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Safeguarding

Greenvale Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are fully committed to ensuring that consistent effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff at school. All concerns are passed through the members of staff who are trained as “Designated Safeguarding Leads” in school in compliance with the “Keeping Children Safe in Education” (2023) guidance.

Safeguarding poster designed for our children

You can read our Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy and also our Child version - Safeguarding Policy and Safeguarding Overview at Greenvale. 

If you have any concerns about the welfare and safety of a pupil at Greenvale, you should alert your concerns to a member of staff who will pass these on to the Designated Safeguard Lead as appropriate.

Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL):

Mrs A. Allnutt (Headteacher) Telephone No. 01634 409521

Deputy DSLs:

Mrs L. Powlesland (Deputy Headteacher) Telephone No. 01634 40921

Mrs M. Harris (Family Support and Parenting Practitioner) Telephone No. 01634 409521

OR: email in to office@greenvale.medway.sch.uk with a request for a DSL to contact you.

If you think a child is at immediate risk of harm phone 999.

 

What to do if you are worried about a child…

Please use the dropdown options for further information, services and contact numbers.

Medway’s First Response service

Members of the public and professionals can use our referral and contact form to report any safeguarding concerns about a child or young person.

Once the form has been submitted, it will be reviewed and assessed and action will be taken.

Report a child safeguarding concern

Report an adult safeguarding concern

You can also phone 01634 334466 or our 24-hour emergency number 03000 419 191.

If you have concerns about a child you can also phone:

  • NSPCC on 0808 800 5000 10am - 8pm
  • Under 18 calling - Child Line on 0800 1111
  • Medway Police on 01622 690690
  • Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO); Telephone No. 01634 331307 admin: 01634 331065

Additional links:

Other sites you may wish to use at home:

In the best interests of all our children we use the following safeguarding measures:

Cause for Concern

Staff members are asked to report any causes for concern to the DSL (or Deputy DSL in her absence) using a written proforma (securely online using CPOMS). Any concerns will be shared with parents as early as possible as more often than not there are extremely reasonable explanations for the concern. Concerns may range from children being visibly upset to persistent lateness to children ‘disclosing’ concerns.

Attendance

All lateness and absences are recorded by the Attendance Officer. Reasons will be sought for all absence or lateness. Attendance is monitored through these systems and referrals to the Safeguarding Team can be made. Parents will always be informed of concerns around attendance at the earliest point. If attendance concerns continue the school will refer to the Attendance Advisory Practitioner.

If a child leaves our school and we are not informed of a receiving school, we will follow the government procedures and report the child as ‘missing in education’.

Online Safety

We support our students’ use of the internet and seek to underpin their knowledge of safe use and protection. We provide our students with an awareness of how to stay safe online both in the school environment. Regular parent workshops are planned to support families. Please see our Online Safety page for more details.

PREVENT

Prevent is a government strategy with the aim of reducing the likelihood of young people becoming radicalised and then engaging in any form of violent extremism. You can find out more by following the link below

Prevent for Primary Schools

Parent pamphlet on the Prevent Strategy

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