846960. 

NSPCC 0808 800 5000 

The Key Adult (usually the DSL) will be notified prior to the start of the next school day that the police have attended an incident of domestic abuse. This timely information sharing enables appropriate support to be provided for that child so that all interactions, from when the child first arrives at the school gates, are of a positive nature. 

More information can be found here: http://www.operationencompass.org/ 

Prevent 

PREVENT is part of the Government’s counter terrorism strategy CONTEST, it aims to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. All staff have been trained in PREVENT as vulnerable young people can be susceptible to radicalisation and recruitment into terrorist organisations. As a school we have a duty under the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Section 26), to prevent children and young people from being drawn into terrorism. 

As a federation, we have a zero tolerance approach to child on child abuse. All staff have been trained in recognising the signs and indicators of child-on-child abuse, and this type of abuse will never be accepted or dismissed as ‘children being children’. 

Child on child abuse includes, but is not limited to: 

We are a Support Hub 

Bedfordshire Domestic Abuse Partnership (BDAP) Support Hub Scheme promotes certain places in our local communities who can: 

A BDAP Support Hub is an area in a public building that enables someone experiencing domestic abuse to be able to make a confidential call, use the internet safely to get help or to just be somewhere safe. 

Staff who work in the BDAP Support Hub do not need to be experts in domestic abuse. Just having information about support services displayed and providing a safe environment for someone affected by domestic abuse to make a call or access on-line services, could make a big difference.