Safeguarding
AIM
Our aim is to maintain safeguarding as our top priority at all times. This is a key message for us in our weekly staff briefing and also in regular staff training. Our staff are trained in how to safeguard and promote children’s welfare, safety, health by fostering an honest, open, caring and supportive climate.
Our children’s welfare is of paramount importance.
In order to protect and support children there will be an emphasis on:
- Prevention through a positive and open atmosphere, teaching and pastoral support to students
- Protection through following agreed procedures, ensuring staff are appropriately recruited, trained and supported to respond appropriately and sensitively to Child Protection concerns
- Support for children who may have been abused
The overarching safeguarding message that we always come back to is one of, “It could happen here."
Barnet Safeguarding Children Partnership
All Local Authorities have a partnership between three main agencies:
- Local Authority (Education and Social Services)
- Health
- Police
These organisations work together supporting children and families.
The Barnet Partnership has a really helpful website that offers a wide range of services and resources to support children, families and professionals:
Barnet Safeguarding Children Partnership
Safeguarding Leads
At St Paul's there is a Designated Safeguarding Leader (DSL) and a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leader (DDSL) who are responsible for ensuring that child protection and safeguarding concerns are handled sensitively, professionally and in ways which support the needs of the child.
| DSL |
Harriet Jones, Head of School |
| DSL |
Anthony David, Executive Headteacher |
| DDSL |
Peachey David, Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion |
If you would like any more information or would like to speak with either the DSL or DDSL, please contact Mrs Crawley in the school office on 020 8959 3412.
All staff have read, understood and agreed to comply with the updates on the updated Keeping Children Safe in Education document, as well as all school policies and procedures regarding safeguarding. We understand that it is our duty to ensure that the children in our care are safe both inside and outside of school, and we know that our safeguarding procedures are robust.
