Safeguarding

How Our Setting Safeguards Students

We understand that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility and
fully endorse the core principles of safeguarding:

Protecting children from maltreatment (A child is anyone under 18 years old)
Preventing impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development
Ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and
Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

We are child-centred and we will always promote students’ health, well-being, personal and emotional development.

We create a safe, inclusive learning culture where students;

Are respected and protected from bullying and
discrimination.
Can talk and express views, be listened to and get
feedback.
Have their needs met and fulfil their potential?
Know how to get help.
Know when discussion is confidential.
Learn about online-safety, bullying, healthy
relationships, abuse, neglect, exploitation

We work in partnership with parents and carers by offering;

Open, honest, and respectful relationships
Comfort and privacy to talk and get advice.
Involvement and inclusion at all stages of student’s
education and care
Understanding of culture and diversity
Clear explanations and use of professional
interpreters
Up-to-date emergency contact details
Information about our complaints procedure
Support and signposting to adult services if vulnerable

We promote early help and support by:

Prompt identification and assessment of additional
needs of all students and their family
Putting ongoing support in place, with a clear
planning and review cycle
Sharing information appropriately with students,
families and agencies
Preventing concerns from escalating

We store and share information securely by:

Following legislation and guidance
Having appropriate IT filters and monitoring systems
in place
Explaining how, what, where and when information is
shared.
Maintaining detailed, accurate and secure written
records of discussions, decisions and actions,
and sharing appropriately

Our Safeguarding policies and procedures:

Available publicly for students, families, staff
Following National and SCSP guidance and
arrangements (e.g. Keeping children safe in education)
Include staff/pupil behaviour and relationships, and
online communications.
Updated annually

We have a coordinated approach to concerns:

There is a quick staff response to inform DSL/D about
student concerns.
There are timely referrals to Children’s Social Care and
Police where the risk of significant harm exists.
We work with all agencies to support students and
families through multi-agency meetings e.g., child
protection conferences,
plans and actions

We have safe recruitment and management
practices by ensuring that:

Unsuitable people do not work with children.
There is a positive, open culture and environment.
Whistleblowing process for staff concerns about
organisational practices are in place.
All allegations of abuse by staff, carers or volunteers
are reported using the correct procedures

Our trained volunteers, staff and management have:

Clear safeguarding roles and responsibilities
On-site safeguarding induction and refreshers
High-quality SCSP basic and advanced staff training
Regular DSL/D staff safeguarding updates of skills and
knowledge

If you have any concerns about a student at this setting, please share this information with us straight away.

Issues such as appearance, hygiene, and behaviour, can be shared with teaching or support staff.
Do not worry about reporting small matters – we would rather you tell us than miss a worrying situation.
If you think that a student or an adult who cares for them has been or might be harmed; please talk to a member
of our trained safeguarding team immediately (details below).
You can ask any member of staff to find them and speak to you about a confidential and urgent matter.

If you are unhappy with the way we have dealt with something, please tell us.
If you wish to report it to us formally, please use our complaints procedure or write directly to the Head Teacher or Chair of Governors.
A concern, allegation or disclosure of abuse involving someone working with children or adults in a paid or unpaid
capacity must be reported directly to the Head Teacher, Principal or Senior Manager unless it involves them.
Then it should be reported directly to the Chair of the Governing Body or Management Committee.

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is: Name: Karen Halford Their office is located behind the Main Reception Their tel. no is 0114 250 7394 (ext. 2043)			Our Designated Safeguarding Deputy is: Name: Georgia Lowe Their office is located next to the Medical Room Their tel. no is 0114 250 7394 (ext. 2081)

Our Designated Safeguarding Deputy is: Name: Fran Whittaker Their office is located next to the Medical Room Their tel. no is 0114 250 7394 (ext. 2080)			Our Head Teacher is: Name: Heather Partington Their office is located behind the Main Reception Their tel. no is 0114 250 7394 (ext. 2040)

Our Co-Chair of Governors is: Name: Debbie Grainger-James Their tel. no is 0114 250 7394 dgrainger-james@talbot.sheffield.sch.uk			Our Co-Chair of Governors is: Name: Matthew Lawton Their tel. no is 0114 250 7394 mlawton@talbot.sheffield.sch.uk

Our Vice Chair of Governors is: Name: Sue Finnigan Their tel. no is 0114 250 7394 sfinnigan@talbot.sheffield.sch.uk			Our Safeguarding Governor is: Name: Sue Finnigan Their tel. no is 0114 250 7394 sfinnigan@talbot.sheffield.sch.uk

Our Special Education Needs Coordinator is: Name: Karen Halford Their office is located behind the Main Reception Their tel. no is 0114 250 7394 (ext. 2043)

How Our Setting Safeguards Students

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