Statement of Safer Working Practice

Safeguarding is one of the most important aspects of our work at Breadsall CE Primary School. We are committed to ensuring that all pupils are safe during the school day and to helping them develop the knowledge and confidence needed to keep themselves safe. We expect all staff, governors, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment and contribute to a vigilant, caring and safe environment. Safeguarding concerns are recorded using the CPOMS safeguarding management system.

We expect all adults to work safely and professionally at all times and to challenge inappropriate behaviour whenever it is observed. Everyone is required to follow our Code of Conduct for Safer Working Practice and the Department for Education's guidance for adults working with children and young people in educational settings. A key principle of our safeguarding culture is that all concerns about a child's welfare or an adult's behaviour towards a child are shared promptly and appropriately. Individuals also have a responsibility to escalate concerns to the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) if they believe safeguarding issues are not being addressed adequately.

From the first point of contact with the school, all adults working with children, including staff, visiting professionals, volunteers and students, are subject to robust safeguarding checks. These include Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, disqualification declarations where appropriate, references for all staff, and prohibition checks for teachers. Recruitment procedures follow safeguarding best practice and the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education. The school maintains an up-to-date Single Central Record containing all required safeguarding documentation.

The school holds a comprehensive range of safeguarding policies, procedures and guidance documents, including the annual safeguarding audit. All staff wear identification badges, and all visitors are required to sign in, wear a visitor badge and follow the school's safeguarding procedures. Visiting professionals must also provide and wear photographic identification issued by their employer. Everyone is reminded that it is a criminal offence to seek paid or voluntary work with children if they have been barred from doing so.

We use CPOMS to enable staff to record, monitor and respond to safeguarding concerns effectively.

Our Safeguarding Governor undertakes regular reviews of safeguarding practice, procedures and policies to ensure that they remain effective, compliant and up to date.

All staff and governors receive annual safeguarding and child protection training. This includes areas such as safer recruitment, health and safety, risk assessment, medical needs, online safety, and the Government's PREVENT duty. Staff receive regular safeguarding updates throughout the year, including training around harmful sexual behaviour, child-on-child abuse and emerging safeguarding risks. Pupils are also taught how to stay safe through an age-appropriate curriculum that includes relationships education, personal development, citizenship and online safety.

If you would like further information about safeguarding at Breadsall CE Primary School, please do not hesitate to contact us.