John Perry Primary is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for children, staff and visitors and promoting a climate where children and adults will feel confident about sharing any concerns.
We aim to safeguard and promote the welfare of children by protecting them 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.
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in our school is the responsibility of the whole school community. All adults working in this School are required to report instances of actual or suspected child abuse or neglect to the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
If you have any Safeguarding or child protection concerns, you should contact the staff below at school.
The Safeguarding Team: Ms Nina Rajan-Weare is Designated Safeguarding Lead, Mrs Karen Langridge, Mrs Lori Buckle, Mrs Vicky Walker and Mrs Gabi Hart are Deputy Safeguarding Leads.
Mrs Annette Rose and Mrs Kirstie Southall are Safeguarding Governors.
Contact via Email: safeguarding@johnperry.bardaglea.org.uk
Safeguarding poster 2024
The school’s policy applies to the whole of the school’s workforce, along with volunteers, governors and any contractors working on the school site.
Our safeguarding procedures focus on 5 main elements:
- Staff recruitment and selection – ensuring that all staff (volunteers etc.) have been appropriately checked for their suitability, using the Safe Recruitment procedures.
- Raising awareness of safeguarding issues and equipping children with the skills needed to keep them safe.
- Developing and implementing procedures for identifying and reporting cases, or suspected cases, of abuse.
- Supporting pupils who have been abused, in accordance with an agreed, child-centred plan.
- Establishing a safe and nurturing environment free from discrimination or bullying, where children can learn and develop happily.
We recognise that because of their day-to-day contact with children, school staff are ideally placed to observe the outward signs of abuse. Staff in schools will therefore:
- Report any inappropriate behaviour / activities to designated staff.
- Establish and maintain an environment where children feel secure, are encouraged to talk and are listened to.
- Ensure that children know that they can approach any adult in school if they are worried and they will receive a consistent, supportive response.
- Provide, within the PSHE curriculum, opportunities for children to develop the skills they need to recognise, and stay safe, from abuse.
What does safeguarding mean for our children at school?
“Safeguarding” refers to all the things we do to make sure you are kept safe from any harm.
Safeguarding means that staff will:
- Protect you from harm.
- Make sure that nothing stops you being healthy or developing properly.
- Make sure that you are looked after.
- Make sure that you have the best life chances and can grow up happy and successful.
We will make sure that the school is a friendly, welcoming and supportive place to spend time in, making it somewhere you want to be.
We want to make sure that you know who to ask for help, and will plan lessons to help you know how to look after yourself online and in the real world.
What is Child protection?
Child Protection is part of Safeguarding and promoting welfare. It refers to the activity that is undertaken to protect specific children who are suffering, or are likely to suffer, significant harm.
You can find out more in our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
What is Prevent duty?
Schools have a legal duty, called the Prevent duty, to “have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.
At John Perry we take safeguarding extremely seriously and are aware that radicalisation can have a similarly effect on young people, families and communities. Protecting pupils from the influence of extremist ideas is therefore an important part of our school’s safeguarding role.
By fostering a strong school ethos, underpinned by our school values and Inclusive curriculum, and actively promoting fundamental British values (democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance) we actively promote our students’ resilience to extremist narratives and prepare them for life in modern Britain.
Staff Understanding of Safeguarding and Child Protection
All staff must read and sign Part 1 of Keeping children Safe in Education 2023 and all staff receive a regular and up-to-date safeguarding and child protection training session annually.
Our Early Help Offer
Early Help refers to the offer of any information, advice or support to children, young people and their families as soon as possible in their lives, or when issues emerge, to help prevent problems from escalating.
At John Perry we recognise the challenges that families face in bringing up children. There may be times when you need extra help and support. If this is the case please come and talk to us. There are many ways in which we can help as outlined in this offer of early help.
The diagram below shows the range of needs at different levels (please just click it to view a larger copy). We use this graduated approach to make sure we provide the best support for different families’ individual situations to make sure we provide the best support for families’ individual situations.
