Safeguarding at Waterwells

Waterwells Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Should you have any concerns regarding a child’s safety or wellbeing, please report the concern to:

• Children and Families Front Door Service: 01452 42 65 65 (Select Option 2) | Lines are open between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.
• Advice, Support and Early Help Services

Outside of office hours you can contact the Children and Families Services Emergency Duty Team:

• Public line: 01452 614758

We have a team of dedicated safeguarding leads at the school, who have all completed up to date training on Child Protection. Our safeguarding team can be contacted by phoning the school number: 01452 881962.

 

Safeguarding Curriculum

Pupil safeguarding is of primary importance at Waterwells Primary. The school is committed to supporting and educating children across a range of safeguarding matters, as well as supporting issues specifically related to our local context.

We seek opportunities in the taught curriculum for children to learn about safeguarding. Our PHSE curriculum covers safeguarding themes through each of the strands within the Jigsaw scheme of work. We are sensitive in our teaching and recognise that some more sensitive subjects need to be taught at an age appropriate level, or within a small group or 1:1 level where a more urgent need arises. We teach Relationships and Sex education and support pupils in understanding the importance of learning about healthy relationships. We teach online safety in each year group but also respond to any issues that arise through further lessons, assemblies or by using external agencies, i.e - the community police/PCSOs.

Building resilience 

Children are taught about how to make the right choices to keep themselves safe. We refer to safeguarding practices in school regularly such as which coloured lanyards visitors wear and mobile phone and internet safety through our assemblies (as examples).

We talk to pupils about having trusted adults in school who they can go to if they have worries. Children are regularly reminded to talk to staff if they do not feel safe and happy, or to make use of the class worry boxes.

 

Meet the safeguarding team