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SAFEGUARDING TEAM
OUR SAFEGUARDING TEAM
Beaumont Primary Academy is committed to ensuring the welfare and safety of all our children. We believe that pupils have a right to learn in a supportive, caring and safe environment which includes the right to protection from all types of abuse; staff are vigilant for signs of any pupil in distress and are confident about applying our safeguarding processes to avert and alleviate any such problems.
Safeguarding is about ensuring that everyone is safe from harm, this includes; safe from bullying, safe from people who could abuse, safe from discrimination or harassment, and that we all feel safe in our environment.
The UN convention on the rights of the child, Article 19 (protection from violence, abuse and neglect) states:
Governments must do all they can to ensure that children are protected from all forms of violence, abuse, neglect and bad treatment by their parents or anyone else who looks after them.
If you are ever concerned about the safety or wellbeing of someone at our school please talk to the Academy's Designated Safeguarding Lead or to another member of the team.
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Katie Wilkinson - DSL, Teacher of Child Looked After and Attendance Lead
Email: kwilkinson@beaumontprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01484 503111
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads
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Miss Debbie Kelly Principal |
Miss Sally Tunnacliffe Assistant Principal of Inclusion |
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Mrs Mandy Reid Early Help Officer |
Ms Fiona Thompson Early Years assistant Principal |
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Mrs Rachel Smith Senior Lead Nursery Practitioner |
Mrs Elizabeth Roberts Senior Lead Nursery Practitioner |
What is the role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead?
The Designated Safeguarding Lead at Beaumont Primary Academy is Mrs Wilkinson. The DSL role is to ensure all children are happy and safe at both home and school. She, alongside Miss Kelly, Miss Tunncliffe, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Reid, Mrs Smith and Mrs Roberts will meet parents and talk about ways to support you at home and in some cases, may make referrals to social care or other appropriate agencies. Other parts of their job are:
- Train staff to a high standard about different areas of safeguarding
- Help parents get the support they may need to make positive changes
- Support parent and child mental health
- Identify cases of abuse, radicalisation, crime etc. and refer to the relevant agencies
- Be the first point of contact for parents, staff, children and other agencies to share worries and concerns.
- Attend all safeguarding meetings such as Child protection conferences, core group, child in need or Team Around the Family meetings.
- Keep detailed written records of all concerns and referrals.
- Play a role in leading on online safety and PSHE to ensure all children are taught about appropriate things.
- Encourage a culture of listening and hearing the child's voice.
Safeguarding Policy
If you do not feel safe or if you are worried about the safety of someone else, please speak to any of our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) about any concerns.
At Beaumont Primary Academy we follow the Department for Education (DfE) Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). This is strategy guidance. This sets out the legal duties that govern all schools and colleges in England when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children under the age of 18 years old.
This guidance can be found clicking the below.
Working together to safeguard children is statutory guidance produced the government which outlines how professional’s working with children, young people and families should work together in order to ensure that children and young people remain safe from harm.
This guidance can be found clicking the below.
Reporting and managing bullying incidents.
Bullying is behaviour that hurts someone else’s such as name calling, hitting, pushing, spreading rumours, threatening or undermining someone. It can happen anywhere – at school, at home or online. It’s usually repeated over a long period of time and can hurt a child both physically and emotionally.
Reporting and managing bullying incidents
Bullying that happens online, using social networks, games and mobile phones, is often called cyberbullying. A child can feel like there’s no escape because it can happen wherever they are, at any time of day or night.
It can be hard for adults, including parents, to know whether or not a child is being bullied. A child might not tell anyone because they're scared the bullying will get worse. They might think that they deserve to be bullied, or that it's their fault.
Signs of bullying:
You can’t always see the signs of bullying. And no one sign indicates for certain that a child’s being bullied. But you should look out for:
- belongings getting “lost” or damaged
- physical injuries such as unexplained bruises
- being afraid to go to school, being mysteriously 'ill' each morning, or skipping school
- not doing as well at school
- asking for, or stealing, money (to give to a bully)
- being nervous, losing confidence, or becoming distressed and withdrawn
- problems with eating or sleeping
- bullying others.
Children don’t think of people they’ve met online through social networking and online games as strangers, they’re just online friends. This can make them vulnerable to bullying, inappropriate friendships and grooming.
Unfortunately bullying can happen anywhere-even online, and it can take many different forms. Children could receive unpleasant emails or text messages, and people may say or mean offensive things to them or post cruel comments or pictures on social networks. Bullying can also involve being purposefully blocked, ignored, and excluded from games or social media sites. Often children won’t know who the comments are from, as users can post things anonymously. The online bully may be someone who they know, or they could be a stranger.
Anonymous websites, texting sharing services and apps are on the increase. These services can appeal to young people as it lets them explore issues anonymously and ask difficult questions. However, anonymity can make the risk of being bullied or contacted by strangers worse.
Signs of Cyberbullying:
- sending threatening or abusive text messages
- creating and sharing embarrassing images or videos
- 'trolling' - the sending of menacing or upsetting messages on social networks, chat rooms or online games
- excluding children from online games, activities or friendship groups
- setting up hate sites or groups about a particular child
- encouraging young people to self-harm
- voting for or against someone in an abusive poll
- creating fake accounts, hijacking or stealing online identities to embarrass a young person or cause trouble using their name.
- any other inappropriate images or messages
What if my child is bullying someone?
Find out whether other children were involved and what part your child played. They may not have realised that what happened was bullying. Tell them explicitly that this behaviour isn’t acceptable and if the behaviour happened online, explain that this doesn’t mean it’s not upsetting. Help them understand how what they’ve done feels. You could ask them how they think the other child felt, or how they feel when someone says unkind things to them. Explain that leaving someone out of an online discussion or group can be just as bad as attacking them directly. Encourage them to apologise to the person involved and, if online, help them to remove the content.
What can I do as a parent/carer?
Arrange a meeting with the school, you can bring another person along with you for support if you wish. We will then support you and your child in line with the academies behaviour policy. If you have any evidence of the bullying such as text messages, record of incidents, screenshots it would be helpful if you could bring these along to the meeting. We may have to inform the police if the bullying involves ongoing harassment and intimidation or a hate crime (such as racism or homophobia).
If the bullying is taking place online, we would encourage that you Block and Report any further contact between your child and the other child. Explain to your child what bullying and cyberbullying is.
Let your child know you’re always there for them, remember children can feel embarrassed, scared to talk or worried they will get into trouble. You can suggest they talk to a teacher or call child line on 08001111.
If you are concerned about your child or other children, please contact:
Nahid Arshad the academy’s Behaviour Mentor
Email: office@beaumontprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01484 503111
Beaumont Primary Anti-Bullying Policy
Here are some useful websites that can provide you with information on bullying and how to deal with this as a parent or carer.
YoungMinds How To Deal With Bullying and Getting Help
NSPCC Helping Children Deal with Bullying & Cyberbullying
Pacer National Bullying Prevention Centre
Evacuation, Invacuation & Lockdown
All staff at Beaumont Primary Academy have had training relating to the policies and procedures for Invacuation, Lockdown and Evacuation.
This training ensures all staff are aware of what to do in an emergency to ensure the safeguarding of children is paramount.
Information Websites
Below is a list of websites that we regularly use at Beaumont Primary School that will provide you with lots of information as a parent and to support your child with any difficulties they may be experiencing.
