Safeguarding & Online Safety
Our Safeguarding team is as follows:
Senior Leader Responsible for Safeguarding: Mrs Rachel Kounnas (Headteacher)
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs Shaneeka Moore (Family Support Worker)
Alternative Designated Safeguarding Leads: Miss Lucy Fayers (Assistant Headteacher), Mrs Sarah Bayfield (SENDCo)
PREVENT and Online Safety Leads: Mrs Shaneeka Moore
Designated Teacher for Children in Care (CiC): Miss Lucy Fayers
Governor responsible for Safeguarding and CiC: Mr Stephen Clarke
All staff can be contacted by calling the school or via email stating the name of the DSL you wish to speak to.
Telephone: 01502 538527
Email: office@groveprimaryschool.org
IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS FOR THE IMMEDIATE SAFETY OF A CHILD PLEASE DIAL 999
Our Safeguarding Policy is available below:
Reporting a concern about a child / young person
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Reporting a child at risk of harm, abuse or neglect (safeguarding)
How to make a safeguarding referral and report a concern about a child or young person at risk of harm, abuse or neglect.
Help, advice and support for families in Suffolk
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Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership
The Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership (Suffolk County Council, Suffolk Police, Suffolk Healthcare services) works to protect children and young people and adults at risk of harm, neglect and exploitation in Suffolk. -
Childline
Childline is yours – a free, private and confidential service where you can talk about anything. -
Home Start
Home-Start in Suffolk is the county's largest family support charity. Their vision is that every child in Suffolk is given the best start in life because of the love, support & guidance they receive from their parents, guardians or the people performing the role of their parents.
| Name of Organisation | Description | Telephone Numbers | Website |
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| Customer First | Reporting safeguarding concerns about a child | 0808 8004005 |
https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/children-families-and-learning/keeping-children-safe/reporting-a-child-at-risk-of-harm-abuse-or-neglect-safeguarding/ |
| Homestart | Self referral form | 01473 621104 | https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Bva5HIoHSkuVGsjpmzhZBAl7p2lB4IFErVO-myVIwZdUQjJMVktOOE9WSEdTV05VUkpBN0ZQRTdRUi4u |
| Waveney Domestic Violence & Abuse Forum | Support for those experiencing domestic violence & abuse in Waveney |
01502 572143 07906245979 |
www.waveneydvforum.org.uk |
| Domestic Violence National 24hr Helpline | Support for those experiencing domestic violence & abuse | 0808 2000 247 | |
| Childline | A free, private and confidential service where you can talk about anything. | 0800 1111 | https://www.childline.org.uk/ |
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Suffolk Police |
Suffolk Constabulary | 01473 613500 | https://www.suffolk.police.uk/ |
| Health Visitor | Health Visitors are qualified nurses or midwives with specialist community public health training and can offer families with children aged 0 to 5 years |
0345 607 8866 (alternatively you can contact your local children's centre) |
https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/children-families-and-learning/childrens-health/health-visiting/ |
As part of Grove Primary School’s commitment to safeguarding and child protection we fully support the Government's Prevent Strategy, and take guidance from Teaching Approaches to help build resilience to extremism.
The Prevent strategy is a Government Strategy designed to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. It:
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responds to the ideological challenge we face from terrorism and aspects of extremism, and the threat we face from those who promote these views
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provides practical help to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure they are given appropriate advice and support
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works with a wide range of sectors (including education, criminal justice, faith, charities, online and health).
At Grove Primary School we ensure that we teach the children about the Prevent Aims. This is done through quality circle time and PSHE activities. In each year group we teach our children to be safe and to recognise the possible dangers they may face. Teachers make sure that this is done in a sensitive and age appropriate way.
Our designated Prevent Strategy lead is: Mrs Moore. All staff have been trained to recognise signs of Extremism.
Please click below to access the DFE Prevent Duty Guidance.
Online Safety
The person with responsibility for Online Safety at Grove Primary School is Mrs Moore.
If you have a concern about your child's safety when using the internet please talk to your class teacher, Mrs Moore or Mrs Kounnas.