Safeguarding

Safeguarding and online safety

Safeguarding is the responsibility of all adults and especially those working or volunteering with children.

Hussain, M

Our Safeguarding Officer. You can contact them by email or by calling the school.

Safeguarding

Below are just some of the areas in which the team can help but if you have any issues regarding your own safety, your child's safety or a friend's safety then please speak to Mrs Hussain.

Phone: 01142 576 238
Email: safeguarding-team@liftfirthpark.org

Safeguarding Statement:
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Safeguarding legislation and government guidance says that safeguarding means:

Protecting children from maltreatment, preventing impairment of children’s health or development, ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

Child Protection: is part of safeguarding and promoting student welfare. It involves measures and structures designed to prevent and respond to significant harm, abuse, exploitation and neglect.

Safeguarding includes: Child Protection, Health Care Plans, Health and Safety, Site Security, Safety on school trips and visits, Safer recruitment – School Central Record & DBS checks, online safety and associated issues, anti-bullying work, children’s & learner’s health, mental health and emotional well-being and so much more.

Early Help

Early Help is the support we give to children and families as soon as problems start. By giving help quickly we can stop little problems becoming big problems which are harder to fix. We will help you put a plan together and then set up a Family Plan Review meeting. We will bring along other services who might be able to help you.

We work with families to help them get the most out of family life, be healthier, achieve, be safe, and enjoy their lives together.It'll cover things like:
- what's going well
- what you're worried about
- what changes you've tried to make in the past
- who offers you help and support

How we (the school) can help you

We'll also talk to your children to understand how they're feeling and find out if there's anything they think they might want help with. Some of the problems we help families with include:
- drug and alcohol issues
- domestic abuse
- mental health issues
- money and housing problems
- bereavement
- relationship problems
- children's health, development, behaviour, and progress at school

All families are entitled to Early Help support - see contact details at the top of this page.

eSafety

Keep an eye on your child’s internet use including email and social media (Facebook, Snapchat, etc)
Check the history folder of your internet browser to check what sites have been accessed
Consider purchasing filter software or see if your ISP (BT, Sky, Talk Talk, etc) provide their own
Protect your computer with firewall/antivirus software

All staff have been trained on how to report safeguarding and technical concerns, such as if: 

They witness or suspect unsuitable material has been accessed
They are able to access unsuitable material
They are teaching topics that could create unusual activity on the filtering logs
There is a failure in the software or an abuse of the system
There are perceived unreasonable restrictions that affect teaching and learning or administrative tasks
They notice abbreviations or misspellings that allow access to restricted material

eSafety student guidance

Never post your personal information, such as a mobile phone number, home address, or the name of your school
Be aware that information you give out through social networking sites, instant messages, emails and blogs could put you at risk of bullying or harassment
Never meet in person with anyone you first “met” online. Some people may not be who they say they are
Remember that posting information about your friends could put them at risk
Never respond to harassing or rude texts, messages and emails. Delete any unwanted messages or friends who continuously leave inappropriate comments
Never give out your password to anyone other than your parent or carer
If you would not say something to another person’s face, do not post it online!
Only add people as friends to your site if you know them in real life
Think before posting your photos. DO NOT post or send semi-nude or nude pictures of yourself or anyone else. Personal photos should not have revealing information such as school names or location
Use the privacy settings of the social networking sites

Further useful contacts:

NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children): nspcc.org.uk

Childline: childline.org.uk Contact: 0800 1111

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