‘We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding all children at Trinity and expect everyone to share this commitment.’

In line with our safeguarding policy and statutory guidance we have clear procedures in school for responding to any concerns about a child’ s safety or wellbeing.

Our Safeguarding team are:

Mrs Nickells - Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead and Pupil Premium Lead

Mrs Mears Assistant Headteacher

and Deputy Safeguarding Lead

Mrs Rachael Burrows

Children Looked After Lead

Gemma Measures

Learning Mentor 

Mrs Emma Carter-Weston -  SENDCo

Mrs Coulon - Safeguarding Governor

Paul Cox (North Somerset Safeguarding Officer)

Keeping Children Safe in Education

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2

If you are concerned about a child's welfare or worried they are being abused please contact one of the safeguarding team in school. Alternatively you can make direct contact with the Local Authority via the link below for South West Child Protection Procedures website

https://www.proceduresonline.com/swcpp/

Safer Recruitment and Visitors

The school is secure during the school day, so all visitors are asked to report to the main entrance. Please be mindful that for everybody’s safety, identification procedures will be carried out and you will be asked to wear a badge. 

All members of staff are vetted against national safeguarding procedures before being allowed to work in school. At least one member of every interview panel has undertaken safer recruitment training to ensure that best practices and all necessary checks are carried out.

North Somerset EARLY HELP for families

Every family has its ups and downs. Being a parent is hard work and there are no instructions.  Sometimes, you or your children may need extra support. This may be before your children are born, when they are very young, or throughout their school years. 

There is no shame in asking for help. We are here for you.

Early Help is a programme that helps you recognise what's going well for you. It will help you see where you might need extra support. We will work with you to find the best person to work with you and your family to make this happen.

For more information, please follow the link below.

Early Help | North Somerset Council (n-somerset.gov.uk)

Sometimes children find things online that aren't always appropriate - even when they're not looking for them. By using parental controls, you can help protect your child from viewing harmful content - and asking awkward questions. If you need help setting up controls on your child's devices, you can call the free O2 & NSPCC Online Safety Helpline for expert advice on 0808 800 5002. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2hBriO4

These documents are also useful e-safety advice for parents:

We hope that you find these links useful:

http://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/interactive-guide/ -  a guide for parents on parental controls 

http://educateagainsthate.com/parents/  - this is the parents page of the 'Prevent' website, raising parents awareness of Radicalisation

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/sexting/ - awareness raising and advice for parents on sexting

https://www.net-aware.org.uk/networks/?order=-popularity - information for parents on Apps,sites and games 

http://www.childnet.com/blog/a-parents-guide-to-fortnite-battle-royale - a parents' guide to Fortnite