SAFEGUARDING
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.
When we talk and listen to a child we help them to have a voice.
Having a voice that is heard is the most powerful safeguarding tool a child can have.
If you have any concerns about keeping children safe or any questions about our safeguarding policy and procedures, come and see a member of our safeguarding team.
Having freedom to make choices also means the child has the freedom to say ‘No!’ or ‘Stop! I don’t like it!’
At Pound Park Nursery School we want all of our children to be confident enough to make choices.
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Solin Flash - Headteacher |
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Safeguarding Officers
Clare Charles - Deputy Headteacher
Mira Harder - SENco (Monday to Wednesday)
Dawn Wilson - Senior Administration Officer (Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri)
Tina Carter - Early Years Practitioner (Wednesday to Friday)
Lydia Redman - Teacher ECT (Tuesday to Thursday)
Jo Gilbert - Outreach Worker ECT
Safeguarding Governors
Nick Edwards (Chair)
Catherine Slade (Co-opted)
Royal Greenwich Safeguarding Children Board
The Greenwich Safeguarding Board (GSCB) brings together information and advice for children and young people, parents and carers, professional and volunteers about children's safety and welfare.
Who to contact
Telephone: 020 8921 4477
E-mail: safeguarding@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Website: www.greenwichsafeguardingchildren.org.uk
Talk PANTS with Pantasourus and his PANTS song
Thi sis a great video created by the NSPCC to help explain to children the necessity of keeping their private parts PRIVATE. To find out more click the link
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/underwear-rule/:
Underwear rules guide for parents/carers with autism
Although the information is specifically targeted for parents/carers of children with autism, we are sure the advice it contains will be helpful for parent/carers of all young children.
View the information HERE
Protecting against Radicalisation and FGM links
Mental Health Links
- Mental Health Information - www.youngminds.org.uk
- The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust - www.cwmt.org.uk
Online Safety - Be Aware
We tell children to share but online it's different. In fact, sometimes sharing online can be dangerous. that's why we're asking parents to be Share Aware and keep children safe online.
Below we have offered two links to websites created by the NSPCC with advice on helping your child to stay safe on social networks, apps and games.
Website Links:
73% of four year olds use computers with 41% doing so every day - 25% have their own tablet - with this in mind we really need to be vigilant regarding what our children are viewing. Here are a few websites which offer helpful advice regarding online safety for you as well as your children.
Keeping Safe at level crossings Crossing Over film
The following film, for ages 12 and over, was filmed at the school attended by Olivia Bazlinton and Charlotte Thompson, who were killed at a level crossing in Elsenham in 2005. It shows the dangers at level crossings and features an interview with Tina Hughes MBE, mother of Olivia Bazlinton.
https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/safety-in-the-community/level-crossing-safety/