Safeguarding and Child Protection

The safety and well-being of the children who attend Bosbury CE Primary School is our FIRST priority.  Children cannot learn effectively unless they feel both happy and safe.  We therefore adhere to stringent Safeguarding procedures to protect the welfare of all our pupils.

We are committed to:

1. ⇒ Establishing an ethos in which children feel secure, valued and confident of being listened to;
4. ⇒ Giving children the confidence to talk to adults in the school about abuse and to make disclosures to them;
2. ⇒ Establishing relationships with parents that build on an understanding of the school’s responsibility to protect children (and recognition that this may sometimes require referral of individual children to other child protection agencies);
5. ⇒ Establishing appropriate expectations of interpersonal behaviour; and developing strategies to help children to protect themselves;
8. ⇒ Providing training for staff in recognising signs, symptoms and behaviour which are symptomatic of abuse and in responding appropriately, and;
11. ⇒ Establishing good procedures and practices in relation to record keeping.
13. 
    It is the moral and legal duty of ALL adults in charge of children to be ready to protect pupils at risk of and in danger of any form of abuse.  Education staff in particular have a vitally-important responsibility to observe, monitor and refer suspected abuse.
    
    Any member of staff suspecting child abuse or neglect MUST refer their suspicions to the Designated Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) or Headteacher, who will then make a referral to Social Services if appropriate. This is known as whistleblowing.
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    It is important that staff are aware that many more children experience abuse than are registered as requiring protection.  It is therefore essential that school staff are vigilant in identifying abuse.
12. The latest copies of our safeguarding and child protection policies can be downloaded via the links below:

1.    Bosbury School Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy 
4.    Bosbury School Child on Child Abuse Policy 
7.    KCSIE 
9.    

   Bosbury School Early Help Offer

   Herefordshire Council Early Help 

A list of useful websites of organizations and charities related to safeguarding children can be accessed by clicking on the logos below:

                 Barnardo's 

               Childline

             Educate Against Hate

              Herefordshire Safeguarding Children Board

            NSPCC

              Think U Know

       West Midlands Safeguarding Procedures

             UK Safer Internet Centre

Further links to other useful safeguarding documents related to the use of personal computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones can also be found below:

  E-Safety Flowchart

  E-Safety Tips

  Internet Matters Parental Age Guide for 6-10 Year Olds

  Keeping Your Child Safe Online

  Share Aware Booklet

  TikTok Parent Fact Sheet

  Your Child's Online World