Bearwood Primary and Nursery School takes seriously its responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children and young people in its care. School staff are governed by very clear rules about child protection and Safeguarding. These are laid down in a Government Circular 10/95 “Protecting Children from Abuse: The role of the Education Service”. Where school staff see signs that cause them concern they should seek information from the child with tact and sympathy. School staff have a professional responsibility to share relevant information about the protection of children with other professionals, particularly the investigation agencies.

The designated safeguarding lead within the school for child protection is: Mrs Laura Bennett, Headteacher or in her absence: Mrs Sally Wall, Deputy Headteacher or Mrs Katy Bray (Family Support Worker).

The members of staff as detailed above are designated as having responsibility for liasing with the local Social Services Department and other agencies over cases of abuse. All other staff have been trained and understand how to contact Social Services, however they will always notify the safeguarding lead or the deputies.

Please note that the school receives alerts from the Police and Social Services when they receive information regarding domestic abuse cases involving children in our school.Please click on the title to read documents on our Safeguarding Information Sharing Protocol.

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