Safeguarding

At Hoyle Court  we consider the safeguarding of children to be our most important priority. Children need to feel safe, cared for and valued in order to learn and thrive. In our school we follow the guidance set out in ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ 2019 which states that schools must ensure they:

  • Protect children from maltreatment
  • Prevent the impairment of children’s health or development
  • Ensure children grow up in safe and effective care
  • Take action to ensure children achieve the best outcomes

To ensure the above guidelines are followed we take action to enable all children to have the best outcomes through our safeguarding measures regardless of their age, culture, physical needs, gender, language, racial origin, religious beliefs and sexual identity. In order to do this we have clear procedures in place to ensure that disclosures or allegations are taken seriously, recorded correctly and investigated.

Hoyle Court Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Child Protection Policy which can be viewed on our Policies page.

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 parents/carers first, unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child’s welfare.

Key Safeguarding Staff in School

Our Designated Lead for Safeguarding Children (DSL) is Mrs Thirkill.

She is supported by 6 Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads;

  • Mrs Nutting  who is our Deputy Headteacher,
  • Mrs Wilson , our SENDCO
  • Mrs Sheard who is our Pupil & Parent Support Manager.
  • Mr Litvinov, our Buisness Manager
  • Mr Greetham, Year 6 Teacher
  • Miss Lockwood, Year 5 Teacher

In addition, we have a Nominated Safeguarding Governor, who ensures school policies and practice are robustly implemented, this is Mrs Sheridan.

The main work of a Safeguarding Lead is to:

  • Make sure all staff are aware how to raise safeguarding concern
  • Ensure all staff understand the symptoms of child abuse and neglect
  • Refer any concerns to social care
  • Monitor children who are the subject of child protection plans
  • Maintain accurate and secure child protection records

 

Use of Photography and Videos

Whilst lots of parents and carers really enjoy seeing photos and videos of their children’s school life we are very mindful of our duty of care towards all our pupils. We take the issue of safeguarding very seriously and this includes the use of photographic and video images.

Any photographs or videos taken by parents, carers and relatives at school productions, sports days or other events are for the enjoyment of individual families. They must not be used in any way that could potentially place a child at risk. This would include publishing images in any form of print or on the internet including social networking sites. This is emphasized before concerts and shows etc and where practical a record of parents and relatives taking photographs or videos is made.

We understand that in exceptional circumstances a parent or carer may not wish their child to be photographed or videoed in this way. If this is the case then please ensure the school office are informed of your wishes.

Occasionally, the local press will be invited to take photographs of school events and special achievements. We like to use photographs of our children on our website, in school documents, for parent information meetings, newsletters and on our display screens around the school. If you do not wish photographs of your child to be used for these purposes, then again, please ensure the school office are clear on your wishes.

We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Child Protection Policy which can be viewed here:

 

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 parents/carers first, unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child’s welfare.

We actively support the Government’s Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism.

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Are you Concerned about a Child?

Acting quickly can make all the difference.

If you think a child might be suffering neglect or abuse, it can be difficult to know what to do. But your action is vital in making sure that child gets the help they need.  This is especially relevant with children being away from school due to the school closures.

To contact the school, call 01274 581898 and ask to speak with one of our Designated  Safeguarding Leads.

If you are concerned about a child in Bradford call Children’s Social Care  Initial Contact Point on 01274 435600

For serious out of hour concerns which cannot wait until the next day, contact the Emergency Duty Service on 01274 431010

 Here is a useful link to Bradford gov website on useful information