Safeguarding
At Sandiway Primary School the health, safety and wellbeing of every child is our top priority. We expect all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment to safeguarding our pupils. We are proud that our children say that they feel happy and safe in our school and that they know they can speak up if they have any worries.
Our Designated Safeguarding Leads are Mrs Bertram, Mrs Harvey, Mrs Sparks and Mrs Segrott. They can all be contacted in person or via the school office.
The Designated person for Children in Care (CIC) is Mrs Harvey.
We work closely with Cheshire West and Chester's Safeguarding Team to ensure that safeguarding expectations are met. We use their continuum of need model to assess the safeguarding needs of our children. Staff are trained in understanding where children may be at risk, the signs to look out for and how to report concerns.
We are committed to ensuring the safety of all children. We have a detailed child protection policy which explains the procedures that the staff must follow in order to protect our children. Please find this policy by clicking below.
Our child protection policy follows new statutory guidance for schools and colleges on Safeguarding children and safer recruitment as set out in Keeping children safe in Education 2024. You can access this statutory guidance by clicking below.
Each term, the Headteacher meets with the Safeguarding Link LAB member and the Health and Safety Link LAB member to monitor that everything is in place to ensure the safety of our whole school community.
Visitors to School
Upon entry, all visitors are asked to digitally sign in, read and agree to our safeguarding procedures. The leaflet below is also available in the entrance area.
We understand that children can be impacted by adult behaviours at home, including domestic violence. Our Operation Encompass page gives you more information about this initiative.
Please take the time to look at the pages related to safeguarding our pupils. The on-line safety page gives advice and support on how they can keep their children safe on line at home. The anti bullying page gives web links on advice and support for supporting children who feel they are being bullied.
There is lots of information on the National Online Safety website: https://nationalonlinesafety.com/.
Deciding if your child is ready to be left home alone can be a tricky decision. The age at which this is done depends on a number of factors including your child's level of maturity. Remember, babies and young children should never be left alone, even for a short time.
The NSPCC has some useful advice for parents:
www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/leaving-child-home-alone/
www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/advice-and-info/home-alone-guide-keeping-child-safe.pdf
It's something every parent experiences; the day that their child starts asking if they can go out on their own or with friends. It's just a natural part of their growing independence and, like every part of growing up, it can be a challenging hurdle for a parent to overcome. Advice from the NSPCC can be found here:
www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/staying-safe-away-from-home/