Safeguarding and Child Protection -  Diogelu ac Amddifyn Plant

Article 19 of the UNCRC states that all children have the right to be protected from being hurt or badly treated.

If this is your first visit to Sketty Primary School, please take a moment to read this information, which supports our safeguarding procedures.

Our aim is to provide an education where children feel happy, healthy and safe. We have rigorous child protection procedures based on a clear policy to ensure all children are safe and feel safe. All staff receive safeguarding induction and regular training in line with Local Authority guidance.

We take seriously our responsibility to:

• Prevent neglect and abuse

• Identify signs and symptoms

• Record incidents, concerns and patterns over time

What is Safeguarding?

Safeguarding is not only about protection from harm. It also includes:

• Health and safety

• Behaviour (including bullying, racist and homophobic abuse, harassment and discrimination)

• Use of physical intervention

• Supporting medical needs and first aid

• Drugs and substance misuse

• Educational visits

• Online safety

• School security

• Radicalisation and extremism

Your responsibility

While in school, you share responsibility for children’s safety and wellbeing. You may notice concerns such as injuries, changes in behaviour, or disclosures from a child. Any concerns must be reported immediately to a designated safeguarding person.

Designated Safeguarding Persons

• Mr Simon Lloyd-Jones (Headteacher)

• Ms Lucy Johns (Acting Deputy Headteacher)

If neither are available, report to:

• Mrs Joanne Griffiths (Acting Assistant Head)

If a child discloses to you

At Sketty Primary, we follow the 5Rs. 

Receive

• Listen carefully to what is being said, without displaying shock or disbelief.
• Accept what is said.
• Do not attempt to investigate the allegation. Your duty will be to listen to what is being said and to pass that information on. 

Reassure 

• Provide the child with plenty of re-assurance.
• Always be honest and do not make promises you cannot keep, for example: “I’ll stay with you”, or, “Everything will be all right now”. 
• Do not promise confidentiality. You will be under a duty to pass the information on and the child needs to know this. You can say “I will only tell people who need to know to keep you safe.” 

React 

You can ask questions and may need to in certain instances. You can use  “TED” to help you with appropriate questioning 

• T – Tell me a little more about it? 

• E – Can you explain what happened? 

• D – Can you describe what happened? 

Record 

• Take notes as soon as it is practical to do so. Record the actual words spoken by the child – do not re-translate. 
• Time and date your notes and do not destroy them in case they are required by a court.
• Sketty Primary School uses My Concern to record safeguarding and child protection issues and concerns. 

Report 

• Once you have followed the above guidelines, pass the information on immediately to the Designated Senior Person or the person with responsibility for Child Protection.  

A copy of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available to download below:

Thank you for helping us to keep our pupils safe!