Our Commitment to Safeguarding 

At KHPS we share, with everyone in education, an objective to help keep children and young people safe by contributing to:

• Providing a safe environment for children and young people to learn

• Identifying children and young people who are suffering or likely to suffer harm and taking appropriate action with the aim of making them safe

DSLs - Designated Safeguarding Leads

The following staff are trained and lead on safeguarding across our school: Mr Clabon (Lead DSL), Mrs. Brown (Lead DSL)  Mr Court (Deputy DSL),  Mrs Scott (Deputy DSL), Mrs. Austin (Deputy DSL) and Mrs. O'Driscoll.  

• Taking lead responsibility for dealing with child protection issues

• Providing advice and support to other staff

• Liaising with the local authority and working with other agencies

• Providing support for individual children

 

Safe Staffing at KHPS

We recognise that staff are uniquely placed to have a positive role in child protection.  As responsible adults outside pupils’ homes, they are in a position to observe children on a daily basis and therefore spot physical or emotional signs that might indicate they are being abused.  Close interaction can also make staff vulnerable to allegations being made against them.

To ensure our staff are safe to work with children , we have systems to: 

• Prevent unsuitable people working with children and young people, through safe recruitment practices;

• Promote safe practice and challenge poor and unsafe practice, through our ethos, policies, practice and training;

• Identify instances in which there are grounds for concern and take appropriate action, using appropriate policies, procedures and systems;

• Contribute to effective partnership working between all those involved in providing services for children and young people.

Reporting a safeguarding concern

Members of the community, needing to report a concern about safeguarding, should do so in the following ways:

• To report a concern about safeguarding procedures in school, speak to  Lead DSL, Mr Clabon on 0121 464 9202 or DSL@kingsheathprimary.com

• To report a concern about a child's safeguarding, contact CASS on 0121 303 1888 or CASS@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.uk

• To report a concern about a member of staff, contact the Headteacher Mr Court on 0121 464 9202.