The Governors and staff of St Swithun Wells’ Catholic Primary School are fully committed to safeguarding all of the children who belong to the school community. The school recognises its legal and moral duty to promote the well-being of children, protect them from harm, and respond to child abuse.

The school carries out Safeguarding Training every year with staff and governors in line with the Local Authority Safeguarding Training Guidance (accredited training). Other relevant training will take place throughout the year as well as ongoing communication with staff on relevant child protection and safeguarding matters.

The Designated and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead complete the Level 3 Safeguarding Training and Prevent training every two years.  The Designated Safeguarding Lead and Governor are trained in Safer Recruitment. 
 

                                   
Designated Safeguarding Lead  and Data Protection Officer

Mrs Kristy Davis (Headteacher)

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, Teacher for Children Looked after and Online Safety Lead 

Mrs Tiffany Bolton (Deputy Headteacher)

Safeguarding Governor

Mr Barry Jansen

Parents and carers expect the school to provide a safe, secure and caring environment in which their children can flourish. To meet this expectation, the school implements a wide range of measures and policies, including the school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection policies and Health & Safety policy. Details of these policies can be found in the Policies section of the website.
 
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families and carers has a role to play in safeguarding children. In order to fulfil this responsibility effectively, all professionals should make sure their approach is child-centred. This means that they should consider, at all times, what is in the best interests of the child.  (Keeping Children Safe in Education DfE)

NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. programme

As part of our Safeguarding teaching, I am pleased to inform you that we are participating in the NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. Programme this term. Speak out. Stay safe. is a programme for children aged 5-11 which aims to help children understand abuse in all its forms and to recognise the signs of abuse. Children are taught to speak out if they are worried, either to a safe adult or Childline.

This child friendly programme is aligned with the curriculum and consists of age appropriate virtual assemblies and supporting classroom based activities which we have reviewed, alongside NSPCC volunteer led face to face workshops for children aged 6-7 and 9-11 (Year 2, 5 and 6). The content is delivered in an engaging and interactive way with the help of the NSPCC mascot Buddy. If you would like to know more about the Speak out. Stay safe. programme visit www.nspcc.org.uk/speakout.

Years 1 to 6 teachers will be sharing the NSPCC’s virtual assembly and follow up activities over the coming week. On Thursday 21^st March, Years 2, 5 and 6 will participate in face-to-face workshops led by an NSPCC Schools’ Co-ordinator.

Additional NSPCC resources for families to help keep children safe

The NSPCC have shared some important information below on wider NSPCC resources and support to help keep children safe.

I hope you find this information about the NSPCC and the Speak out. Stay safe. programme helpful. Please do contact me if you have any further questions.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs K Davis

Headteacher

Relationship and Sex Education (RSE)

Please click on the link which will take you to our RSE curriculum area where you will find the key information you will need to know about the coverage of RSE at our school.