Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School

Safeguarding

Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School believes that all children have a right to grow up and learn in a safe and secure environment.

We take our Safeguarding responsibilities very seriously. This means that we ensure that everyone working in our school has successfully completed the necessary clearances to enable them to work with children.

It also means that we have staff members who are specifically trained and nominated as the Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) within school.

Name	Position
Mrs Jane Toyer	Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Mrs Sara Miller	Deputy DSL
Mrs Sam Farrell	Deputy DSL
Mrs Claire O'Leary	Deputy DSL

Our Safeguarding Director and Governor are:

Mrs Reading (Safeguarding Director)

Mr Williams (Safeguarding Governor)

Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our policy page and we remind parents to speak to us if you are worried.

We are all expected to share any concerns we have about staff conduct around children with the Head Teacher. As in all schools, if there are concerns about the conduct of the Head, then these should be shared with the Chair of Governors. The staff ‘Whistleblowing Policy’ has been discussed and adopted and all staff have access to this document.

We also follow the Northamptonshire Child Protection Procedures and the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board local guidance and have systems in place to share concerns regarding children’s welfare with our DSLs, with parents and with relevant external agencies. Part of our legal duty to safeguard our children, may also include us needing to consult specifically with and take advice from, the Police or Children’s Social Care, should the need arise.

By working closely together as staff and with our partner agencies, we firmly believe that we will continue to offer a safe learning environment for all our children.

For all Safeguarding concerns contact one of our Designated Safeguarding Lead or our Family Support Workers

Telephone: 01933 312904

E-mail :

Jane Toyer, Designated Safeguarding Lead, jane.toyer@lflter.org.uk

Claire O'leary Family Support Worker, claire.oleary@lflet.org.uk

If you are worried about a child outside of school time you can call the local Multi Agency Support Hub for advice (anonymously if needs be) on 0300 126 1000 or click these links:

Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (NSCP) or Young Northants website

The Young Northants website has been designed specifically with young people aged 13+ in mind.

The website contains a wealth of information on many issues and topics that we know concern young people; everything from where to find your nearest youth club or activity, to advice on mental health and wellbeing, and about school, training and work. The site has links to many other websites, both local and national, to make sure that the information is current and relevant.

We want as many young people to know about the site as possible so they can access the advice and support they need quickly and easily and from one central place.