Safeguarding & Child Protection

Pupils feel safe and know the adults will care for them when they are in school.  Ofsted 2024

Safeguarding

Eastergate CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Safeguarding is an essential part of the school’s holistic approach to providing a caring, positive, safe and stimulating environment that promotes the social, physical and moral development of the individual child.

We recognise that safeguarding children is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and families has a role to play in protecting children from harm. The child’s welfare is our paramount concern. As such, there are times we will need to record, monitor and share information with other agencies. We will share concerns about our pupils with the child’s parents/carers unless we have reason to believe that such a move would not be in the child’s best interest.

What you can do if you have a concern...

Parents and carers also play a crucial role in safeguarding children in their community. If you have any concerns, no matter how small, you can speak to any of the above mentioned staff members by contacting the school office: 

office@eastergate.w-sussex.sch.uk or phoning: 01243 542297

If you think a child or young person may be in immediate danger, call 999. You can also contact the West Sussex Social Care Team on 01403 229900 or 033 0222 6664 (out of hours).

To support this aim we have a number of policies that underpin and inform our work as a school.

Within school we undertake risk assessments for the different activities on site and for any trips the children take part in.

These risk assessments are completed by the leader of these activities.

Prevent Duty

The Prevent duty is the duty in the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 on specified authorities, in the exercise of their functions, to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.?

Protecting children from the risk of radicalisation is part of our wider safeguarding duties, and is similar in nature to protecting children from other harms (e.g. drugs, gangs, neglect, sexual exploitation).

Eastergate CE Primary School can also build pupils’ resilience to radicalisation by promoting fundamental British values and enabling them to challenge extremist views. It is important to emphasise that in delivering our Prevent duty it is not intended to stop pupils debating controversial issues. On the contrary, as a school we shall provide a safe space in which pupils and staff can understand the risks associated with terrorism and develop the knowledge and skills to be able to challenge extremist arguments.

• Child Sexual Exploitation
• Online Safety Guide
• Prevent Duty Policy
• Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy