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Gladstone Primary Academy

Safeguarding

Gladstone Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Safeguarding means:

  • protecting children from abuse and maltreatment
  • preventing harm to children’s health or development
  • ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care
  • taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes.

 Safeguarding is very important at Gladstone Primary Academy. Please see our Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy and other key documents at the bottom of this page.

 

 

Please click on the link to see Peterborough's Children Safeguarding Board procedures:  http://www.safeguardingpeterborough.org.uk/children-board/professionals/procedures/

Please click here for the latest version of Keeping Children Safe in Education.

 

Our commitment to safeguarding 

Under the Education Act 2002 (section 175/157), schools must “make arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children”.

We will endeavour to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued.

The Academy will therefore be alert to signs of abuse and neglect and will follow the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) procedures to ensure that children receive appropriate and effective support and protection.

Parents/carers should know that the law requires all school staff to pass on information which gives rise to a concern about a child’s welfare, including risk from neglect, physical, emotional or sexual abuse. The Academy should make parents/carers aware that records of welfare concerns may be kept about their child. They should be informed that Academy staff will seek, in general, to discuss any concerns with them including referrals to other agencies. However, in situations where the child is suspected to be at risk of harm, the law says that schools and academies may take advice from other agencies without informing parents/carers.

In accordance with local information sharing protocols, we will ensure that information is shared securely and sensitively. Information will only be shared with other services where it is deemed necessary and proportionate to ensure that children and young people are safe and receive the right service.

Academies and schools will seek advice from Social Care when they have reasonable cause to suspect a child may be suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. Occasionally, concerns are passed on which are later shown to be unfounded. Parents/carers will appreciate that the member of staff in the school with responsibility for child protection (known as the Designated Person for Child Protection) was carrying out their responsibilities in accordance with the law and acting in the best interests of all children.

Under Section 3 (5) of the Children Act 1989, schools/academies or any person who has care of a child “may…do what is reasonable in all the circumstances of the case for the purpose of safeguarding or promoting the child’s welfare”.  This means that on rare occasions, a school or academy may need to “hold” a child in school whilst Social Care and the police investigate any concerns further.

If you are concerned about a child then you can report this to your local council using the link below - 

https://www.gov.uk/report-child-abuse-to-local-council

 

Designated Child Protection Leaders in School are:

Simon Martin Headteacher
Ifrat Jawaid Deputy Headteacher
Paul Fountain Assistant Headteacher
Rozina Fazil Family Liaison Officer

 

Who are the key contacts?

Designated Safeguarding Lead Paul Fountain pfountain@gpa.education
Designated Safeguarding Staff Simon Martin smartin@gpa.education
Designated Safeguarding Staff Ifrat Jawaid ijawaid@gpa.education
Designated Safeguarding Staff Rozina Fazil rfazil@gpa.education
Look After Children Lead Paul Fountain fountain@gpa.education
Domestic Abuse Lead Rozina Fazil rfazil@gpa.education
Safegurding Academy Committee member John Turner jturner@gpa.education

 

Key Contact List for Peterborough

Children's Social Care Contact Centre (01733) 864170 / 864180
Children's Social Care out of hour Emergencies (01733) 234724
Police (01480) 456111 or 101
Early Helpline (01733) 863649
LA Designated Officer (LADO) (01733) 864038