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Here at St. Augustine’s Primary School we are dedicated to ensuring that all pupils are kept safe at all times. If you have any concerns at all and wish to talk to someone please come into school and have a speak with our designated Safeguarding Lead.
Mrs G Mangnall – Principal and Safeguarding
Mrs D Taylor – Learning Mentor and Safeguarding Lead
Mr K Corrall Deputy Principal and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Please click the link below to see the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedure.
For more information on how schools keep pupils safe then please download the Governments Keeping Children Safe in Education document. Click the link to download:
What is Prevent?
Since 1st July 2015 all schools have had a duty to protect all children and young adults from the risk of Radicalisation and Extremism, under section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015. This act requires schools to have “due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism”. This duty is known as the Prevent duty.
What do schools do?
In order for schools to fulfil the Prevent duty, it is essential that staff are able to identify children who may be vulnerable to radicalisation, and know what to do when they are identified. At St. Augustine’s CofE Primary School every staff member has been trained on the Prevent Duty and we have regular annual training to ensure we are keeping our pupils safe. At St Augustine’s CofE Primary School we also build pupils’ resilience to radicalisation by promoting fundamental British values and enabling our pupils to challenge extremist views.
What we will do..
Schools have clear procedures in place for protecting children at risk of radicalisation. At St Augustine’s CofE Primary School our procedures are set out in our Child Protection and Safeguarding policy. General safeguarding principles apply to keeping children safe from the risk of radicalisation as set out in the relevant statutory guidance, Working together to safeguard children and Keeping children safe in education. If necessary school will make a referral to the Channel programme. Channel is a programme which focuses on providing support at an early stage to people who are identified as being vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism. It provides a mechanism for schools to make referrals if they are concerned that an individual might be vulnerable to radicalisation.
For more information in the Prevent Duty please click the link below:
For more information on how to protect your children at home, please click on the links below.
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