Safeguarding

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Joydens Wood Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  

We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy which can be viewed in the Policies section. 

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child's welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with their family first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child's welfare. 

Our Designated Safeguarding and Child Protection Lead is Mr Redford,  

Our Deputies are Mrs Hensher, Mrs Blake, Mrs Thwaites, Mrs Adams & Miss Vinton  

Our Local Committee Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Austen. 

Designated Teacher for Looked After Children (Infant School): Mrs Blake 

Designated Teacher for Looked After Children (Junior School): Mrs Hensher 

Response to the Prevent Duty

Prevent is one of the four elements of ‘CONTEST’ the government's counter-terrorism strategy. It aims to ‘prevent’ people becoming involved with extremist views. 

The Prevent Strategy: 

  • responds to the ideological challenge we face from terrorism and aspects of extremism, and the threat we face from those who promote these views; 
  • provides practical help to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure they are given appropriate advice and support; 
  • works with a wide range of sectors where there are risks of radicalisation that we need to deal with. 

The school takes the Prevent duty very seriously and works to support all our families. Further information can be found across a range of our policies and in particular in the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. 

What to do if you have a concern? 

  1. If you have any concern for a child’s safety or welfare, always speak out 
  2. If a child discloses something to you, please do not promise confidentiality 
  3. Tell the designated safeguarding leader(s) straight away 
  4. Record your concerns in writing immediately after the incident to ensure your recount is as accurate as possible 
  5. Always check that the concern was followed through to conclusion 
  6. If you aren’t happy with the outcome to your concern raised, continue to refer on to someone else or challenge the outcome until the concern is fully resolved