01494 562 813
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Naphill and Walters Ash School
“Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility. ” – KCSIE 2022
Naphill and Walters Ash School is committed to all aspects of safeguarding. We believe that all children have the right to be protected from abuse and harm.
The Governing Body takes seriously its responsibility under section 11 of the Children Act and duties under ‘Working Together to safeguard children 2018’ to work together with other agencies to ensure adequate arrangements exist within our setting to identify, and support those children who are suffering harm or are likely to suffer harm.
We recognise that all staff and governors have a full and active part to play in protecting our pupils from harm, and that the child’s welfare is our paramount concern. We ensure that anyone, paid or voluntary, who seeks to work in our school is safe to do so.
Our school provides a safe, caring, positive and stimulating environment that promotes the social, physical and moral development of the individual child free from discrimination or bullying where children can learn and develop happily.
Cause for Concern
Our first priority is your child’s welfare and we are required to take any reasonable action to ensure the safety of our pupils. However there may be occasions when we have reason to be concerned that a child may be subject to ill-treatment, neglect or other forms of abuse.
If you are worried about a child’s safety please do not hesitate to contact any of the Designated Safeguarding Leads straight away.
Our Safeguarding Team:
The following members of staff are Designated Safeguarding Leads for Naphill and Walters AshSchool:
They can be contacted via the school office, or by telephone on 01494 562813.
The Designated Teacher for looked after and previously looked after children is Miss K Gwynn.
The school’s child protection policy can be found in our policies section.
All visitors must report to the reception area where they will be asked to sign in via our electronic signing in system. Visitors will be given a security badge to wear for the duration of the visit and are asked to return these to the reception when signing out.
We expect parents, staff and children to be vigilant at all times. The school has an intruder alarm system and our caretaker’s house is on the school site. The school benefits from the support of the RAF police in its security measures.
Looked After Children
The head teacher is the designated person for Looked After Children (LAC) and is responsible for ensuring that an up to date list of children who are subject to a Care Order or are accommodated by the Local Authority is regularly reviewed and updated. The Education of Children in Public Care (ECPC) Team must be made aware of all LAC in the school. The head is also responsible for notifying Social Care when a child or young person attending the school is privately fostered. More information can be found in the Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy.