Safeguarding
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.
At Brandesburton Primary School, we recognise that your child is our responsibility and concern. We want to work in partnership with you, and discuss with you, any concerns we, or you, may have.
It is a priority to inform and involve you at every stage in your child’s time at the school.
The ER Safeguarding Children Board has laid down the procedures we follow, and the school has adopted a Child Protection Policy in line with this for the safety of all.
If you want to know more about our procedures or the policy, please speak to Miss L Northen, our Headteacher, Mrs Platten, our deputy Child Protection Co-ordinator, or Mr P White who is the Governor with responsibility for Child Protection. Please find numbers below.
We have strong links to many agencies that can help parents in times of difficulty and welcome the opportunity to support our families. All information is dealt with in the strictest of confidence.
Since the first priority is your child’s welfare, there may be rare occasions when our concern about your child means that we have to consult other agencies even before we contact you.
Meet our Safeguarding Team
School Designated Safeguarding Lead / Child Protection Coordinator :
Miss L Northen
Email: brands.head@eastriding.gov.uk
Telephone: 01964 542472
Deputy Child Protection Coordinator :
Mrs K Platten
The School DSL/ Deputy DSL Role
The DSL or Dep DSL (or another appropriately trained Senior member of staff) will be available on site when the school is open to advise staff or respond to urgent Child Protection matters.
The DSL and Deputy DSL are designated to take the lead responsibility for Child protection.
This includes:
• providing advice and support and information to staff as appropriate
• liaising with the LA and other agencies including the involvement in Early Help Assessments and plans
• obtaining, maintaining and transferring CP records for individual pupils and liaising with previous and receiving schools
• ensuring the preparation of appropriate reports for and attendance at Case Conferences, Core Groups and other multi agency meetings
• arranging appropriate induction and continuing training for all staff
• liaising with the headteacher and Designated Child Protection/ Safeguarding Governor
• encouraging a culture in staff of listening to pupils and taking account of their wishes and feelings and supporting measures and plans put in place to support or protect them
Online Safety Coordinator :
Mrs R Altoft
Online Safety Governor :
Mr P White
Chair of Governors Child Protection / Safeguarding Governor :
Mr P White brands@eastriding.gov.uk
Roles & Responsibilities
All staff have received and had time allocated to read and have the opportunity to seek advice or clarification about the current:
• Keeping Children Safe in Education – Part 1 information for all School & College staff.
• School Staff Code of Conduct.
• Staff Child protection Procedures.
All staff have access to the current:
• Keeping Children Safe In Education Full guidance
• School Strategic Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy
• What to Do if you are worried a child is being abused
• The School safeguarding whistle blowing guidance.
All adults working with or on behalf of children have a professional, moral and legal responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. This includes a responsibility to be alert to possible abuse, neglect, exploitation and violent extremist radicalisation and to record and report concerns to staff identified with child protection responsibilities within the school.
The Governing Body has the responsibility to monitor and ensure that all CP arrangements, procedures, policies and training are in place and effective. Safeguarding is an agenda item on every full governing body meeting, and any relevant reports on the working of the CP policy are reported to governors in this way.
Other Safeguarding Contacts
Early Help & Safeguarding Hub (EHASH) Support & Advice :
01482-395500
Local ER Children Safeguarding Team :
Beverley Team 01482-880066
Out of hours Emergency Duty Safeguarding Team :
01482-393939
