Name | Job title | Responsibilities | Main registered base | Phone number | Email address |
| Kate Malcolm | Headteacher | Designated Safeguarding Lead & Senior Mental Health Lead | Winterslow Primary School | 01980 862446 | head@winterslow.wilts.sch.uk |
| Kirsten Groth | Deputy Headteacher and Inclusion Manager | Deputy Safeguarding Lead & Designated Teacher for LAC | Winterslow Primary School | 01980 862446 | inclusion@winterslow.wilts.sch.uk |
| Carolyn Port | Governor | Safeguarding & Whistleblowing Governor | Winterslow Primary School | 01980 862446 | cport@winterslow.wilts.sch.uk |
At Winterslow School, we believe that every child has the right to be safe and so be cared for in a way that ensures their safety and also meets individual needs. We recognise that all children need protection at all times from anything or anyone that may cause them harm. We work together following our Child Protection Policy to ensure we achieve this. We respect all members of the school’s community and treat information with confidentiality.
Child Protection is a key aspect of safeguarding, it refers to the activity which is undertaken to protect specific children who are suffering, or at risk of suffering, significant harm. Safeguarding, in addition to child protection, incorporates issues including pupil health and safety, bullying/cyber-bullying, appropriate medical provision, drugs and substance misuse.
The responsibility for child safeguarding falls on everybody employed by the school. All adults who work at Winterslow School are expected to support and uphold the school’s Child Protection Policy, with overall responsibility falling upon the Headteacher. All staff, including volunteers, have a statutory obligation to report to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) (Mrs Groth) if there is suspicion of abuse/neglect of a pupil or if a pupil discloses abuse or allegations of abuse. We follow the child protection procedures set out by the Wiltshire Safeguarding Children Board and will have regard to statutory guidance issued by the Department for Education Keeping Children Safe in Education.
To ensure school/setting staff have access to specialist advice and support about safeguarding at all times, the following details apply. Where a trained DSL (or deputy) is not on site, we have made arrangements for a trained DSL from a nominated school/setting to provide advice remotely.
Where staff have a concern about a child, they will continue to follow the process outlined in the school/setting Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy.
Any email containing confidential information will be sent using official school email addresses.
Where staff are concerned about an adult working with children in the school they will continue to follow the Wiltshire process set out in the allegations flowchart published on www.wiltshirescb.org.uk. In the absence of the headteacher and/or Chair of governors, staff will follow the alternative leadership contact arrangements.
As a safeguarding school, we take online very seriously. We are aware of the need to keep pupils safe in this digital age and promote online safety across each year group of the school, ensuring children are aware of our Internet Use expectations and how to keep themselves safe when using the Internet.
It is essential that school and parents/carers work together to promote online safety messages to the children in our care and to provide guidance to children on how to keep safe on line and what to do if they are uncomfortable in a situation.
Below you can find links to useful websites and resources that will help to keep children safe in the digital world.
If you have and questions or concerns with regards to online safety then please do not hesitate to contact us.
We have a range of policies and procedures in place. Please visit the policies section of our website.
Have a look at the tips and links below with some suggestions on how to get you started and help you to stay safe and positive online. You and your family can #PlayYourPart in creating a better internet by…
Whether by playing games, watching videos, or doing things your child enjoys, spending time together online is a great way to start conversations about the online world and how they’re finding being a part of it.
It is important to ask questions and take an interest in what your child enjoys online.
An essential part of having this open dialogue is to not judge, even if their behaviour or life online isn’t what you wanted or expected. This ensures that your child feels they can come to you if ever they make a mistake or experience a problem online.
Websites like Common Sense Media or The Family Gaming Database can be invaluable sources of information. When your child starts talking about a new game or app, why not do some research into the reporting and blocking options available? Then you can help your child if they come to you with an issue.
Getting support if things go wrong.
There are lots of organisations who are there to support you and your family if something has gone wrong. The Report Harmful Content website can help you with issues such as cyberbullying, impersonation and threats. You can report worrying behaviour towards children to CEOP. Find out more on Childnet’s Get Help page.
Let your child know that the best way to address any problem they have online, is to tell a trusted adult immediately. For example, this might include someone sending them a friend request; an online message; telling them to visit a specific website, or app; or asking them for their personal information. Reassure them that if anything happens online that they are unsure about, or makes them feel worried or upset, they can come to you for help.
The General Data Protection Regulation came into force in the UK on 25 May 2018, and is now known as the UK GDPR and is tailored by the Data Protection Act 2018.