Safeguarding

If you have any safeguarding concerns about a child please speak to Miss Lawton, Mrs Faulkner, Mrs Allen or Mrs Denton.

It is also possible to contact the First Response Children’s Duty Team on 0116 305 0005 where you will be able to speak to a Social Worker about your worries or report it via the NSPCC https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/reporting-abuse/report/

The NSPCC has launched a dedicated helpline for children and young people who have experienced abuse at school, and for worried adults and professionals that need support and guidance, including for non-recent abuse. Call our new NSPCC helpline, Report Abuse in Education on 0800 136 663 or email help@nspcc.org.uk. 

If you are concerned about the safety of a child in school you can also contact us on dsl@croft.embracemat.org

Safeguarding statement

The health and safety of all children is of paramount importance at Croft C of E Primary School. Parents send their children to school each day with the expectation that school provides a secure environment in which their children can flourish. In order to do this, a wide range of measures and policies are put in place. These are reviewed every year and are available:

 Administration of medicines

  • Anti-bullying
  • Behaviour
  • Child Protection
  • Health and Safety
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  • The Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) is Miss A Lawton Our Deputy DSLs are Miss F Clarke, Mrs T Denton and Mrs A Allen.
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Child Protection and Safeguarding

The Safeguarding Policy at Croft C of E Primary School is based on the county recommended policy and is updated annually and verified by the Full Governing Body. The updates reflect the changes to the county policy.

The key features of the Safeguarding policy are to:

  • Provide children with a safe and secure environment
  • Ensure there are trusted adults children feel they can talk to
  • Ensure staff are aware of referral procedures
  • Access and act on advice from Leicestershire Child Safeguarding Board if there is any uncertainty as to the course of action required

All staff receive Safeguarding training in-house annually using resources created by the Leicestershire Safeguarding Team. 

For the full Child protection and safeguarding policy please click here