Bearwood Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and this remains at the forefront of our work. Bearwood expects all members of the school community to share this commitment.
The school ensures that the principles identified below are followed by all staff.
- All children have a right to be kept safe and protected from abuse.
- Child abuse can occur in all cultures, religions and social classes.
- We must be sensitive to families’ cultural and social backgrounds.
- Children must have the opportunity to express their views and be heard.
- If there is a conflict of interests between the child and parent, the interests of the child must be paramount.
- The responsibility to initiate agreed procedures rests with the individual who identifies the concern.
- All staff must endeavour to work in partnership with those who hold parental responsibility for a child.
- Information in the context of a child protection enquiry must be treated as CONFIDENTIAL and only shared with those who need to know.
Staff are regularly trained on safeguarding and have refresher training as part of regular staff meetings. Visitors to Bearwood are advised of our safeguarding procedures and are made aware of our Mobile Phone Policy. Pupils and parents at our school are kept updated on safeguarding initiatives, so that we are all working together to ensure the physical and emotional safety of the children in our care.
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Kay Clarke
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads: Funmi Alder, Kayleigh Haden and Caroline Parry
We have a number of policies related to safeguarding. Please click here to access them on our policies page.
Please click on the photographs to take you the relevant page:
We are committed to safeguarding pupils and supporting parents so that they can help their children to make the most of digital technology and manage the challenges that often arise. Below are some links to websites that you may wish to visit to assist you in keeping your child safe online.
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
https://www.internetmatters.org
https://parentinfo.org/
https://www.lgfl.net/online-safety
https://www.net-aware.org.uk/
Smartphone Free Childhood.
Smartphones have fundamentally reshaped childhood.
Not because this is what any of us want for our kids. Just because, until now, choosing another path has felt impossible.
That’s why this movement exists. Not to judge or divide, but to stand together.
To say: maybe this isn’t inevitable. Maybe we can pause. Maybe if we work together we can reset – and give our kids something better.
Operation Encompass – Domestic Abuse
Bearwood Primary School is part of Operation Encompass which is a national scheme that operates jointly between schools and police forces.
Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, when a child or young person has experienced domestic abuse.
As a school, we have ensured that a member of our staff, (our Designated Safeguarding Lead – DSL -) known as a Key Adult, has been trained in the Operation Encompass procedures allowing us to then use the information that has been shared, in confidence, to support the child/ren in our care.
The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 identifies children who experience domestic abuse as victims of domestic abuse in their own right.
On 24 May 2024 Royal Assent was granted to The Victims and Prisoners Act. The Act placed Operation Encompass into Law.
This places a statutory obligation on police forces to share Operation Encompass notifications with schools/educational settings.
We are keen to offer the best support possible to all our pupils and through Operation Encompass we will be able to provide the best possible support to our children.
