Safeguarding

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as: protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s 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.

Safeguarding is not just about protecting children from deliberate harm. It relates to aspects of school life including:

pupils’ health and safety
the use of reasonable force
meeting the needs of pupils with medical conditions
providing first aid
educational visits
intimate care
internet or e-safety
appropriate arrangements to ensure school security, taking into account the local context.

Our Designated Child Protection Leads are:

Child Protection

What to do if you think a child is being harmed or is at risk.

If you think a child or young person is being harmed then you must contact Children Services and tell them your concerns.

You can also speak to:

Shropshire’s Safeguarding Children Board – Initial contact team 0345 678 9021

Protecting vulnerable People (West Mercia Police) 0300 333 3000

NSPCC 0800 800 5000 or online at www.nspcc.org.uk

Child line 0800 1111