Safeguarding
Ditchling Primary is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for children, staff and visitors and promoting a climate where children and adults will feel confident about sharing any concerns.
We aim to safeguard and promote the welfare of children by protecting them from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.
We have developed a ‘Preventative Curriculum’ which maps out all aspects of safeguarding that are taught from EYFS through to year 6.
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in our school is the responsibility of the whole school community. All adults working in this School are required to report instances of actual or suspected child abuse or neglect to the Designated Safeguarding Lead. If you have any Safeguarding or child protection concern, you should contact the staff below at school.
As part of our safeguarding procedures, we believe it is vital when maintaining outstanding expectations for behaviour to be really clear to the children about behaviour across the school and what this looks like. In conjunction with adults and the children, we have put together a comprehensive behaviour curriculum which directly links to our behaviour policy. This also supports the safety and wellbeing of our children at Ditchling.
Link to our safeguarding policies
If a LADO consultation is required, please go to the LADO webpage and complete the online referral form, which will go direct to the LADO inbox. The LADO/Assistant LADO will make contact with you by phone or email regarding your enquiry and offer advise in the usual way.
https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/childrenandfamilies/professional-resources/lado/
Online Safety
We can’t always protect our children from every danger online, but we can reduce the risk and help them respond in the best way if something does happen.
Above all, it is vital that children are encouraged to talk to adults about anything they see or hear online that makes them feel uncomfortable. We constantly stress this in school.
For parents unsure about how to approach this, we would recommend 7 questions to help you start a conversation with your child about online safety.
The following websites offer guidance to parents for various platforms, online games and apps (e.g. Whatsapp, Fortnite and Snapchat) to enable you to make the best online choices for your children.
National Online Safety website.
Please note, we are not advocating the use of the games or apps mentioned on these websites as many have an age limit which is above primary-school age. However, if you do choose for your child to access them, then it is important for you to have as much information as possible about potential dangers and how to limit them.
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- Our playground safeguarding board
What is Operation Encompass?
The purpose of Operation Encompass is to safeguard and support children and young people who have been involved in a domestic abuse incident. Following an incident at home, children will often arrive at school distressed, upset and unprepared for the day.
Operation Encompass, please contact your school or visit https://www.operationencompass.org/
