Safeguarding

At Beechliffe School we have a Positive Safeguarding Culture, where:

“Safeguarding is EVERYONE’S Responsibility.”

The Safeguarding Team is in charge of keeping children safe at home and at school. They are called Designated Safeguarding Leads.

Please see below for our safeguarding flow chart

What is Safeguarding?

Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.

Safeguarding means:

protecting children from abuse and maltreatment

preventing harm to children’s health or development

ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care

taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes.

Beechcliffe School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We have a number of protocols and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our trust policies. All staff receive training in Safeguarding, Child Protection and Prevent strategies.

All school staff are particularly important as they are in a position to identify early signs and indicators of abuse, to raise concerns early and provide help, comfort, support for children.

At Beechcliffe School we work closely with our families and other agencies including health services, social care, early help co-ordinator and other specialist services to promote the welfare of pupils and protect them from harm.

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a pupil’s welfare.

Where possible, we will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with parents/carers first, unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the pupil’s welfare.

Keeping Children Safe at Beechliffe School: useful links

All staff are trained in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024

Keeping children safe in education 2024 (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Keeping children safe in education 2024: part one (publishing.service.gov.uk)

What to do if you are worried a child is being abused

Stat guidance template (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Working Together to Safeguard Children

Working together to safeguard children – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Safer Bradford

Safer Bradford – Home

Early Help Information and Support

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