Safeguarding

The welfare of a child is paramount. All children regardless of age, gender, culture, race, ability, sexual identity or religion have equal rights to protection, safeguarding and opportunities.

Les Beaucamps High School recognises that children can be some of the most vulnerable members of society. Safeguarding children is everyone’s responsibility, but education establishments and the people who work within them have particularly important roles to play. These include:

• Proactively working to prevent harm and abuse

• Responding to concerns if they arise and supporting the children involved

• Sharing information and cooperating with other agencies

If you have any concerns about a child at our school please contact the School Child Protection Officer (SCPO) or Deputy SCPO. Their details are as follows:

Les Beaucamps High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of its learners, and this commitment is woven through everything that it does.  At all times, the best interests of the child must come first.

The Children (Guernsey and Alderney) Law 2008 requires all States employees (and everyone else working with children) to work together and share information to ensure children and young people get the services they need to achieve or maintain a reasonable standard of health or development. The Islands Safeguarding Children Partnership (ISCP) has established extensive guidance (http://iscp.gg) to promote effective co-ordination and co-operation between agencies providing services to children and families, which must be followed by all people working in education establishments in Guernsey and Alderney, whether paid or unpaid.

Les Beaucamps High School Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found on our policies page.

This policy has been written with reference to ISCP guidance and to good practice, as set out in English guidance document ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ (KCSIE). This policy sits alongside other policies that relate to specific areas of school life with safeguarding and wellbeing elements.