Appendix 1 Staying Safe Advice on any aspect of Protection can be sought from the Child Protection Team; Designated Safeguarding Lead Richard Gamman 01205 363395 Deputy Safeguarding Lead Janice Cotgreave Amanda Brooks Bland 01205 363395 Our local contact numbers are: Safeguarding of children concerns (Children living in Lincolnshire) 01522 782111 Lincolnshire's Children's Services Customer Service Centre for reporting concerns and Early Help Team for Advice 782333 (6pm-8am + weekends and Bank Holidays) Emergency Duty Team Safeguarding of children concerns (Children living in other Authorities) Please add in relevant authority contact numbers if applicable Allegations against /concerns about adult(s) working with children Staff must report concerns to the Headteacher or in the event of concerns about the Headteahcer concerns must be reported to the Chair of Governors or CEO. The Head/Chair/CEO must contact LADO to discuss concerns & course of aciton Local Authority Designated Officers (LADO) Jemma Parkinson & Rachel Powis 01522 554674 Police (Emergency) Police (Non Emergency) 999 101 Lincolnshire Police Public Protection Unit, Central Referral Unit 01522 947590 (Lincolnshire Police Public Protection Unit, Central Referral Unit) Safeguarding Children Officer (Education Settings) for advice around safeguarding policy, audits etc. 01522 554695 Ruth Fox website Continuum of Need
“WORKING TOGETHER TO SAFEGUARD CHILDREN” 2015 The persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical and/or psychological needs, likely to result in the serious impairment of the child’s health or development. It may occur during pregnancy as a result of maternal substance abuse. Once a child is born, neglect may involve a parent or carer failing to: provide adequate food, clothing and shelter (including exclusion from home or abandonment) protect a child from physical and emotional harm or danger ensure adequate supervision (including the use of inadequate care-givers) ensure access to appropriate medical care or treatment. It may also include unresponsiveness to, or neglect of a child’s basic emotional needs. The persistent emotional maltreatment of a child such as to cause severe and persistent adverse effects on their emotional development. It may involve: conveying to them that they are worthless, unloved, inadequate, or valued only insofar as they meet the needs of another person. not giving them opportunities to express their views, deliberately silencing them or ‘making fun’ of what they say or how they communicate. developmentally inappropriate expectations being imposed; interactions that are beyond the child's developmental capability overprotection and limitation of exploration and learning preventing the child participating in normal social interaction. seeing / hearing the ill-treatment of another. serious bullying causing them frequently to feel frightened or in danger exploitation or corruption of them. Some level of emotional abuse is involved in all types of maltreatment of a child, though it may occur alone forcing or enticing a child to take part in sexual activities, not necessarily involving a high level of violence, whether or not the child is aware of what is happening. physical contact: including assault by penetration e.g. rape or oral sex; or non-penetrative acts e.g. masturbation, kissing, rubbing & touching outside of clothing Non-contact activities: e.g. involving children in looking at/ in the production of sexual images/ activities, encouraging children to behave in sexually inappropriate ways, grooming a in preparation for abuse. A form of abuse which may involve: Hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning, scalding, drowning, suffocating, or otherwise causing physical harm to a child. Physical harm may also be caused when a parent or carer feigns the symptoms of, or deliberately induces illness in a child. Injuries in babies and non-mobile children