Child Protection and Safeguarding
What is safeguarding?
Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.
Safeguarding means:
- protecting children from abuse and maltreatment
- preventing harm to children’s health or development
- ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care
- taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes.
Child protection is part of the safeguarding process. It focuses on protecting individual children identified as suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. This includes child protection procedures which detail how to respond to concerns about a child.
Ofsted 2018
Leaders have ensured that systems for safeguarding are thorough. Records are kept meticulously and are of a high quality. You have good relationships with other agencies. You have ensured that key personnel have the capacity to fulfil their duties. Governors understand, monitor and support you with safeguarding, bringing expertise from their professional lives to the school’s advantage. Parents have confidence in the school and pupils feel safe. Your computing leader ensures that there is frequent e-safety training as part of the curriculum. As a result, pupils can confidently talk about how to stay safe online. Parents appreciate the recent training given to them and feel well supported regarding e-safety training for their children. The school site is secure and pupils feel safe. They trust their teachers and are confident that all adults in the school will care for them. Pupils say the incidence of bullying is low, but when it happens a teacher will resolve it swiftly. Parents are complimentary regarding staff responses to their concerns.
Safeguarding staff
Designated teacher - Margaret Gibbs - margaretgibbs@goldstone.brighton-hove.sch.uk
Deputy designated lead - Chris Pearson - chrispearson@goldstone.brighton-hove.sch.uk
