Safeguarding
At Middlestone Moor Primary Academy, we regard the safeguarding of children as our main priority. We believe that we all have the right to be happy, to be safe and to learn. We all have the responsibility to make this happen.
Keeping Children Safe in Education, DfE, 2021, defines safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children as:#
- Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development;
- ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care;
- and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes. ‘Children’ includes every one under the age of 18.
For further details, please see the links below:
Designated Safeguarding Leads
Miss G Richardon (Headteacher)
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs J Murray (Deputy Headteacher)
Deputy Designated Safegaurding Lead
Policy & Procedure
Our safeguarding policies cover all areas of school life and include:
- Staff & Visitors – ensuring they are vetted, informed & trained.
- Children’s Behaviour- promoting safer & happier behaviours & lifestyles.
- Parents & Carers – promoting links & supporting families.
- Premises – keeping them safe, secure, pleasant & fit for purpose.
- Curriculum – providing positive, life affirming learning experiences.
- Outside School – ensuring safer activities and environments when visiting places outside school.
Our safeguarding procedure:
- All safeguarding concerns are recorded electronically using CPOMS. If a concern is raised regarding a child, this is recorded by an adult and the designated safeguarding lead is informed immediately by the system. The decision of the next step is then made and recorded.
- If a concern is raised regarding a member of staff this must be given to the Head teacher.
- If a concern is raised regarding the Head teacher this must be given to the Chair of Governors.
All of these concerns are taken very seriously and correct procedures are followed as stated in our Safeguarding keeping children safe policy which can be found on our Policies and Procedures page.
