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Meriden C E Primary School
Safeguarding
At Meriden CE Primary School, the safety and wellbeing of every child is our highest priority. We are fully to committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that consistent effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff at school.
If you have any concerns about a child's welfare or safety, please contact our Designated Safeguarding Lead, Mrs Rebecca Massey, Deputy Head/SENCO on s77rmassey@meriden.solihull.sch.uk or call 01676 522488. Mrs Massey is supported by Mrs Becki Yeomans, Family Support Worker, s77ryeomans@meriden.solihull.sch.uk and Mrs Lisa Evans, Key Stage One Leader, s77levans@meriden.solihull.sch.uk
Our Safeguarding Governor is Ms Rosie Weaver.
If you have a concern about a child's welfare out of school hours, and you feel that you need emergency advice, please call the Solihull Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on 0121 788 4300. If you think a child is in immediate danger, call the emergency services on 999.
If you have a concern about people who work or volunteer with children, please contact the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) on 07795128638
Cause for Concern:
Teachers are asked to report any causes for concern to the School Safeguarding Team using an online recording process called CPOMS. Any concerns will be shared with parents as early as possible as more often than not there are extremely reasonable explanations for the concern. Concerns may range from children being visibly upset to persistent lateness to children ‘disclosing’ concerns. Serious concerns will immediately be referred to the Referral and Assessment Team for the Local Authority as per our Child Protection Policy.
All lateness and absences are recorded by the Attendance co-ordinators, Mrs Lucy Anderton, Mrs Becki Yeomans and Mrs Eleanor Willis. Reasons will be sought for all the absence or lateness. Attendance is monitored through these systems and referrals to the Safeguarding Team can be made. Parents will always be informed of concerns around attendance at the earliest point. If attendance concerns continue, the school will refer to the Education Welfare Officer.
Other information:
Our single central record is managed by Melanie Smith. All schools are required by the DfE to maintain a single central record (SCR) of recruitment vetting checks. It is used to log all safer recruitment checks, including details of List 99 and/or DBS checks.
Checks are made on all staff who are employed to work in the school, all staff who are employed on a supply or causal basis, whether employed directly by the school or through an agency, all volunteers who have regular contact with children (this includes Governors) and people brought into the school to provide additional teaching or instruction for pupils who are not staff members, for example sports coaches or music teachers.
We have seven qualified first aiders who will assess any injuries. They are Becki Yeomans, Lisa Evans, Charlotte Taylor, Nina Angus, Ronnie Bradnock and Victoria Mirfin.
For the best interests of all our children we address the wider safeguarding curriculum in school and use the following safeguarding measures:
Online Safety
We are committed to educating the children in our care around Online safety issues, fully preparing them with life-long skills for the 21st Century. However, there’s lots that can be done at home!
Planning to talk to your child about sex, relationships and their lives online can be tricky. Thinkuknow is a fantastic resource for schools and parents to help guide their children in these difficult subjects. Simply click on the ‘Think U Know’ logo and filter by age on the side menu.
Innocent searches online can lead to not so innocent results. But parental controls can help keep your child safe. If you want to know how to set these up, have a look at this great guide from the NSPCC.
How confident are you at knowing the age limits for these social media sites? Click on the image below to see if you’re right!
Emotional & Physical Abuse
Children are taught that our bodies are our own and private. CHildren in EYFS learn the PANTS rule, and NSPCC workshops and assemblies support this.
The PSHE curriculum teaches children how to have healthy relationships and what to do if they are worried that something isn't right.
Radicalisation & Extremism
Our school is a safe place for our older children to debate controversial issues and develop the critical thinking skills and knowledge needed to be able to challenge extremist arguments. British values of democracy, which are explained to be the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs are discussed in assemblies and in lessons.
We teach our children to value difference and celebrate the diverse world made by God.
Anti-Bullying
We therefore do all we can to prevent bullying by developing a school ethos in which bullying is regarded as unacceptable. We use the internationally recognised 'KiVa' program which is an evidence-based program to prevent bullying and to tackle the cases of bullying effectively. Our PSHE curriculum, Jigsaw, builds on this, as does the Computing curriculum, where cyber bullying is examined.
As an ICON school, we value peace and reconciliation, and help children to see impact of their actions on others, rebuilding relationships where possible.
Do you know the risks around Child Sexual Exploitation? This video from the Blast Project seeks to highlight the warning signs of grooming.