Safeguarding
We are committed to ensuring all children feel happy and safe in school.
We fully recognises our responsibility under section 175 of the Education Act 2002 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and to work together with other agencies to ensure effective arrangements within our school to identify, assess and support children suffering from harm.
Safeguarding our school community and having a strong culture of safeguarding is paramount and is everyone’s responsibility in school. We work closely with families to ensure that everyone has the support they need to thrive.
We teach our learners how to keep themselves and others safe as part of our PSHE and RSE lessons. Learners with SEND are supported with care to ensure their needs are met.
A copy of our Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy is available here.
Meet our Safeguarding Team
Safeguarding Governor - Ross Newman
The school follows the advice issued from the South Gloucestershire Children's Partnership and their site has a range of useful information for parents and carers as well as numbers to contact if you have concerns about the safety and wellbeing of a child.
https://sites.southglos.gov.uk/safeguarding/children/safeguarding-children-board/about-the-board/
What exactly is child abuse?
Child abuse can take a range of different forms. A child being mistreated or abused (sometimes called ‘Significant Harm’) can be defined as physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse or neglect.
Child abuse can occur at home, or in the organisations, schools or groups that the child goes to.
There are 4 major categories of child abuse:
- Physical abuse
- Emotional abuse
- Sexual abuse and exploitation
- Neglect
Staff training
We prioritise regular training and information sharing on the categories of child abuse described above and broader safeguarding issues, such as mental health, online safety and adverse childhood experiences. Our staff receive face to face safeguarding and child protection training as part of their induction. In addition, each year, all staff receive further focused training during INSET days and staff briefings and read the Statutory Guidance issued to schools, 'Keeping Children Safe in Education,' updated yearly. Building the skills and knowledge within our staff team to respond to concerns and to be alert to potential indicators is crucial.
Our safeguarding staff above can be reached using the main school number 01454 866559 or by emailing enquiries@filtonhillprimary.co.uk.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any concerns- we are here to help.
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