Safeguarding
 |
Jo Westney is our Family Advocate. She takes a lead in managing child and vulnerable adult protection issues within St Martin’s C of E Primary and Nursery School. She is the person in school who is most likely to contact you regarding a welfare issue, and has lots of experience directing families to sources of support. Examples of this might be getting additional support for daily bills and expenses, to writing to the Housing Association on your behalf, or helping you to manage the varied needs of your children. Jo works closely with The Head Teacher who is the Senior Designated Officer for Safeguarding (SDO). Jo works with all staff within St Martin’s C of E Primary school to promote the welfare of children – this includes regular staff updates and training around safeguarding issues. For any safeguarding issues please contact Jo familyadvocate@stmartinscranbrook.devon.sch.uk or Amy Hardinge at stmartins.headteacher@ventrus.org.uk |
At St Martin’s we are committed to supporting all of our children to do well. We will do everything we can to ensure our children are safeguarded and protected from harm.
If you are worried about a child?
- If you have concerns that a child is being harmed or living in circumstances that might be harmful in the future, these concerns will always be taken seriously.
- You may be worried about what might happen to you or your family if you report your concerns. When someone makes a call to talk about their concerns, they will always be asked for their name and contact details – so they can be contacted again if needed. However, you can ask for your details to remain confidential, or provide information anonymously.
At St Martin’s we prioritise all aspects of safeguarding. Please click here to go to our policies page to access our school’s Safeguarding Policy. Below there is a list of websites which we feel provide excellent further resources for keeping your children safe.
Useful Links to Help you Keep your Child Safe Online
Get safe onlineEveryone needs help sometimes … and that’s especially true of parents trying to stay switched-on to their children’s online safety. This link has some useful guidelines for age related internet safety. |
CEOP resourceAn amazing resource split into age categories from CEOP. Suitable for children, parents and teachers. |
Net-awareAn excellent resource with loads of information about keeping your children safe on-line from the NSPCC. |
Vodafone ResourceA resource from Vodafone to enable children and parents to enjoy digital activities together at home. |
Web Bulletin |
NSPCC |
|
|