Availability During term time the designated safeguarding lead (or a deputy) are always be available (during school or college hours) for staff in the school or college to discuss any safeguarding concerns. Appropriate arrangements will also need to be for any out of school hours activities. Headteacher The headteacher of the school will ensure that: The policies and procedures adopted by the governing body are fully implemented, and followed by all staff. Sufficient resources and time are allocated to enable the designated safeguarding lead and other staff to discharge their responsibilities, including taking part in strategy discussions and inter-agency meetings, and contributing to the assessment of children. All staff and volunteers feel able to raise concerns about poor or unsafe practice with regard to children, and that such concerns are addressed sensitively and effectively in a timely manner in accordance with agreed whistle-blowing policies. The headteacher will ensure all staff have access to and read:- the Whole School Child Protection Policy, the staff behaviour/conduct policy, NCC HR Contact between Staff and Pupils Outside the Usual Work Context Policy and DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance 2016, part one, as a minimum. The headteacher will ensure there are mechanisms in place to assist staff to understand and discharge their role and responsibilities as set out in Part One of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2016. Governing Body The governing body will becollectively responsible for ensuring that safeguarding arrangements are fully embedded within the school’s ethos and reflected in the school’s day to day safeguarding practices by: Ensuring there is an individual member of the governing body to take leadership responsibility for safeguarding and champion child protection issues within the school. Ensuring that the school has effective policies and procedures in line with statutory guidance (Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015) as well as with local NSCB guidance and monitor the school’s compliance with them. Ensuring that safeguarding policies and procedures are in place for appropriate action to be taken in a timely manner to promote a child’s welfare Recognising the importance of information sharing between agencies. Ensuring cooperation with the local authority and other safeguarding partners.
Information to support a telephone call to MASH or the POLICE Call to Date and time telephone call made Call made by Caller’s contact details Fountaindale School, Nottingham Road, Mansfield, NG18 5BA Telephone 01623 792671 Fax 01623 79 Email @fountaindale.notts.sch.uk Are the child’s parent(s)/carer(s) aware that you are reporting a concern? Yes No (circle as appropriate) Has the child’s parent(s)/carer(s) consent been obtained? Yes No (circle as appropriate) If not, please give reason(s) Has an Early Help Assessment form been completed? Yes No (circle as appropriate) Yes No (circle as appropriate)
Actions taken by a member of SLT concerning welfare and well-being of a child on receipt of a Part 2 Part 3 Use this pro-forma to record actions completed and decisions made on the receipt of a Part 1 & 2 concern form. Pupil’s Name: Class or tutor group: Class teacher or tutor’s name: Date & time of concern: Date & time received from person completing part 2: Your name: Your signature: Additional outcomes shared with: Name Role Date Action taken by senior designated lead Dated: Filed MASH referral
Safeguarding Children Data Base (example template) Name of Child DOB Form Home ss Parents/ carer contact details Name of Social worker and contact details Other s of Plan Dates of: Conferen ces, Reviews and Meetings Smith 17-4- 1999 7EJ 8 Fair View Carlton m. NG Tel:- Sue, Dave Green Tel:- mobile Andrew Jones Sir John R Way Tel: 0115 843564 Lucy Grey EP Tel:- 01623 433433 John Newton ISS Tel:- 01623 433433 Child tion ICPC 28-6- 2010 RCPC 15- 12 2010 Core group Mtgs 14-7-2010 2.30pm at school. 9-9-2010 15-10-2010 Amy Plant 14-10- 1999 8PT 9 Loveday Road, Carlton m NG Tel:- Mrs Shirley Plant Mr Peter Plant Tel:- P Plant Mob:- Jane Forbes EWO 4334332 Julie Walters S Nurse Tel:- 0115 954335 Child tion Child In ICPC 12-11- 2009 RCPC 23-3- 2010 CiN 12-5- 2010 21- 7-010 Neil Brooks 23-7- 1995 10KL 22 Sandy Lane Arnold m NG Tel:- Care 75 Green Lane Edwinsto we Notts Mr Bob Brooks Mrs Jill Brooks Bob Mob:- Jill Mob:- Robin, Daisy Hood Andrew Cool Meadow House Mansfield Tel:- 01623 433498 T Steve Parks Julie Brown EP Tel:- Hayley Barr ISS Tel:- Joe Brown Health Tel:- Gay Taylor Physio Tel:- Child in State ment of SEN CiN 22-7- 2010 SEN Review 19- 9-2010. e Manager:
Checklist: To guide an audit of ‘concern files’ this checklist will help to identify key issues. Yes/No Follow up action/further information Does the child’s main pupil record have a clear marker on it to indicate that a concern file is also held? (We recommend that a clear red C is written on the top right hand corner of the main file. This alerts any member of staff to the existence of a separate concern file.) Was all confidential information transferred from the main pupil file to the concern file when it was opened? (Check there are no confidential documents still sitting in the main file.) Does the concern file have an up-to-date and accurate ‘Front Sheet’ giving basic factual information about the child and family? Does the file have a brief running chronology of events/concerns? This chronology would normally be begun in the child’s main pupil file and then transferred when the threshold for concern is reached and a ‘concern file’ is opened. Is every entry in the file timed, dated and have the name and signature of the person who wrote the entry? Have staff made use of the ‘logging a concern’ template or a similar school template to help them record issues? Where applicable, have any original contemporaneous notes been kept, in addition to later more formal records. Have telephone calls and discussions with other agencies (police, health, social care) been recorded and is it clear from these notes what action is to be taken and by whom? Is there evidence that the school’s Senior Designated Person has reviewed the file and discussed the child with relevant staff? Is there evidence that school staff have weighed up the information they have about a child of concern, discussed it appropriately with others and then taken appropriate action