Safeguarding
Role |
Staff Member |
Designated Safeguarding Lead for Child Protection |
Miss L Casey- Co-Head Teacher Mrs A Allen- Co-Head Teacher Miss E Bell-Joint DSL and Family Liaison Officer |
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads with DSL training. |
Mr C Tupper (Deputy Head Teacher) Miss E Herdecka (Assistant Head Teacher/SENCO) Miss R Bennett (Assistant Head Teacher) Mrs O Bonner (Assistant Head) |
Supporting Safeguarding Leads with DSL training.
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Mrs H Hickmott Maurice (Phase Lead/SLT) Mrs L Stephens (Phase Lead/SLT) Miss C Sims (Phase Lead/SLT) Miss S Jones (Phase Lead/SLT) Mrs J O’Hara- (SLT) Mrs M Stevens- Office Manager/SLT Mr D Corley-Sports Coach Miss K Jesney-Lead MDM Supervisor Mrs L Meredith-Wrap Around Leader |
Supporting Safeguarding Deputies with DSL training.
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Mrs K Hui-KS1 Mr R Welsh-UKS1 Mrs B Foskett-HLTA Mrs P Newman-Wrap Around Deputy Mrs E O’Boyle-School Office
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Link Safeguarding Governor Link Online Safety Governor |
Mr M Egelton Miss C Sims |
- Anyone with a concern reports this promptly to Miss Casey, Mrs Allen or Miss Bell (the school's Joint Designated Safeguarding Lead). In Miss Casey’s absence, concerns must be reported to a member of the Senior Leadership Team who are Safeguarding Deputies: Mr Tupper, Miss Herdecka, Miss Bennett, Mrs Bonner, Mrs O’Hara, Mrs Hickmott-Maurice, Mrs Stephens, Miss Jones, Miss Simms, or Mrs Stevens.
- Year Group Leads, Lead MDM Supervisors, Wrap Around Care Leads, PPA cover staff are also trained as Safeguarding Deputies.
- We have strong links with Children’s Social Services forming part of a co-ordinated approach to Safeguarding in Bexley.
- All adults in school wear identity/visitor badges so that they can be quickly identified.
- All visitors to site have coloured coded lanyards to identify themselves to others in the school building
- Our school site is kept safe and secure. Only authorised visitors will be allowed into school.
- All staff have read and understand the Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy and are trained annually to identify signs of abuse and understand what they need to do.
- We operate safer recruitment processes aimed to deter and prevent abusers from making contact with the pupils at Danson.
- Children trust the staff at Danson know that they can speak to any adult if they have a concern.
- We are an accredited National Online Safety School and support both our pupils and parents on how they can ensure their child is safe online.
- We have a clear ‘Whistle Blowing Policy’ to ensure that all concerns are reported and can be acted upon.
Documents/Attachments/2021-2022/Operation-Encompass-parent-letter.pdf