Safeguarding

All the governors and staff at New Marston strive to keep children safe by:

• providing a safe environment for them to learn

• identifying children who are suffering or likely to suffer significant harm, taking appropriate action

• preventing unsuitable adults from working with children

• promoting safe practice and challenging any poor or unsafe practice

• identifying instances where there are grounds for concern about a child’s welfare and initiating or taking appropriate action to keep them safe

• contributing to effective partnership working between all those involved in providing services for our children

All staff follows the Keeping children safe in Education guidance published by the DfE.

Supporting your family

Our Safeguarding Team are here to support and signpost. We are on the gate each morning or you can make an appointment at the office to discuss any concerns privately. We work with the Early Help Team and more information about what they can offer is attached here.

Raising concerns

Safeguarding is everyone’s business so do report any worries or concerns you have.

You can share concerns with our Designated Safeguarding Leads in school or by phone. They are:

Oxfordshire County Council MASH team can be contacted on 0345 050 7666.

The LADO (Local Authority Designated Officer) is Jo Lloyd, 01865 810603.

The latest version of our policy can be found here. Safeguarding Policy

Pupils are encouraged to talk through any worries with their trusted adults. We recommend they have a selection of adults (approx 5) from a mixture of home and school. Childline are also available for all young people. Click here to find out how to contact them.

Online safety is taught to pupils and we would recommend two sites for parents/carers to access and use:

https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/parents-and-carers
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/