Safeguarding and Pastoral

At Scartho Infants’ School and Nursery we are all responsible for the safeguarding of every child and adult. EVERYONE who comes into contact with children and their families has a role to play.

At Scartho Infants’ School and Nursery we endeavour to provide a safe and welcoming environment where everyone is respected and valued with the aim for children to thrive and reach their full potential.

The Safeguarding and Pastoral team

Glyn Rushton

Designated Safeguarding Lead & Pastoral Co-Lead

Sarah Laister

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads

Sara Dunks

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads

Adam Johnston

Safeguarding Governor

Diane Pykett

ELSA / Pastoral Co-Lead

Safeguarding

In our school we keep pupils safe by:

Having up to date Safeguarding and Child Protection policies
Having identified members of staff along with one identified governor who have responsibility for safeguarding
Completing the safer recruitment and checking procedures necessary to ensure all staff have the suitability to work with children
Having an open-door policy where concerns can be shared in confidence
Ensuring all staff have up to date safeguarding and child protection training
Sharing information with appropriate agencies if we have concerns.

If you are concerned about the safety or welfare of your child, or a child you know, you should act without delay.

You can contact

Our Safeguarding team within the school – please contact us on 01472 483283 or in person
The MASH team (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub) on 01472 326292 (option 2)
North East Lincolnshire – Report a Concern
Contact the police on 101 or 999 if an emergency

You should report any concerns, however small they may seem, as soon as you possibly can. Everyone has a responsibility to keep children safe from harm. Many people worry that their suspicions may be wrong or that they are interfering unnecessarily. Our advice would be to report in any concern to the school or to the MASH team where advice can be given and professionals can process the information you have.

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County Lines

County Lines is where illegal drugs are transported from one area to another, often across police and local authority boundaries (although not exclusively), usually by children or vulnerable people who are coerced into it by gangs. The ‘County Line’ is the mobile phone line used to take the orders of drugs. Importing areas (areas where the drugs are taken to) are reporting increased levels of violence and weapons-related crimes as a result of this trend.

National Crime Agency
CCE/CSE
CSE (Child Sexual Exploitation) & CCE (Child Criminal Exploitation) are forms of abuse and both occur where an individual or group takes advantage of an imbalance in power to coerce, manipulate or deceive a child into sexual or criminal activity. This power imbalance can be due to a range of factors including gender, age, sexual identity, cognitive ability, physical strength, status, and access to economic or other resources. In some cases, the abuse will be in exchange for something the victim needs or wants and/or will be to the financial benefit or other advantage.

Further information can be found on https://safeguarding.network/safeguarding-resources/child-criminal-exploitation/

If you are worried about a child/young person that you believe may be at risk of CSE or CCE.

You can contact

Our Safeguarding team within the school – please contact us on 01472 879634 or in person

The MASH team (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub) on 01472 326292

https://www.safernel.co.uk/abuse-neglect/sexual-harm-and-exploitation/

https://www.safernel.co.uk/abuse-neglect/criminal-exploitation/

Contact the police on 101 or 999 if an emergency
Domestic Abuse

The cross-government definition of domestic violence and abuse is: any incident or pattern of incidents or controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been, intimate partners or family members regardless of gender of sexuality. The abuse can encompass, but is not limited to being: psychological; physical; sexual; financial; and emotional. All children can witness and be adversely affected by domestic abuse in the context of their home life where domestic abuse occurs between family members.

If you are experiencing domestic abuse, or know someone who is and are worried about them please contact either/or:

National domestic abuse helpline 0808 2000 247, (available 24 hours a day and free of charge)

Women’s Aid NEL 01472 575757, email: support@womensaidnel.org

Refuge

North East Lincolnshire Women's Aid
Prevent Radicalisation

Children are vulnerable to extremist ideology and radicalisation. Similar to protecting children from other forms of harms and abuse, protecting children from this risk should be a part of a schools’ or colleges’ safeguarding approach.

All schools and colleges are subject to a duty under section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (the CTSA 2015) in the exercise of their functions, to have “due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism”. The duty is known as the Prevent duty.

For further information please see our Prevent Policy and more information below.

Prevent Policy 2021

Prevent Terrorism

Radicalisation
FGM
FGM comprises all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs, It is illegal in the UK and a form of child abuse with long-lasting harmful consequences.

Whilst all staff should speak to the DSL or deputy DSL with regard to any concerns about female genital mutilation, there is a specific legal duty on teachers. If a teacher, in the course of their work in the profession, discovers that an act of FGM appears to have been carried out on a girl under the age of 18, the teacher must report this directly to the police.

If you are concerned about a child, you can contact:

Our Safeguarding team within the school – please contact us on 01472 879634 or in person

The MASH team (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub) on 01472 326292

Female Genital Mutilation – NEL

Pastoral

At Scartho Infants’ School and Nursery we aim to provide the highest quality pastoral support throughout the school. We work in partnership with other supporting agencies to enable children and families to achieve their best, educationally, socially and emotionally.

Here, at Scartho, we understand the importance of enabling the ‘Voice of the Child’ to promote safeguarding and well-being. In a link below you can find some of our paperwork used to capture their voice.

Examples of pastoral support at Scartho:

Open door policy for all children & staff with the pastoral lead and SENCo
Personal Development sessions within class time
Voice of the Child
Check in boards/Thumbs up & down in each classroom for children to actively use
Partnership with parents/carers
Behaviour monitoring
Children seen on a weekly fixed-term basis

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Voice of the Child
NSPCC

The Talk PANTS campaign helps parents of 4-11 year-olds keep their children safe from abuse. Like the Green Cross Code, it takes a potentially tricky subject and gives parents the tools to talk about it in an engaging and age-appropriate way.

NSPCC PANTS – Support for parents/carers

Underwear Rule Poster

Useful Links

Underwear Rule Poster

NELSCP - Safeguarding in North East Lincolnshire link

NEL SCP Policies and Procedures

CEOP - Child Exploitation and Online Protection

Keeping Safe Online - Information for parents/carers

View Our Policies

Scartho Infant School & Nursery

The Safeguarding and Pastoral team

Glyn Rushton

Sarah Laister

Sara Dunks

Adam Johnston

Diane Pykett

Safeguarding

You can contact

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Pastoral

Examples of pastoral support at Scartho:

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