Safeguarding
‘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
Mrs Taylor Deputy Head teacher and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Rachael Burrows - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead & Pupil Premium and Children Looked After Lead
Mrs Claire Taylor Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead & Learning Mentor
Mrs Emma Carter-Weston - SENDCo
Mrs Coulon - Safeguarding Governor
Sarah Mellor - Safeguarding lead (Bath and Wells Multi Academy Trust)
Fiona Lightwood Safeguarding Officer (Bath and Wells Multi Academy Trust)
Joanne Bocko (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
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.
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:
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/minecraft-a-parents-guide - information for parents on minecraft
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