Definition of Safeguarding
St Joseph’s adopts the definition of the term “safeguarding” from statutory guidance. Safeguarding children is defined in ‘Working together to safeguard children’.
This can be summarised as:
- protecting children from maltreatment
- preventing impairment of children’s health or development
- ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
- taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes
Safeguarding is not just about protecting children from deliberate harm. It relates to aspects of school life including:
- pupils’ health and safety
- the use of reasonable force
- meeting the needs of pupils with medical conditions
- providing first aid
- educational visits
- intimate care
- internet or e-safety
- appropriate arrangements to ensure school security, taking into account the local context.
Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs)
As a school, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of our children. Should you have any safeguarding concerns, please immediately see one of the Designated Safeguarding Leads listed below:
- Mrs Nicolaou – Deputy Headteacher & Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Mr Coffey – Headteacher & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Mrs Jones – Assistant Headteacher and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Mrs Burke – School Business Manager & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Mr Cummings – After School Club Manager & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Evelyn Holdsworth – Safeguarding Link Governor
- Eva Simcock – Southwark Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)
Safeguarding Policy
Please click on the link below to download our policy.
- Safeguarding Information Poster 24-25
- Child Protection and Safeguarding 2024
- Keeping children safe in education 2024
- Keeping children safe in education 2024: for school and college staff (part 1)
- Protecting-children-in-education-settings
Pace UK
PaceUK is an online course for parents if they wish to complete to gain a better understanding of Child Sexual Exploitation.
For more information, go to: http://paceuk.info/training/keep-them-safe/