Safeguarding Advice

Safeguarding Advice

Senior Designated Staff for Safeguarding:

Jacqui Hardie - Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead

Stella Divall - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Safeguarding at Weeting

Please click below to view our current Safeguarding Policy.

DEMAT Safeguarding Policy 2023/24

Support when the school is closed

If you believe that a child is at immediate risk of harm please ring 999.

If you are concerned about the safety of a child, you are able to contact the Children Advice and Duty Service (CADS) through Norfolk Council Customer Service on 0844 800 8020.

Support at School

You can telephone the school to arrange a call back or meeting on: 01842 810587

You can email the school on: Weeting@trinitypartnership.norfolk.sch.uk

Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

Dr Jacqui Hardie jhardie@trinitypartnership.norfolk.sch.uk

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

Mrs Stella Divall sdivall@trinitypartnership.norfolk.sch.uk

Prevent Lead

Dr Jacqui Hardie jhardie@trinitypartnership.norfolk.sch.uk

Designated Teacher for LAC/CLA

Dr Jacqui Hardie jhardie@trinitypartnership.norfolk.sch.uk

Mental Health Lead

Mrs Stella Divall sdivall@trinitypartnership.norfolk.sch.uk

Trust Safeguarding Representative

Mrs Jo Brown

Useful Links and Resources:

Childline – www.childline.org.uk Tel: 0800111

NSPCC – www.nspcc.org.uk

Norfolk Safeguarding Partnership Board

Norfolk Mental Health Support for Children and Young People

Keeping Children Safe Online

Women’s Aid

Domestic Abuse Support

Prevent

As part of Weeting CE Primary School’s ongoing safeguarding and child protection duties we are fully behind the government’s Prevent Strategy.

From 1 July 2015 all schools are subject to a duty under section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, in the exercise of their functions, to have “due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism”. This duty is known as the Prevent Duty for Schools.

At Weeting, we build children's resilience to radicalisation by promoting fundamental British values and enabling our pupils to challenge extremist views.

The statutory guidance refers to the importance of Prevent awareness training to equip staff to identify children at risk of being drawn into terrorism and to challenge extremist ideas. The Home Office has developed a core training product for this purpose . All our staff have received this training. The DSL and DDSL have also completed additional training to support with this.

Prevent Action Plan (click here)

Please click here for a link to the Prevent Duty for Schools.

Government advice site for parents.

Please click here for a link to the official Prevent Strategy document.

Online safety

E-Safety is an important part of keeping children safe at Weeting CE Primary School . We have extensive security measures in place in school, which are monitored both internally and externally, to help safeguard pupils from potential dangers or unsuitable material. Any e-Safety incidents are recorded and managed. E-Safety is taught to all pupils explaining and demonstrating how to stay safe and behave appropriately online.

We can only be successful in keeping children safe online if we work with parents to ensure the E-Safety message is consistent. It is important that parents speak to their children about how they can keep safe and behave appropriately online.

Please follow the link below for further advice and guidance on how to keep our children safe online.

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

It’s essential to be realistic - banning the Internet or technology will not work and it often makes a child less likely to report a problem. Education around safe use is essential.