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SafeguardingClick this link to read our Child Protection/Safeguarding PolicyAt Donisthorpe Primary School we regard the safeguarding of children as our main priority. We believe that we all have the right to be happy, to be safe and to learn. We all have the responsibility to make this happen.
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Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families has a role to play in safeguarding children. School staff are particularly important as they are in a position to identify concerns early and provide help for children, to prevent concerns from escalating. Schools and their staff form part of the wider safeguarding system for children, working with social care, the police and health services both to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. Safeguarding children permeates all aspects of our work as a school, with a preventative role to inform and boost the resilience of all students by enhancing protective factors in their lives.
Parents and carers play an important role in safeguarding children in their community. If you have any concerns, no matter how small, you should report them to someone you trust who will listen. The school is required to have a designated child protection officer for this purpose. Parents and children should speak to the safeguarding team if they have any concerns about a child.
If you have a safeguarding concern about a staff member, you should speak to the Headteacher. Click on any of the links below to get useful advice on how to keep your child safe. Alternatively pop into school and speak to Mrs Newman or Mr Williamson.
If you need to contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) or Deputy Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) at the school please email: [email protected]
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What are we most worried about in our area?Poverty-driven NeglectPoverty-driven neglect occurs when a parent's ability to care for their child is overwhelmed by financial and other pressures. This can lead to a child's basic needs, such as food, clothing, or shelter, not being met.
Domestic AbuseDomestic violence, also called domestic abuse, includes physical, emotional and sexual abuse in couple relationships or between family members.
Domestic abuse is any type of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between people who are, or who have been in a relationship, regardless of gender or sexuality. It can also happen between adults who are related to one another. County LinesCounty lines describe gangs and organised criminal networks that are involved in exporting and importing illegal drugs within the UK. They often exploit children and vulnerable adults to move and store the drugs and money by using coercion (persuasion through force or threats), intimidation, violence and weapons.
A key factor found in most cases of county lines is some form of exchange, such as carrying drugs in return for something. County lines can involve drugs, violence, gangs, criminal and sexual exploitation, modern slavery and missing persons In county lines, children are often exploited. It can happen when an individual or group takes advantage of an imbalance of power to coerce, control, manipulate or deceive a child or young person Prevent- ExtremismPrevent is a national program that aims to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. It's part of the UK government's Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
How does Prevent work?
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