SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Safeguarding legislation and government guidance says that safeguarding means:

• Protecting children from maltreatment
• Preventing impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development
• Ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
• Taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcome

Safeguarding includes child protection, health care plans, health and safety, site security, safety on school trips, anti-bullying work, safer recruitment and so much more.

The school’s Child Protection Team consists of:

Mrs L Martindale – Deputy Headteacher – Designated Senior Lead (DSL)

Miss A Jones – Pastoral Support Manager – Deputy DSL

Mrs C Hurst-Ramsay - Head of PCSHE - Deputy DSL

Mrs C Cox – Learning Behaviour Mentor – Deputy DSL

Miss E Tye - Assistant Headteacher - Deputy DSL

Mr M Percival - TGC Manager - Deputy DSL

Mrs K Chambers - Pastoral Support Assistant - Deputy DSL

The Child Protection Governor – Mr N Arnold

The school adheres to the following three DFE safeguarding documents:

• Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023
• Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024
• Multi-agency statutory giudance on FGM 2020

The school has a suite of Safeguarding documents which are reviewed regularly. These are: 

All pupils are taught through tutor time, that they can talk to someone about anything, even if it feels awful or small. We believe that everyone in the Magdalen community has the right to feel safe all of the time.

If you have any safeguarding concerns about a pupil you should contact the School Safeguarding Team or in an emergency contact the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) telephone number: 0300 1261000 or telephone the police.

Useful websites and resources:

CAMHS www.camhs-resources.co.uk/ CAMHS offers a free website that was created for young people, carers and professionals to pool together lots of helpful resources from across the internet that are available to help support your mental health and well-being.	CEOP www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/ CEOP is a law enforcement agency and is here to help keep children and young people safe from sexual abuse and grooming online. We help thousands of children and young people every year who have been in a similar situation to you.
Childline www.childline.org.uk/ Childline is a counselling service for children and young people up to their 19th birthday in the United Kingdom provided by the NSPCC.	Family Lives www.familylives.org.uk Family Lives provides a website which has a live chat line for parents and offers advice on mental health/eating disorders/body image etc.
Internet Matters www.internetmatters.org Internet Matters offers expert support and practical tips to help children benefit from connected technology and the internet safely and smartly. They also have lots of online safety resources featuring our parents’ guides and a host of resources to support parents and teacher to help children stay safe online.	NSPCC www.nspcc.org.uk/ The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) are the UK's leading children’s charity campaigning and working in child protection. They provide support and tips to help you keep children safe. From advice on children’s mental health to staying safe online, support for parents and what to do if you’re worried about a child.