Safeguarding

The Vyne Community School fully recognises the responsibility it has under section 175 of the Education Act 2002 to have arrangements in place to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. It also takes due regard of the DFE statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education DFE and HM Government’s Working together to Safeguard Children HM Government. 

We believe that every child regardless of age has at all times and in all situations, whether in the classroom, at home or in the wider community, a right to feel safe and protected from any situation or practice that results in a child being physically or psychologically damaged. Complacency is not an option. Safeguarding is a shared responsibility. We recognise the need for vigilance on the basis that “it could happen here”.

Children and young people have a fundamental right to be protected from harm. Families have a right to expect schools to provide a safe and secure environment. All schools have a legal duty to work with other agencies, for example social services and the police, to safeguard children’s welfare.

We believe that all young people have a right to develop and mature safely, without fear of abuse or bullying.

We will follow the child protection procedures set out in our Safeguarding Policy and take account of guidance issued by the Department for Education. All staff receive annual safeguarding training.

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSL) are as follows:

Mrs N Pearce (Headteacher) - n.pearce@vyne.hants.sch.uk - DSL

Mrs V Rodgers (Senior Deputy Safeguarding Lead) - v.rodgers@vyne.hants.sch.uk - SDDSL

Mrs S Sard -  s.sard@vyne.hants.sch.uk - DDSL

Mr K Maylen - k.maylen@vyne.hants.sch.uk - DDSL

Mrs K Basterfield - k.basterfield@vyne.hants.sch.uk - DDSL

Policies

As part of its commitment to Safeguarding its pupils, the school regularly updates its policies. Policies which relate directly to Safeguarding include:-

Child Protection Policy

Safeguarding Policy 

Anti-Bullying Policy

Online Safety Policy 

Sex and Relationships Policy

Anti-Drugs Policy

Prevent Strategy 

Please see the Schools Policy document area to view these.

Important Safeguarding Contacts

Hampshire Children's Services and Children’s Social Care (8.30am to 5.00pm Mon-Fri)
Out of hours contact telephone number for Children's Services | 0300 555 1373 | Please note - in an emergency call 999

NSPCC 

101 - Non- emergency Police number to report a crime

999 - For emergencies

The Click CEOP button is an asset of the National Crime Agency CEOP command. The CEOP command works to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation both online and offline.

The button has been developed for children and young people and is offered as a convenient and potentially less intimidating method of reporting these sensitive types of crime, alternative to face-to-face and telephone reporting to local police forces. It provides children and young people with access to an online mechanism for reporting known or suspected child sexual exploitation or child sexual abuse directly to CEOP.

CEOP takes all reports seriously and children of all ages can report through the Click CEOP button. The reporting form is designed to be as accessible as possible by children, but it is highly recommend that young children seek the support of an adult they trust to help them make a report.

All reports to CEOP are treated sensitively and are read and risk assessed by a CEOP Child Protection Adviser. It is not possible to report to CEOP anonymously as CEOP have a duty to ensure the child or young person is safe. Reports made outside of office hours are viewed by the NCA Control Centre. Urgent concerns about a child’s safety are referred by the Control Centre to local police. CEOP advise any urgent reports where a child is in immediate danger should be reported to the local police force where the child is located.

Online bullying or other online concerns should not be reported to CEOP and children and young people should be directed to speak to an adult they trust, and/or referred to Childline, if they would like to speak to someone about how they are feeling.