SAFEGUARDING/CHILD PROTECTION
 

It is our highest priority to work in partnership with all to ensure that our children remain safe.

If you are worried about your child, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher or the Headteacher. We respect parents’ rights to privacy and confidentiality and will not share sensitive information unless we have permission or it is necessary to do so in order to protect a child. We will share concerns we may have with parents unless to do so would place a child at risk of harm.

In the event of any concerns regarding the safety/well-being of a child or children, please contact the Designated Safeguarding Officer at Hampsthwaite Primary School, Mrs A Ross, Head Teacher; or the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Officer at Hampsthwaite Primary School, Mrs K Tennant.

Contact can be made through the office on 01423771336

Any parents who are worried that a child is at risk can either contact the school or seek information via the web-site: www.safeguardingchildren.co.uk 

If you are concerned about the welfare of a child out of hours you can use the following telephone number: 0845 034 9417

The school maintains a detailed single central record with regard to the appointment of staff. Governors, the Headteacher and a Senior Teacher are trained in safer recruitment procedures.

The school also fulfils the statutory duty with regard to the Government’s Prevent programme. This ensures that children are protected against extremist views and recognise ‘British Values’. 

The NSPCC whistleblowing helpline is an available route for anyone who does not feel able to raise concerns regarding child protection failures internally or with the LADO regarding how a concern is being handled by the school. Anyone can call 0800 0280285 or email help@nspcc.org.uk

Contextual Safeguarding – Awareness of Specific Local Risks

An important aspect of our safeguarding work is an awareness of contextual safeguarding. This means having a good understanding of and response to specific local risks. We have undertaken an evaluation of local risks including our response measures and outlined these in our child protection policy.

We work closely with a range of local agencies including the Police to keep fully apprised of local risks

Community School Liaison Police Officer

We are pleased to introduce Martin Powell who is our Partnership Hub School liaison officer.

Martin has been a CSO for 12 years covering the Harrogate area and for the last three years has worked as a full-time school liaison officer covering primary and secondary schools in the area. His main role is early intervention and prevention and to stop young people getting into trouble with the Police and to stop them gaining a criminal record. Away from work he is a fully qualified football coach and has been assistant manager of Leeds United women.