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    • Safeguarding

    If you have any concern about safeguarding please remember to contact a Designated Safeguarding Lead immediately.

    The Designated Safeguarding Leads are:

    • Aimee Theobold - Lead DSL / Pastoral Team Lead / SENDCO
    • Victoria Langley - DSL / Head of School
    • Georgia Jones - DSL / SRB Lead
    • Deirdre Kane -  DSL / Parent Support Adviser
    • Sam Chapman - DSL / Site Manager
    • Susan Sayer - DSL Little Pirates Manager
    • Karen Armes - DSL Little Pirates Manager

    Definition of Safeguarding

    In relation to children and young people, safeguarding and promoting their welfare is defined in ‘working together to safeguard children’ as:

    • Promoting children from maltreatment
    • Preventing impairment of children’s health or development
    • Ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
    • Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes

     

    • Child Mental Health & Wellbeing- 10 Top Tips for Parents Maintaining good mental health is just as important as having a healthy body. It affects the way children think, feel and act. As a parent, you play an important role in promoting your child's mental health and recognising when there may be early signs of difficulties.

    Operation Encompass

    At Drake Primary School and Little Pirates Day Care we are working in partnership with Norfolk Constabulary and Norfolk Children’s Services to identify and provide appropriate support to pupils who have experienced domestic violence in their household; this scheme is called Operation Encompass. In order to achieve this, Norfolk Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub will share police information of all domestic incidents where one of our pupils has been present with the Designated Safeguarding Lead(s). On receipt of any information, the Designated Safeguarding Lead will decide on the appropriate support the child requires, this could be silent or overt. All information sharing and resulting actions will be undertaken in accordance with the ‘Norfolk Joint Agency Protocol for Domestic Abuse – Notifications to Schools’. We will record this information and store this information in accordance with the record keeping procedures outlined in this policy.

    Safeguarding action may be needed to protect children and learners from:

    • Neglect
    • Physical Abuse
    • Sexual Abuse
    • Emotional Abuse
    • Bullying, including online bullying and prejudice-based bullying
    • Racist, disability and homophobic or transphobic abuse
    • Gender – based violence/violence against women and girls
    • Peer-on – peer, such as sexual abuse violence and harassment
    • Radicalisation and/or extremist behaviour
    • Child sexual exploitation and trafficking
    • Child criminal exploitation, including county lines
    • Serious violent crime
    • Risks linked to using technology and social media, including online bullying; the risks of being groomed online for exploitation or radicalisation: and risks of accessing and generating inappropriate content, sharing of nude and semi-nude images, 
    • Teenage relationship abuse
    • Up skirting, (which is a criminal offence)
    • Substance misuse
    • Issues that may be specific to a local area or population, for example gang activity and youth violence
    • Domestic abuse
    • Female Genital Mutilation
    • Forced marriage
    • Fabricated or induced illness
    • Poor parenting
    • Homelessness
    • So-called honour-based violence
    • Other issues not listed here but that pose a risk to children, learners and vulnerable adults

    • See Something, Hear Something, Say Something A county-wide campaign is being launched on Thursday 9th April calling on communities to look out for children and young people, during the current coronavirus lockdown. Entitled See Something, Hear Something, Say Something, the campaign focuses on keeping children safe, as families face the pressure of staying at home for this prolonged period

    Leaders and managers have put in place effective child protection and staff behaviour policies that are well understood by everyone in the setting.

    Guidance from Norfolk County Council

    Government Guidance

    • Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) The Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) deals with allegations of abuse made against adults working with children. Every local authority must have a LADO in place who is responsible for coordinating the response to the allegation

    • Child Line We're here for you, whatever's on your mind. We'll support you. Guide you. Help you make decisions that are right for you. Our tips and techniques, ideas and inspiration, can help you feel more in control. And you can access them in your own time, at your own pace!

    • Preventing radicalisation Prevent strategy In Norfolk, authorities and communities are working together to deliver the Government’s Prevent strategy through the Community Safety Partnership. The strategy is set up to challenge all forms of terrorism, including the influence of far right extremists. The focus of Prevent is identifying people who may be vulnerable to radicalisation or getting involved in extremism, and supporting them in order to help protect them from harm. Radicalisation is comparable to other forms of harm and abuse and is treated as a safeguarding issue.

    Please look at our Online Safety resources:

    Online Safety

    • Chat Health ChatHealth is a secure NHS approved text messaging service for aged 11- 19 years old.

    • MIND We provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

    • Samaritans Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We're here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We're waiting for your call. Call us for free on 116 123

    • Domestic Abuse Helpline There is support available to help you whether you are currently experiencing domestic abuse or have recently left an abusive relationship. If you, or anyone else, is at immediate risk of harm, phone the police on 999.

    • Norfolk Safeguarding Children Board Every local authority in the country has a Local Safeguarding Children Board in place. This is to make sure that children are protected from harm and that their welfare is promoted. It is an independent organisation, made up of statutory and voluntary partners. They make sure that people working with children carry out their safeguarding responsibilities as required by law. They can also provide information on Signs of Safety, a new approach Norfolk’s Children Services have implemented, which supports families who may need help bringing up their children. More information, including contact details for professionals, can be found at www.norfolklscb.org.

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