Safeguarding
Safeguarding Concerns
At Castleton C of E Primary School, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone's responsibility.
If you have any concerns about the safety or wellbeing of a child, please contact our safeguarding team by email at safeguardingteam@castleton.derbyshire.sch.uk.
Emails sent to this address will be received by members of the school's safeguarding team and will be treated confidentially.
For urgent concerns where a child is at immediate risk of harm, please contact Derbyshire Starting Point on 01629 533190 or the police on 999 in an emergency.
Safeguarding at Castleton C of E Primary School is our top priority. Our approach is designed to ensure that all children feel safe in school and the world beyond. Safeguarding is the responsibility of everyone and is a thread that runs through our decision-making, planning and actions.
We aim to provide our children with a safe and secure learning environment where all stakeholders have positive, trusting and purposeful relationships which in turn allows our children to flourish and achieve their best.
We work closely with a range of agencies to ensure that every child is safe from harm. Staff are regularly trained and we take great care to ensure that policies, procedures and systems are rigorous and robust; this includes a regular review system to continually develop and improve our practice.
All safeguarding matters are dealt with discreetly and confidentially.
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Jayne Jackson (Headteacher).
Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Rebecca Thorp (KS1 Lead)
Online Safety
All our online devices are filtered and monitored by school with support from our IT provider to make the internet a safe place for our children to learn.
Policies
Please refer to the Policies section of our website to read our safeguarding policies.
Child Protection: Keeping our children safe
Staff & Visitors to school; Child Protection Information
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