Safeguarding

The Headteacher is the Designated Child Protection Officer for the school and the Assistant Headteachers are the Deputy Designated Child Protection Officers.

The school provides a broad and balanced curriculum which includes activities and opportunities to promote an understanding of healthy relationships and sexuality education to equip the pupils with the skills they need to stay safe from abuse and to know to whom to turn for help.

The school works closely with a wide range of agencies (such as TAF, Area 43, School Nurses, Social Services and the Police) in order to provide a balanced and supportive approach to safeguarding. 

Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility.  All staff members are alert to signs of abuse and neglect.  Any low level concerns are recorded on the school safeguarding system and parents are notified. 

The school follows the Wales Safeguarding Procedures that have been endorsed by the Local Safeguarding Children Board. 

Parents /carers are normally our first point of contact, unless the allegation is against a parent / carer and the school has been advised not to disclose information by an outside agency (such as Social Services).  In some circumstances the school may be advised to retain a child at the end of the day, or to ask a different adult to collect the child from school, until further investigation is carried out by an outside agency.