Mayflower Safeguarding Statement
Mayflower Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of all our children.
Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility. This safeguarding statement applies to all staff, governors, volunteers, and other adults working in, or on behalf of, our school. It is an over-arching document which pulls together all of our safeguarding policies and procedures, including our Child Protection Policy and Safeguarding policy which can be found on the school website.
All school staff undertake annual child protection training, and children are made aware of the adults they can talk to if they have any concerns. We know how important it is to listen to our pupils and take seriously what they tell us. Staff are trained to look out for signs of physical/emotional harm or neglect and are required to report these to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL). On rare occasions where our concern about a child means that we have to consult other agencies, we ensure that these concerns are discussed with parent/carers first in line with our Child Protection Policy.
Designated Safeguarding Lead:
Phoenix: Ms Hayes (Head of School)
Ilderton: Mr Ogunsola (Head of School)
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads:
Phoenix: Mr Assig, Ms Joines, Ms Claff, Ms Poplett & Mrs Duffy
Ilderton: Mr Assig, Ms Marchese, Ms Reefa.
The Governors with responsibility for safeguarding in our school is Ella Hearn and Michael Osiyale.
If you are worried about a child, please contact us through the school office or by email.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Mayflower Federation, like all schools and colleges in England, follows the Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance from the Department for Education when carrying out our duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. This guidance can be accessed here.
Safer Recruitment and Selection
We ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works in the school who is likely to be perceived by the children as a safe and trustworthy adult, including volunteers and staff employed by contractors.
Our safer recruitment practice pays full regard to current DFE guidance Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education.
The DSL, deputy DSLs and governor responsible for safeguarding undertake safer recruitment training. Our Safer Recruitment policy is in line with the NYSCP guidance and is available from the school office.
Whistleblowing
If members of staff, volunteers or governors have any concerns about people working in a paid or unpaid capacity with children, they have a duty of care (and in some cases a professional duty) to inform management accordingly. This can be done in writing or verbally and such issues will be managed with sensitivity and the necessary degree of confidence.
The school follows the Local Authority’s policy on whistleblowing and a copy of the School Whistleblowing Policy is available on the school website or from the school office.
Safeguarding Information for Pupils
All children in our school are aware of a number of adults in school who they can talk to. The school is committed to ensuring that pupils are aware of behaviour towards them that is not acceptable and how they can keep themselves safe.
All pupils know that we have a senior member of staff with responsibility for child protection and know who this is. They know where they can get additional support from other agencies, for example the NSPCC and Childline, and how they can access this support.
Children are taught, through PSHE lessons, assemblies, awareness days and through day-to-day interactions with adults, ways they can keep themselves safe both in real life situations and online.
