At Park Hill Infant School, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff to share this commitment.

 

We are committed to working in partnership with all parents / carers.  All information will be treated in confidence, unless the designated teacher believes that a child is seriously at risk of physical injury, neglect, emotional or sexual abuse.  If this is the case, then the Croydon Child Protection Procedures will be followed.

 

FIRST AID

The school has many trained first aiders, including paediatric first aid.

 

KEY CONTACTS

 

Designated Safeguarding Lead:

Jane Charman (Headteacher)

 

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads:

Natasha Parry (Deputy Headteacher),

Laura Newell, Charlotte Clarkson (on maternity leave) and Laura Hulet.

 

Please click here to see the Designated Safeguarding Team at Park Hill Infant School

 

Safeguarding Governor - Jane Cleall-Smith

 

Chair of Governors - Nick Bourne

 

 

PREVENT STRATEGY

Prevent is a government strategy that seeks to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorist or extremist causes.  It is a preventative strand of the government's counter-terrorism strategy.

All staff and Governors have received annual training on their duty to prevent children from being drawn into terrorism and radicalisation.

Further information can be found by clicking here.

 

NSPCC UNDERWEAR RULE

The NSPCC have some very easy to use documents regarding safeguarding and staying safe. The 'Underwear Rule' is a simple way that parents can help keep children safe without using any scary words.

Further information can be found by clicking here.

 

 

DISCLOSURE AND BARRING CHECKS

Park Hill Infants meets statutory requirements in relation to Disclosure and Barring Service.  All staff and volunteers who work with us who meet the 'regulated activity test' (Freedoms Act 2012), are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check prior to working at our school.

 

TRAINING

Everyone working in our school is provided with relevant Safeguarding training prior to starting to work. All staff have in depth annual safeguarding training, and regular updates throughout the year.

 

KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE IN EDUCATION

Everyone working in our school has read and understood Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024.  Please click here to view.

Our Safeguarding and Online Safety Policies can be found in the 'Policies' section of 'Our School'.

Ofsted's review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges can be viewed here.

 

OPERATION ENCOMPASS

The school has been given the opportunity to take part in a project that will run jointly between schools and the Metropolitan Police Service. Operation Encompass is the reporting of police attended domestic abuse incidents to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, where there are children in the home. Operation Encompass will ensure that a member of the school staff, (DSL) known as a Key Adult, is trained to allow them to liaise with the police and to use the information that has been shared in confidence, while ensuring that the school is able to make provision for possible difficulties experienced by children, or their families, who have experienced a domestic abuse incident. We are keen to offer the best support possible to all our pupils and we know that this is extremely beneficial for all those involved.