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Broadhempston Village Primary School is committed to safeguarding all members of the school community and our visitors. The school's procedures operate in line with the Devon and Torbay Safeguarding Children Board and Department of Education statutory guidance. The school is committed to cooperating fully with other agencies on matters relating to child protection. If you have any concerns about the welfare of the students please report them immediately to the designated safeguarding lead. Broadhempston Village Primary School Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy is available on the school website and by request at the school office. This policy operates as part of a wider suite of welfare policies.
Mrs Jill Ryder - Academy Head - Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Therese Carwithen - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Ms Karen Barlow - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Ms Nicky Dunford - CEO
Nanya Coles - Safeguarding Governor for the Totnes Hub
If any member of staff is concerned about a pupil's well-being, emotional or physical, and/or has worries about their safety either from their own or others’ actions (others include adults and young people in and out of school)
The school procedure is as follows:
Bearnes – Dan Turner 01626 353980
Cheriton Bishop – Robin Scott 01647 24817
Diptford – Jodie Talbot 01548 821352
Drakes - Pete Halford 01395 443871
Ilsington – Sam McCarthy-Patmore 01364 661208
Harbertonford – Anne Burns 01803 732352
Hennock - Jason Keenan 01626 833233
Landscove – Jill Ryder 01803 762656
Morchard Bishop - Chris Sargeant 01363 877328
Moretonhampstead – Alex Waterman 01647 440482
Otterton - Pete Halford 01395 568326
Stoke Gabriel – Alice Eeles 01803 782469
Tedburn St Mary – Andy Keay 01647 61338
Widecombe – Des Stokes 01364 621261
Yeoford – Vicki Gillon 01363 84234
Remember - Never feel worried to share a concern.
It is always better to share a concern and find out later that there was nothing to worry about than not to share a concern and find out later that a child has suffered.
Out of hours helplines/websites:
KOOTH - https://www.kooth.com online help and chat for mental health and wellbeing
Childline - https://www.childline.org.uk or 0800 1111
NSPCC - https://www.nspcc.org.uk or 0808 800 5000
Devon Children and families partnership - https://www.dcfp.org.uk/training-and-resources/multi-agency-safeguarding-hub-in-devon/
With the increased access children have to devices that can connect to the internet, it has never been more important to understand how to be safe when using online content.
Whether children are accessing images, online games, social media platforms or just surfing the web, as part of their homework, they need to remain safe.
At Broadhempston Village Primary School we take E-Safety seriously and wanted to share some useful information with parents/carers and children to help raise awareness of this important subject area.
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/ - 'Since 2006, Thinkuknow has been keeping children and young people safe by providing education about sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. Thinkuknow is unique. It is underpinned by the latest intelligence about child sex offending from CEOP Command. Thinkuknow aims to ensure that everyone has access to this practical information – children, young people, their parents and carers and the professionals who work with them. Alongside the Thinkuknow website the programme provides educational resources, including films, cartoons and lesson plans, to help professionals raise young people’s awareness.'
https://www.o2.co.uk/help/nspcc - contains articles and useful information for keeping your children safe online.
Below is some information booklets to help parents' keep their children safe online. They have been produced by O2 and the NSPCC and Vodafone. They contain some vitally important information when it comes to child safety online.
Below are a number of guides for parents on some common social media platforms. These have been produced by Thinkuknow in order to highlight the key concepts of each platform and how to remain safe. For more information go to https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Support-tools/How-to-guides/
Broadhempston Village Primary School has been given the opportunity to take part in a project that will run jointly between schools and Devon and Cornwall Police.
Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, when a child or young person has been exposed to, or involved in, any domestic incident.
Operation Encompass will ensure that a member of the school staff, known as a Key Adult, is trained to allow them to liaise with the police and to use the information that has been shared, in confidence, while ensuring that the school is able to make a provision for possible difficulties experienced by children, or their families, who have been involved in, or exposed to, a domestic abuse incident.
We are keen to offer the best support possible to all our pupils and we believe this will be extremely beneficial for all those involved.
Please click on the following link for more information http://www.operationencompass.org/