Safeguarding

Safety is the key,

It’s up to you and me.

 

 

Children, you have the right to feel safe and happy.

 

No-one is allowed to harm you.

 

Tell an adult you trust if someone is hurting you, or you don’t feel safe, or you feel very sad.

 

OR – You can get help by ringing this number:  0800 1111

 

It’s FREE.

 

Visit: http://www.childline.org.uk

Anti-Bullying Advice for Parents

https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/6261395a3de84bb606f96879/6311e17a03e4f38655d97859_TDA_TBA22_Parents%20guide.pdf

Other websites that may support our families.

Saturday Crisis Wellbeing Service 

https://ypas.org.uk/services/wellbeing-services/#Crisis%20Walk-In

https://www.childnet.com/resources

https://www.bullybusters.org.uk/

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/mental-health-services-for-young-people/children-young-people-mental-health-services-cypmhs-children-information/

https://www.childline.org.uk/

https://www.getsafeonline.org/

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/pants-underwear-rule/

https://www.bbc.com/ownit

https://roadsafetygb.org.uk/

https://www.safety4kids.com.au/

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

The NSPCC has lots of resources for school staff and parents

/uploads/495/files/childline-nobody-is-normal-anxiety-poster-english.pdf

/uploads/495/files/childline-poster-primary-schools-english.pdf

/uploads/495/files/tough-to-talk-keeping-it-all-in-poster.pdf

/uploads/495/files/look-say-sing-play-flashcards.pdf

 

 SMAAA Safeguarding Team

Mrs H. Deyes - Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs J. Ryan - Executive Headteacher and Deputy Safeguarding Lead

Ms M Trayer- Deputy Headteacher and Safeguarding Team

Ms A Canavan - Assistant Headteacher and Safeguarding  Team

Ms S. Hughes–  Safeguarding Governor
Mrs M. McDaid - Chair Of Governors

 


 

Safeguarding Statement

 

The following statement is provided to parents so they are aware of the school’s responsibilities:

The school ensures children learn in a safe, caring and enriching environment. Children are taught how to keep themselves safe, to develop positive and healthy relationships, how to avoid situations where they might be at risk including being exploited.

The school also has a statutory responsibility to share any concerns it might have about a child in need of protection with other agencies and particular police, health and children’s services. Schools are not able to investigate concerns but have a legal duty to refer them. In most instances the school will be able to inform the parent/carer of its need to make a referral. However, sometimes the school is advised by the children’s service or police that the parents/carer cannot be informed whlilst they investigate the matter. We understand the anxiety parents/carers understandably feel when they are no told about any concerns from the outset. The school follows legislation that aims to act in the interests of the child.

The school will always seek to work in partnership with parents and other agencies to ensure the best possible outcome for the child and family.”

 


It’s up to you and me.

 

Following “Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance”  school policies were updated at the Governor Spring and subsequent Summer meeting.

At the bottom of this page you can read our latest  documents and to find out who to contact for Safeguarding Information. 

Visitors to our school will be asked to wear an ID badge. The colour of these badges will be different from staff who wear black lanyards Visitors will  also wear different couloured lanyards so they are easily identifiable. 

 


 

Safeguarding Training

All staff and volunteers have completed Level 1 Safeguarding Training- September 2022. This is repeated on a termly basis for new staff and volunteers and training was lead by Vicki Clements from Knowsley Safeguarding Team.

We take part in Channel and Prevent Training each year and this academic year Autumn 2022 Vicki Clements will lead our training on 21st October. 

 

DSL and HT Safeguarding Training Sept 2022 - School Improvement Liverpool

DHT-Oct 2022 School Improvement Liverpool and April 2023 Knowsley Safeguarding

AHT - April 2023 Knowsley Safeguarding Team

Safer Recruitment Training -updated Mrs Ryan and Ms Trayer

 


 

Local Authority

Knowsley Safeguarding Children’s Board
0151 443 4311
2nd Floor Nutgrove Villa
Westmoreland Rd
Huyton
L32 6GA

Local Authority Safeguarding Officer
Jacky Evans 0151 443 4468

Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
0151 443 2600

Stronger Families
0151 443 288

 

 

Online Safety links

Parent’s Guide to tech

From laptops to mobile phones to smart TVs, this link will give you lots of guidance and help in choosing what to purchase and what you need to be aware of:

Fortnite

Fortnite continues to remain ever popular with nearly 250 million players! Fortnite is rated PEGI 12 for frequent mild violence which means it is not suitable for persons under 12 years of age. The following links will provide you with further information about this game:

YouTube

Does your child use YouTube?  Here are some hints and tips on how to keep them safe whilst using it:

Helplines:

There are many organisations set up to provide you or your child with advice should you need it. Hereare just some of the organisations that can help you:

ChildLine: Call 0800 1111 https://www.childline.org.uk/

NSPCC: Call 0808 800 5000 https://www.nspcc.org.uk

Samaritans: Call 116 123 https://www.samaritans.org/

Bullying UK: Call 0808 800 2222 https://www.bullying.co.uk/

Where to report?

Report Harmful Content: Reporting centre designed to assist everyone in reporting harmful content online. https://reportharmfulcontent.online/

Internet Watch Foundation: You can report sexual images of under 18s online directly to the Internet Watch Foundation. https://www.iwf.org.uk/

CEOP: If you are worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating online. https://www.ceop.police.uk/safetycentre

Simplified Social Media Terms and Conditions for Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and WhatsApp

Children often don’t know what they’re signing up to when they join Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, WhatsApp or Instagram.  That’s why the Children’s Commissioner have worked with lawyers to create simplified versions of Terms and Conditions for the most popular social media platforms.

https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/publication/simplified-social-media-terms-and-conditions-for-facebook-instagram-snapchat-youtube-and-whatsapp/

Young & eSafe

A wonderful new resource from the office of the Australian e-Safety Commissioner that can be used by schools and parents.

https://esafety.gov.au/youngandesafe/about

Screen Time boundaries

(Source: http://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers/hot-topics/screen-time-boundaries)

Advice for parents and carers with children aged 0 to 7.

Top Tips

1. Use digital devices together: Get involved in your child’s online activities. Have fun, play games and learn together online, just as you would in the physical world. It will then be natural for your child to turn to you if they experience anything upsetting online.

2. Set clear expectations: Clear family rules can help your child have a positive start to their digital life and get the most out of being online. Ask your child to help create some family rules.

3. Be informed: Many digital devices, services and content providers offer a range of parental controls. You can choose the type of content and options that are suitable for your child.

4. Establish good habits early on: Both adults and children enjoy sharing moments with family and friends through online images and videos. Starting conversations and good habits early on is a great way to support children in staying safe online.

Information and support

(Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/707761/Keeping_Children_Safe_in_Education_-_September_2018.pdf)

 

Organisation/Resource What it does/provides
Think u know NCA CEOPs advice on online safety
Disrespect nobody Home Office advice on healthy relationships, including sexting and pornography
UK Safer Internet Centre Contains a specialist helpline for UK schools and colleges
SWGfL Includes a template for setting out online safety policies
Internet Matters Help for parents on how to keep their children safe online
Parentzone Help for parents on how to keep their children safe online
Childnet Cyberbullying Guidance for schools on cyberbullying
PSHE Association Guidance and useful teaching resources covering online safety issues including pornography and the sharing of sexual images
Educate against hate Practical advice for parents, teachers and governors on protecting children from extremism and radicalisation.
The use of social media for online radicalisation A briefing note for schools on how social media is used to encourage travel to Syria and Iraq
UKCCIS The UK Council for Child Internet Safety’s website provides:

 

• Sexting advice

• Online safety: Questions for Governing Bodies

• Education for a connected world framework

NSPCC NSPCC advice for schools and colleges
Net Aware NSPCC advice for parents
Commonsense Media Independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media for children and their parents
Searching, Screening and confiscation Guidance to schools on searching children in schools and confiscating items such as mobile phones
LGfL Advice and resources from the London Grid for Learning
Kidsmart An award-winning internet safety programme for children.
Know IT All Lots of useful advice for keeping yourselves and your children safe on the Internet.
Bullying UK Information and advice about bullying for children, parents and schools.
Kidscape An organisation which helps to prevent bullying and child abuse.
Childline ChildLine is the free helpline for children and young people in the UK.
BBC Stay Safe Test your Internet safety knowledge with Hacker and help the Horrible Histories gang stay safe online.
Net Smartz Kids Click on the image opposite to visit the Net Smartz Kids website for lots of e-safety activities.

 

NSPCC new ‘Share Aware’ campaign

http://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/share-aware/

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

CEOP (Child On-Line Protection) Parents Area

This site offers advice and guidance for all types of online behaviours be it on line gaming, social networking, sharing and much more.  Your children will be familiar with the child version of this site as it used in school you could perhaps ask them to help you with navigating through it.

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/

A Parents’ Guide to Facebook

Would you know whether your son/ daughters profile is set to public or private?  Would you know how to check?  Do you know what POS stands for when children are online chatting (Parent Over Shoulder)?  Do you know what Phishing is?  Facebook is very popular amongst young people (and many adults) this guide is produced annually to keep parents up to date with tips for keeping their children safe when using Facebook and informing them of the latest trends for Facebook usage.

http://www.connectsafely.org/pdfs/fbparents.pdf

Cyber Bullying

Cyberbullying is becoming more prevalent amongst children and young people when they are online, particularly as the popularity of online gaming continues to increase.  To help parents deal with any incidents of cyberbullying or if you think your child maybe a victim of online bullying there is advice and guidance for you as a parent and how to deal with such scenarios.

http://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/advice/parents-and-carers.aspx

Share, Take Care: tips for parents

This short guide will help you to make sure your teen stays safe and happy online.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/guides/parents-safety

Kind of Digital: quick guides

Quick guides are simple one page documents that explain social technology to the uninitiated

http://kindofdigital.com/useful-stuff/quick-guides/

Parentinfo

http://parentinfo.org/

Free up to date security advice

Includes using complex passwords, privacy settings, safe searching and social networking.

http://www.getsafeonline.org/

Top tips for parents / carers and children

http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/

Other useful guides:

A Parents Guide to Cyberbulling

A Parents Guide to Google +

A Parents Guide to Instagram

A Parents Guide to Snapchat

 

Files to Download

St Michael & All Angels Primary School

Sidney Powell Avenue, Kirkby, L32 0TP

St Michael & All Angels Primary School, Sidney Powell Avenue, Kirkby, L32 0TP0151 477 8400[email protected]

Student Login

STAFF LOGIN
PARENT LOGIN
SCHOOL BLOGS