All Saints’ Church of England (VA) Primary School
Statement on Safeguarding
Our Vision
We believe that every grown-up and child in our school makes up our special family. Through God’s love, and by living out our Christian values, we will give everyone in our school family the strength and care they need to achieve their full potential.
Ephesians 2:18-19
‘Through Christ, we all have the right to come to the Father in one Spirit. You belong to God’s family.’
We want our school to be:
…a family …safe ...caring and loving ...free from bullying
...a fun place to learn in interesting ways
We want our school to be a safe and friendly place where:
v we believe that everybody is loved by God
v we believe that everybody is different and that everybody is special
v we believe that everybody has special gifts and talents
v we feel confident
v we respect each other
v we celebrate life and the teachings of Jesus
v we can achieve our very best
v our achievements are celebrated
We want everybody to know:
v that we are loved and how special that is
v that the world is beautiful and we must look after it
v how amazing life is
v what is right and wrong
v how to make good choices
v how to be a good person in the community
v how to be a good adult when we are older
v how to be healthy and safe
v how to be a good friend
Our school will provide:
v Literacy, Numeracy and ICT skills so that we learn to a high standard and achieve our best
v a place where we can speak to God and learn about his teachings
v exciting learning through Themes
v opportunities to create
v ways to help us become good speakers and listeners
As indicated by our vision statement we are concerned for the welfare and safety for our children.
What is safeguarding?
The Government has defined the term ‘safeguarding children’ as:
‘The process of protecting children from abuse or neglect, preventing impairment of their health and development, and ensuring they are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care that enables children to have optimum life chances and enter adulthood successfully.’
As can be seen safe guarding can cover a wide range of areas and is covered by a wide range of policies and procedures. One of the main policies is the Child Protection Policy . There are though a number of other policies and procedures which have a clear link to safe guarding for example
Educational visits | Code of conduct (staff) |
Health & Safety | Attendance |
Behaviour | Inclusion & SEN |
Bullying | Children in Public Care/Looked after Children |
Confidentiality | PSHCE |
Care, Control & Restraint | Children Missing Education (CME) |
Children as Young Carers | Staff development |
Guidance on Exclusions |
If you have any concerns about Children’s Safety or Child protection issues please contact Mrs Baron, Mr Pattison or Miss Hepworth