Beddington Park Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
| The Designated Safeguarding Lead is | Emma Bullworthy – Deputy Headteacher |
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| In their absence, the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads are | Mazen Mukhtar, Jodie Moir, Rachel Waters, Sue Leach, Linda Bright, James Corbett and Donna Richardson
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| The Nominated Governor for Safeguarding Children is | Rachel Muir-Nelson |
Safeguarding is about ensuring that everyone is safe from harm – safe from bullying, safe from people who could abuse, safe from discrimination or harassment – and that we all feel safe in our environment. Please see the Policies section of our website to view the safeguarding policy which goes into further detail.
Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child’s welfare. Our Academy has a legal duty to refer cases causing concern to the relevant authorities.
If you are ever concerned about the safety or wellbeing of someone at our school, please talk to one of the school’s Designated Safeguarding Officers.
The best way to help your child to be safe when using the internet is to talk to them and make sure they understand a few simple rules which can be found in our Parent Online Safety Sheet for Parents and Carers.
Below you can find links to Online Safety leaflets, rules for responsible ICT use and a large variety of links to some useful websites. Also, we have now added printable guides for keeping your child safe when using smartphones, tablets, X-Box etc. Please speak to a member of staff if you require further support.
Our Online World e-safety content
CBeebies – Keeping children safe onlineThinkuknowInternet Safety – Caught in the WebThe Adventures of Kara, Winston and the SMART Crew
As part of Beddington Park Academy’s commitment to safeguarding and child protection we fully support the government’s Prevent Strategy. As part of our annual safeguarding trainings, we ensure that members of our team are aware of governmental priorities.
The Prevent strategy is a government strategy designed to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. As described in official documents published by Her Majesty’s Government, the Prevent Strategy:
If you are concerned that a member of staff, a Governor or potential Governor may have links to extremism or that child might be at risk of extremism, or if you have any other concern about extremism at Beddington Park Academy, please contact the Department for Education’s helpline on counter.extremism@education.gsi.gov.uk or 020 7340 7264. Parents/carers can also find some more information on the website by the DfE
| STEP Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy - Beddington Park Academy |