Safeguarding
Safeguarding at Belton All Saints C of E Primary School is given top priority. All adults in our school have a responsibility for Safeguarding our Children.
The Designated Safeguarding Lead (and Child Protection Co-ordinator) is Mrs Goulthorpe (Executive Headteacher). The Designated Safeguarding Deputies are Mrs Alcock and Mrs Parsons. These staff have completed Level 3 Safeguarding Training, led by the LSCB (Local Safeguarding Children Board) and complete further training every year and throughout the year. Mrs Parsons is also our Pastoral Manager/Attendance officer.
All staff (teachers, teaching assistants, midday assistants, admin staff and the site manager) have completed Basic Awareness of Safeguarding Training. Regular updates, weekly staff breifing and reviews of practice take place.
Governors take a colliegate responsibility towards Safeguarding. An open meeting is held each term for all Governors to discuss issues around safeguarding our pupils. Goverbors also access safeguarding training.
All staff recruitment panels include at least one person who has completed appropriate 'Safer Recruitment in Education' training.
All adults (staff and visitors) in school are required to sign in at the school office and to wear a visitor badge when on site.
All staff, governors, students and volunteers undertake a DBS check and staff DBS details are kept in a Single Central Record in school.
The Safeguarding Policy (and related policies) form a central part of the Staff Induction process, and all of these policies are reviewed annually. (These policies can be downloaded from the policy page of this website or hard copies are available, upon request, from the office)
Safeguarding and Child protection policy 2023
We believe that it is important to make children and young people aware of behaviour towards them that is not acceptable, and our PSHE curriculum supports children in recognising when their personal safety is being compromised. The school has a range of systems to support pupils including worry boxes, pupils identifying a named adult in school and use of our well-being hub (the Maple Room).
We are committed to multi-agency working, in order to ensure the best possible outcomes for all of the pupils within our school and engage with the Early Help system to support pupils and their families.
Should parents or visitors to our school have any concerns or enquiries about safeguarding issues please contact the school office to speak to the a member of the safeguarding team- Headteacher, Mrs Goulthorpe, the Deputy Headteacher Mrs Alcock or our Pastoral Manager Mrs Parsons. If you have concerns about the safety of a child you can also contact children services on 01724 296500.
Keeping children safe in education - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) - KCSIE 2023
This is statutory guidance from the Department for Education (the department) issued under Section 175 of the Education Act 2002, the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014, and the Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) Regulations 2015. Schools and colleges in England must have regard to it when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. For the purposes of this guidance children includes everyone under the age of 18
SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AND CARERS
You’ve probably already talked to your children about things like crossing the road safely. But have you spoken to them about how to stay safe from sexual abuse? We know it’s a conversation no parent wants to have, but we believe it can feel just as natural and easy as the road safety chat. We call it talking PANTS. From P through to S, each letter gives an important message for children as young as four to help them stay safe. The NSPCC have produce a simple guide for parents to support them with having conversations with their children to help keep them safe from abuse. It is called PANTS - The Talk Guide for Parents and can be accessed by clicking this link https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/advice-and-info/pants/pants-2018/pants-parents-guide-online.pdf
Where to get more information to help - The NSPCC have a range of other PANTS guides for parents, carers and children, including guides in a number of different languages and for people with a disability. They also have guides for foster carers, parents with a learning disability, parents of children with autism, and a film for deaf children. You can find these on the NSPCC website.
Childnet offers some good support and information for parents and carers. This link offers advice on a range of topics relating to online safety. 
Should parents or visitors to our school have any concerns or enquiries about safeguarding issues please contact the school office to speak to the Headteacher, Mrs Goulthorpe, the Deputy Headteacher Mrs Alcock or our Pastoral Manager Mrs Parsons. If you have concerns about the safety of a child you can also contact children services on 01724 296500.