Safeguarding
BackGoose Green Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy which can be viewed in the Policies section.
Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child's welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with their family first, unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child's welfare.
Our Designated Safeguarding and Child Protection Lead is Louise Partridge, and our Deputies are Lauren Brandford, Georgina Harrison, Sharon Olney and Beverley Phillips. Our Local Committee Safeguarding Lead is ZamZam Ahmed. Our named teacher for Looked After Children is Louise Partridge.
You can contact our safeguarding team on safeguarding@ggp.nestschools.org
Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
If you think that a child or young person under the age of 18 years old, who lives in the borough, is being abused or neglected, contact the MASH Team using the contact details below. Outside of office hours and at weekends and public holidays contact the 'out of hours contact' service. If you are seriously concerned about a child's immediate safety, dial 999.
Not all concerns raised about a child will automatically lead to a child protection investigation. Less serious concerns may lead to a more general assessment of need and the provision of services or the offer of advice and information.
Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH):
Tel: 020 7525 1921 Email: mash@southwark.gov.uk
Out of hours:
Southwark Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) - overall responsibility for safeguarding in the borough:
Eva Simcock
Tel: 020 7525 0689 / 07943 076608
Email: Eva.Simcock@southwark.gov.uk or Qau.Safeguarding@southwark.gov.uk
The Prevent Duty
Prevent is one of the four elements of ‘CONTEST’ the government's counter-terrorism strategy. It aims to ‘prevent’ people becoming involved with extremist views.
The Prevent Strategy:
- responds to the ideological challenge we face from terrorism and aspects of extremism, and the threat we face from those who promote these views;
- provides practical help to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure they are given appropriate advice and support;
- works with a wide range of sectors where there are risks of radicalisation that we need to deal with.
The school takes the Prevent duty very seriously and works to support all our families. Further information can be found across a range of our policies and in particular in the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
If you are concerned about someone close to you becoming radicalised, you can speak to one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads or you can call the national police Prevent advice line on 0800 011 3764, in confidence, to share your concerns with specially trained officers.
The Childline website is aimed at children under the age of 12 and provides age appropriate content on topics including: bullying, family, friends, feelings, school, abuse and staying safe. It also includes games and therapeutic tools for young visitors to play and express how they are feeling.
WIth the help of a friendly dinosaur, the Pantosaurus, Talk PANTS is a useful resource from the NSPCC to support simple conversations to help keep your child safe from sexual abuse.
The NSPCC website provides support and tips to help you keep children safe. From advice on children’s mental health to staying safe online, the site provides support for parents and advice on what to do if you’re worried about a child.
The UK Safer Internet Centre provides advice and resources to help families support children to use the internet safely, responsibly and positively.
