St Peter & St Paul CE VA Primary School

At St Peter and St Paul CE VA Primary School the safety and wellbeing of our children is of the highest priority in all aspects of school life.  Children need to feel safe, cared for and valued in order to learn and thrive.  Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families has a role to play and our staff will make sure their approach is child-centred.  This means they consider, at all times, what is in the best interests of the child.

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as:

• protecting children from maltreatment
• preventing impairment of children's mental and physical health or development
• ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
• taking action to enable all children to have the best possible outcomes.

​As part of our safeguarding duty we liaise with other agencies including Children's Services, Health Services and Sussex Police.  We have signed up to 'Operation Encompass' with Sussex Police, which provides early reporting to schools of any domestic abuse incidents that occur in which a child was present.

Our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) are Mrs Hamill, Mrs Ford, Miss Truelove, Mr Eldridge and Miss Jupp.  They are known as the 'Safety Officers' by the children.  We teach our children to report any concerns they may have in the following ways:

• talk to their class teachers or to the school Safety Officers
• use the class 'worry monsters' or the Safety Officers' 'worry box' to post notes to trusted adults of any worries they might have
• use the whistleblowing button on the school learning platform
• use the Childline or NSPCC posters around school.

Our Designated Safeguarding Governor is Mrs Elias.

Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy can be found on the 'Policies' page of this website.