Safeguarding
As a school, we recognise that all staff, including volunteers, have a full and active part to play in protecting our students from harm and to provide a safe environment in which children can learn.
As a school, we:
- maintain an attitude of ‘it could happen here’ where safeguarding is concerned
- have due concern for instances of peer on peer abuse and act on them accordingly
- act in the best interests of the child when concerned about their welfare
- establish and maintain an ethos where students feel secure, are encouraged to talk and are always listened to
- ensure all students know that there is an adult in the school whom they can approach if they are worried or in difficulty
- include in the curriculum opportunities for PSHE and RSHE that will equip students with the skills and knowledge they need to stay safe from harm, to make informed decisions and to know who they should turn to for help
- have effective safer recruitment systems in place
- work with external providers who use the school facilities to help provide a safe environment for young people
If you have a concern about a student or you receive information that leads you to be concerned that a student has been harmed or is at risk of harm or their welfare is being compromised please contact Mr Batchelor, Deputy Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead, on [email protected].
If a student is worried about themself or another member of our school community, they can speak to any member of staff or they can report their concern by emailing [email protected]. They can also report concerns on the anonymous reporting form.
Outside of school hours and term time, if the concern is of a medical nature, the student should be taken to their GP or A&E depending on the urgency of the situation. Non-medical concerns should be reported directly to the local authority safeguarding team (often called a Single Point of Access (SPA) team). Contact details for the relevant local authority where the child lives can be found using this online tool: Reporting Abuse to your local council.
If a child is in immediate danger please call 999.
If you are worried about a child who does not attend The Tiffin Girls’ School you can contact your local authority safeguarding team, via this link.
For safeguarding concerns about an adult who is working/volunteering with children where you feel that you cannot report this directly to the school, please contact the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO).
The Kingston and Richmond Safeguarding Children Partnership has a variety of resources available for children, parents and carers on a variety of safeguarding themes, which can be found here.
Children and young people access a number of universal services, such as health and schools, they may also use leisure facilities, community and also faith groups. For any children, young people and families who require additional help, Kingston has developed a model of support that is rooted in building family and community resilience and networks of support to help families at the earliest opportunity. You can follow this link for more information about Early Help provision.
