Sutton-on-the-Forest Church of England Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding Statement Jan 24 Our Safeguarding lead is Helen Pye and Deputy Safeguarding lead is Jodie Neill. We work under the guidance of the Department for Education. Please see ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education – Statutory Guidance for Schools and Colleges Part One‘ and the school’s Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy. Child Protection Policy 2024-2025
We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment. Some of these can be viewed below or follow this link Policies
Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child’s welfare.
If you have any concerns about a child or adult’s safety, welfare or general wellbeing, please ensure that you speak with a member of our safeguarding team Safeguarding Poster Jan 2024
Children can approach any of the people on this poster if they have concerns or worries Safeguarding poster for children
Click here to read our Child Protection Policy Child Protection Policy 2024-2025
We strongly believe that our school should be a welcoming and safe place for our children, staff, parents and visitors alike and that our parents share that belief. We have legal responsibilities for the safeguarding and well-being of children and staff, and a duty of care to all users of our school.
All adults who enter our school site at any time set examples of behaviour and conduct which influence children and young people and we believe that they should therefore demonstrate high standards of conduct in order to encourage our pupils to do the same. Parents and carers must show respect to all other parents and carers, children and staff.
Adults who do not behave in an acceptable manner may be asked to leave the site and the Headteacher has the right to further restrict their access.
Behaviour which is regarded as unacceptable includes:
School-related issues which parents or carers have concerning school, pupils or their families must be brought to the attention of a member of staff. Parents or carers must not try to resolve any issues themselves by direct action on site. If issues cannot be successfully resolved by speaking to a staff member, parents’ and carers’ correct course of action is use our Complaints Procedure as appropriate
We expect all communication between parents and school to be conducted in a polite and respectful manner. Communication may be similarly restricted if it becomes unacceptable
Thank you for your cooperation.
The school shares a purpose with parents to keep children safe from harm and to have their welfare promoted. If you have concerns about a child being at risk of harm, please speak to Mrs Pye, a member of our Safeguarding Team or you can report concerns to a range of agencies. Information for parents are on the following websites:
In our modern world, technology can pose certain risks that we want to protect our children against.
Our internet provision currently utilises the Smoothwall filtering solution. This is a comprehensive filtering
Children at Sutton on the Forest Primary School do not have unsupervised access to the internet in school, and staff ensure children are appropriately monitored when using the internet. Online safety is explicitly taught in all year groups. Our aim is that all children at Sutton on the Forest Primary School will understand how to use the internet effectively and responsibly, and how to stay safe when accessing the internet, both at school and at home.
The CEOP website has important information about how to ensure your child is safely using the internet. If you are worried about online sexual abuse or the ways someone has been communicating with your child online, Make a report to one of CEOP’s Child Protection Advisors.
At Sutton, we use CPOMS. This is a software application for monitoring child protection, safeguarding and a whole range of pastoral and welfare issues. The software helps with the management and recording of child protection, behavioural issues, bullying, special educational needs, domestic issues and much much more. By using CPOMS, we can ensure that pupils are safe and fully supported, whilst school staff can focus on teaching and providing support, instead of administration. Every member of staff across school has an obligation to report any concerns which they may have. CPOMS allows them to record information in a central repository and have relevant people alerted immediately.
Smoothwall Monitor Information
Smoothwall Monitor is a human moderated digital monitoring solution. It alerts designated school staff to students suspected of becoming vulnerable based on their digital behaviours.
What a child does, says or shares online can, often unknowingly, place them in harm’s way, For example inappropriate online conversations, cyberbullying, sexual grooming, harmful image sharing, oversharing personal information, racism and more.
A child’s behaviour can also reveal concerns in other parts of their lives that they may be unwilling or unable to speak about. These can include suicidal thoughts, eating disorders, radicalisation, self-harm, depression, violence and others. Smoothwall Monitor Information
On 1st July 2015 the Prevent duty (section 26) of The Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 came into force. This duty places the responsibility on local authorities and schools to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.
Sutton on the Forest Church of England Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its pupils. As a school we recognise that safeguarding against radicalisation is as important as safeguarding against any other vulnerability.
All staff are expected to uphold and promote the fundamental principles of British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. We believe that children should be given the opportunity to explore diversity and understand Britain as a multi-cultural society; everyone should be treated with respect whatever their race, gender, sexuality, religious belief, special need, or disability.
As part of our commitment to safeguarding and child protection we fully support the government’s Prevent Strategy.
Sutton on the Forest Church of England Primary School is part of a project that runs jointly between all schools, academies and colleges in North Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Police.
This project, Operation Encompass, has been designed to provide early reporting to schools of any domestic abuse incidents that occur outside of normal school hours and that might have had an impact on a child attending our premises the following day. This information will be shared at the earliest opportunity between Monday to Thursday and, when an incident occurs on a Friday, Saturday or a Sunday, the police will contact us on the following Monday.
