Safeguarding Information
Here at The Orchard School we take our responsibility of safeguarding children very seriously.
We firmly believe that keeping children safe is everyone's responsibility and we maintain an attitude of 'it could happen here'.
The following policies and procedures are in place to safeguard our children:
Policies
Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024
Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy 2024
Working Together to Safeguard Children
What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused
Surrey Safeguarding Children Partnership: Reporting and Managing Allegations
Safeguarding on a Page
Procedures
- All staff, Governors and regular volunteers are DBS checked. The school keeps a single central record of all staff and volunteers.
- There are four trained Designated Safeguarding Leads in School. They are:
Mrs Sally Cary, Head Teacher (DSL)
Mrs Chloe Turi, Assistant Head Teacher (DDSL)
Miss Alison McCarthy, Assistant Head Teacher (DDSL)
Mrs Anna Barkway-Smith, SENCO (DDSL)
Our Designated Safeguarding Leads can be contacted using the following email address;
Our Child Protection Governor is Mrs Sarah Adams. Sarah can be contacted using the following email address:
childprotectiongovernor@orchard.surrey.sch.uk
All staff:
- receive annual county approved Child Protection Training.
- are trained to listen to pupils, encourage them to TELL when they are upset by others. The staffs get to know the children individuals so that changes in their behaviour or attitude are observed and noted.
- are trained to form positive professional relationships with parents to ensure effective communication and a partnership between home and school.
Children are:
- taught how to respect other people and how they deserve respect.
- encouraged to express their own opinions and make choices so they know that they are valued as individuals, have a voice and know that is acceptable and valuable to hold an opinion which is different from others.
- taught to use the internet safely.
- able to name 5 trusted adults both in and out of school that they can talk to if they are feeling upset or worried
Parents and volunteers are:
- DBS checked
- expected to follow our code of conduct and safeguarding procedures
- supported with parent helper safeguarding training
safeguarding leaflet for visitors volunteers.pdf
On and Off-site
- The school building and site are maintained and evaluated to ensure they meet health and safety requirements and keep our children, staff and visitors safe. The School Business Manager, Head Teacher and caretaker have oversight of the building, check for and rectify any problems daily. The Governors conduct a termly health and safety inspection to assess the site and building and to support the SLT in planning for school improvement and to ensure any hazards are avoided/removed.
- Risk assessments of school activities, events and trips are kept up to date and reviewed.