Safeguarding

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Child Protection: All staff receive regular training. The school has a Designated Governor for Safeguarding. The child protection policy can be viewed on the Policies page.

Attendance: Children’s attendance at school is monitored on a daily basis and notable absences or patterns of absences are followed up by Mrs Audsley, our Learning Mentor and Attendance Officer. It is parents/ carers responsibility to contact school via the attendance line to report absences. Absences cannot be authorised via Class Dojo. 

Behaviour: High standards of behaviour are expected in school. However, we know children do fall out from time to time. This will be dealt with sensitively by an adult and the children will be given time to explain what the problem is and helps the issue to be resolved. In school we follow ‘Green is the Goal’. Children are actively aware of how our six school values works in our school and why it is in place. Enabling everyone to be happy and keep safe. We do not tolerate bullying at Whitkirk Primary School and work hard with children, parents and staff to ensure that any instances of bullying which may occur are resolved or dealt with swiftly. All staff adhere to our Anti-Bullying policy. This ensures that parents can have confidence that any allegations of bullying will be taken seriously, investigated where necessary and that they will be receive feedback within 48 hours. Children are educated about what constitutes bullying and understand the importance of the words: Several Times On Purpose- STOP

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MindMate Leaflet for parents and carers who have a young person with feelings of anxiety

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E-Safety: All children in school receive regular teaching about E-Safety as part of their computing sessions and in any area of the curriculum where they will be using a computer.

Health and Safety: Everyone has a responsibility to ensure children and adults are able to work in a healthy and safe environment.

Complaints/Concerns: If you have any concerns about your child or any aspect of school life, please let us know so that we can help resolve any issues. No problem is too small and can often be prevented from becoming a bigger issue. Parents can: make an appointment to see your child’s class teacher or make an appointment to see a member of the Senior Leadership team who will always be happy to arrange to meet you. The school is committed to working closely with parents/carers for the benefit of the children. If you feel anissue has not been resolved to your satisfaction then you could contact the chair of the governing body, Ian Foy, who can be contacted through the school office.