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Miss Rosie Hancock Year 5/6 class teacher, qualified SENDCO, Morecambe Bay Community Primary
SLIDE 2 Morecambe Bay Community Primary School.
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Large school
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Transient population
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Coastal town
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Third generation poverty, area of social deprivation
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Mental and physical health problems, domestic violence, active drug culture, food insecurity
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Parents reluctant to engage, although improved dramatically over last 10 year
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Previous poor academic, attendance and exclusion statistics
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Statutory guidance (overacrches and influences other school specific policies)
Keeping Children Safe in Education (DfE, 2018) – Child protection policies and proceedures Working together to safeguard chidlren (DfE, 2018) National Curriculum in England (DfE, 2013) SEND Code of practice: 0 – 25 years (DfE, 2015) – Annual report required, info updated as an when. Promoting and being responsible for the welfare of all children. Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage (DfE, 2017)
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3 sets of circumstances that I might face as a classroom teacher
‘C’ makes a disclosure of sexual abuse to an adult in the school setting. Any adult observes possible indicators of neglect or abuse or changes of behaviour. Misconduct or suspected misconduct of a member of staff in school.
SLIDE 5 Makes a disclosure of sexual abuse to an adult in the school setting. Adult immediately verbally reports details of the conversation to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (D.S.L) D.S.L refer immediately to Children’s Social Care. (D.S.L may check-in with to offer Nurture support.) Usually, school setting would expect to visited by Duty Social Worker/ Line manager and police that same day. Children’s Social Care then conduct their enquiry or assessment, calling on school setting as and when required. School kept updated as to where the case will go and actions to be taken. Classroom staff – ‘duty of care’, calm, mindful, attuned,
consistent, communicative.
SLIDE 6 Guiding principle – safeguarding is everyone's responsibility (DfE 2015)
Staffing
Head teacher (Designated Safeguarding Lead - DSL) Deputy Head Assistant head (SENDco) Bursar/ community
4 Senior teachers/ phase leaders (class based) 11 classroom based teachers, including nursery and reception 17 support staff – teaching assistants, higher level teaching assistants, 1:1 support for specific need/s Team of 10 wellfare and kitchen staff – mix of part and full time Team of 4 pastoral staff including home school liaison (one being DSL) Weekly/ monthly
Art therapist Cognitive behaviour therapist Ed Psychologist Teacher of the Deaf Occupational therapist School nurse 2 office staff
STAFF MEMBERS ON SITE DAILY
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Any adult observes possible indicators of neglect or abuse or changes of behaviour. Question behaviours – Could be to ‘C’ eg. “That’s not like you to do/seem… Is there anything I can help with?” Could be to a closer adult eg. “I noticed ‘C’…what do you think?” Observations/ outcomes of communications/ answers to questions documented and recorded on CPOMS – directed to relevant staff. ‘C’ is further observed, behaviours monitored and recorded via CPOMs ensuring relevant staff continually updated (pastoral, senior staff, other staff working with child). Interventions may be offered/put in place within the school if appropriate, eg. mentoring 1:1 or group mentoring. There could be multiagency input based on outcomes (eg. Common Assessment Framework - CAF) DfE, 2015) pp.12
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Child protection software – Tool for building a picture, mapping need, identifying areas for possible intervention.
Rare, but it does happen that school challenges the outcome of a referral , over view provides evidence for conversations. Supports C.A.F process and Education and Health Plan application.
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Misconduct or suspected misconduct of staff…
NOT COMPLICATED Share the concern! Goes to DSL If about the DSL it goes to the chair of governors Follow Whistle-blowing procedure, investigate, treat as safeguarding issue
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