Definition of safeguarding
WJGS adopts the definition used in the Children Act 2004 and 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.
The Safeguarding team
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Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Mary Berkeley-Agyepong
(Headteacher) -
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Tamryn Scott Cree
(Deputy Headteacher)
Early Help Family Solutions referrals
You may need to refer a child or a young person to Early Help Family Solutions if the child or young person has additional needs that are not being met by universal services.
To find out more, CLICK HERE
Operation Encompass
WJGS is now linked with Operation Encompass. Operation Encompass directly connects the police with schools to secure better outcomes for children who are subject to or experience police-attended incidents of domestic abuse. Rapid provision of support within the school environment means children are better safeguarded against the short-, medium- and long-term effects of domestic abuse.
To find out more, CLICK HERE.
ParentZone: It’s not easy being a parent in the digital age
It can be daunting to feel you have no life experience to fall back on, because your child explores online spaces you could have never imagined at their age. But the good news is you already have a lot of what you need to be a parent in the digital world. You can afford to be confident. Confident in your parenting skills and confident in your instincts. Because when it comes to your child and technology, it’s still just that – parenting. It’s not always easy – but Parent Zone has tools and resources that can help.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE: Parent Zone | At the heart of digital family life
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/
Policies & Links:
Download our safeguarding policies via the links below:
- Family Solution Service Croydon’s Early Help Offer Leaflet for children
- NSPCC Positive Parenting Guide
- My First Phone – Safety Leaflet
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): support for parents and carers to keep children safe online
- Safeguarding Policy 2023
- Safeguarding Statement
- FGM-Mandatory-Reporting-procedural-information
- FGM-Passport
- FGMPO-Fact_Sheet-1-12-2016
- Keeping children safe in education 2024
- Keeping children safe in education 2024: for school and college staff (part 1)
- Protecting-children-in-education-settings
- Parents Guide to TikTok Family Pairing
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ONLINE SAFETY
The internet has changed all of our lives, particularly our children’s. For parents and carers this opens up a whole new world of things to be aware of. For many of us, this can all be a bit too much.