SAFEGUARDING

All staff working in schools have a duty to provide a safe and secure environment in which children can learn. 

At Hillside Infant School we provide this environment by:

• Ensuring that every child is aware of his/her right to be safe.

• Ensuring that the staff responsible for safeguarding receive appropriate training and that this training is updated regularly.

• Ensuring that we follow the statutory guidance in the DFE publication “Keeping Children Safe in Education”.

• Ensuring that we follow the recommendations in the document entitled “Guidance for Safer Working Practices”.

• Following Safer Recruitment guidelines when appointing staff.

• Providing safeguarding training as part of induction for all staff.

• Ensuring that all relevant checks are carried out on all adults who have contact with children.

• Providing safeguarding training for all staff every year.

• Ensuring that all staff have carried out online Prevent training.

Important Documents Relevant to Safeguarding:

Keeping Children Safe in Education 

Guidance for Safer Working Practices 

Hillside Infant School Child Protection Policy

Hillside Infant School Prevent Policy

Hillside Infant School Whistle Blowing Policy