Safeguarding at Cardinal Road Infant and Nursery School

"A strong culture of safety exists in the school." "Pupils are very confident that the school is a safe place; parents and staff at the school who responded to Ofsted's surveys or spoke with an inspector agree with this view."

Cardinal Road Nursery and Infant School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. "School leaders, including governors, have successfully created and embedded a culture where keeping pupils safe is of the highest priority" Ofsted Letter June 2018.

We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy which can be viewed in the policies section.

The Designated Safeguarding Lead for Cardinal Road is: Mrs Maggie Nowak Headteacher

Tel: 0208 890 6306 email: head@cardinalroad.hounslow.sch.uk

The Designated Deputy Safeguarding Lead is: Mrs Helen Osei

Tel:0208 8890 6306 email: deputy@cardinalroad.hounslow.sch.uk

The Safeguarding Lead for the Chair of Governors is: Mrs Ruth Stevens

Tel: 0208 890 9624

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child's welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child's welfare.

Useful links:

Keeping Children Safe in Education

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/835733/Keeping_children_safe_in_education_2019.pdf

Working Together to Safeguard Children

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/779401/Working_Together_to_Safeguard-Children.pdf

Sexual Exploitation

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/591903/CSE_Guidance_Core_Document_13.02.2017.pdf

Operation Encompass

This is the implementation of key partnership working between Police, Local Authorities and Children Services. The school receives notifications from MASH Police on events that have happened the night/day before. This is to ensure the school are aware that a child may have been a witness or part of a domestic incident in the home.

Keeping Children Safe

Guide for Parents and Carers

If you would like further information about keeping your child safe, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has lots of advice and guidance. Please see the link below:

NSPCC Guidance

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/parents

PANTS Leaflet for Parents

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/advice-and-info/underwear-rule-children-guide-english.pdf

We actively support the Government's Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism.

The Prevent Duty

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/439598/prevent-duty-departmental-advice-v6.pdf

Our Designated Child Protection Officer is Mrs. Maggie Nowak (Headteacher). Our Deputy Designated Child Protection Officer is Mrs Osei (Deputy Headteacher).

We regularly discuss safeguarding issues with your children to help keep them safe and raise awareness of different issues.

Please use the links below to find out more about E-Safety and how to use the Internet, and other communications safely.

Think you Know

Come in to find the latest information on the sites you like to visit, mobiles and new technology. Find out what’s good, what’s not and what you can do about it. If you look after young people there’s an area for you too – with resources you can use in the classroom or at home. Most importantly, there’s also a place which anyone can use to report if they feel uncomfortable or worried about someone they are chatting to online

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

Kidsmart

Kidsmart gives you lots of advice on how to stay safe online. There’s a section for children under 11 years old and a separate section for those over 11 years old.

http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/default.aspx

Online Safety Quiz

The Online Safety Quiz is your chance to show that you know how to be a safe Internet surfer.

http://www.safekids.com/quiz/q1.htm

Useful advice for Parents

https://safeblog.lgfl.net/2018/11/parents-scare-or-prepare/

Useful Information

E Safety for Under Fives

Keeping-Under-Fives-Safe-Online

Find out about Apps

Apps

Online Watch Link

OWL.pdf

Online grooming

online grooming NSPCC.pdf

Parent and Carer Online Toolkit (Childnet)

Childnet have updated their parent and carer toolkit that will help parents have conversations about online safety. Their booklet 'Let's talk about life online' includes ten key messages that should be shared with children:

"You can always come to me if you need help."
"What would you do if this happened…?"
"Remember that not everyone is who they say they are online."
"Keep your personal information safe, and other people’s too."
"Be respectful to others online."
"Think before you post."
"Remember to ask if it’s okay."
"Remember not everything is true online."
"The things other people post online might not always show what their life is really like."
"Recognise how going online makes you feel and take a break when you need to."

The Parent and Carer Toolkit can be found here: https://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers/parent-and-carer-toolkit

Digital Parenting (Vodafone)
https://www.vodafone.co.uk/mobile/digital-parenting/resources-category

Digital Parenting Magazine
https://cdn.flipsnack.com/widget/v2/widget.html?hash=fh90zaf97
Parental Controls (Internet Matters)
https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/

The Best Parental Control Software for 2019
https://uk.pcmag.com/parental-control-monitoring/67305/the-best-parental-control-software

Best parental control apps for Android and iPhone 2020
https://www.tomsguide.com/uk/us/best-parental-control-apps,review-2258.html

Advice to parents and carers on keeping children safe from abuse and harm The government has produced a useful webpage listing sources of advice and support for keeping their children safe. The guide includes information about: Protect children from domestic abuse, Teenage relationship abuse, Child sexual abuse and exploitation, Sexual assault referral centres Crime, Criminal Exploitation and County Lines, violence and gangs, Protect children from radicalisation, Prevent, Online child safety, Mental health

Guidance for parents and carers of children attending out-of-school settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak (gov.uk) The government has issued guidance for parents about any out-of-school settings they use for their children. This will become particularly important as the summer holidays begin. The guidance includes a section about choosing a suitable provider and provides some examples of positive signs to look out for when choosing an out-of-school setting for your child. In addition to covid-19 related issues, the guidance covers safeguarding matters too, including finding out whether staff members and volunteers have relevant child protection training, and relevant checks have been made.

Online Tutors – Safeguarding Considerations One growth area as we come out of the lockdown period, might be in tutoring, both online and in-person. Parents and students may well feel that they have gaps which tutors can fill. Tutoring is not a well-regulated industry and essentially anyone can just set up as a tutor whatever their skills, qualifications or background history. The London Borough of Redbridge has a useful leaflet for parents and carers who are looking for a tutor.