Safeguarding at Hassocks 

At Hassocks Infant School we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. All staff share this commitment.  Safeguarding is all the things we do to help keep children learn how to keep themselves safe, both now and in the future.  Our curriculum helps our children learn how to make safe choices, how to recognise when something isn't right.  For more information, please click on the curriculum links opposite. 

Family Support:

We have information, guidance and external websites for further advice on a range of topics to support you and your family, such as online safety, bereavement, wellbeing and much more. 

To visit this page, please click here

 

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Key Contacts

Designated Safeguarding Lead - Kamilya Steadman - Deputy Head

• Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads - Adrian Bates-Holland - Headteacher & Sara Nash - SENCo
• Safeguarding Governor - Jenny Doyle
• Co-Chair of Governors - Jenny Doyle and Michael Stansfield

Please use the contact details on the "Contact Us" page if you need to contact one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads.

Our school's Safeguarding and Child Protection policy will always be followed if a member of the school community believes that a child is at risk of physical injury, neglect, emotional or sexual abuse.  This policy, alongside other policies related to safeguarding and child protection, can be found below.    

Child Protection 

Child protection focusses on protecting individual children identified as suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. If you are concerned about a child's welfare, please contact West Sussex Children's Services through the 'Integrated Front Door' service.   Details below:  

Integrated Front Door

All enquiries and referrals are triaged upon receipt and will then be directed to the appropriate service, providing a seamless process with children receiving a service proportionate to their needs.  It is always best to raise a concern if you are worried; help can then be put into place for that child if needed.   

If you have a safeguarding concern for a child, you can contact the Integrated Front Door on: 

Email address: WSChildrenservices@westsussex.gov.uk

Telephone number: 01403 229900

Please call the police on 999 if you think a child is at immediate risk.

Prevent Strategy

Prevent is a government strategy designed to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorist or extremist causes. The Prevent strategy covers all types of terrorism and extremism, including the extreme right wing, violent Islamist groups and other causes.  As a school we have due regard to prevent people being drawn into terrorism. In order to protect children in our care, we must be alert to any reason for concern in the child's life at home or elsewhere. 

Staff are trained to identify children who may be vulnerable to radicalisation and know what to do when they are identified. Protecting children from the risk of radicalisation is part of our safeguarding duties. 

As a school we build our children's resilience to radicalisation by promoting British Values and how to challenge extreme views. Developing children's spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is at the centre of all we do. Our school is a safe space where they can understand the risks associated with extreme views and develop knowledge and skills to challenge these views. We are aware of the increased risk of online radicalisation and teach our children how to keep themselves safe online. We have suitable filtering systems in place to ensure that children are safe from terrorist and extremist material when accessing the internet in school. 

Our PSHE and Relationship curriculum, Jigsaw Time, enables children to explore sensitive issues and equips them with the knowledge and skills to understand and manage difficult situations. They are taught ways to recognise and manage risk, make safe choices, and recognise when pressure from others threatens their own wellbeing. Children are taught to develop positive character traits through our school values. 

For more information on the PREVENT strategy, please click the link here.

NSPCC Underwear Rule

 

The NSPCC have some very easy to use documents regarding safeguarding and staying safe. Teach you child the Underwear Rule and help protect them from abuse. It's a simple way that parents can help keep children safe from sexual abuse - without using scary words. The NSPCC Underwear Rule can be found by clicking: 

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/underwear-rule/

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