Safeguarding | Eastlea Community School

What is Safeguarding?

Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.

Safeguarding means:

protecting children from abuse and maltreatment
preventing harm to children’s mental and physical health and development
ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care
taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcome

Child protection is part of the safeguarding process. It focuses on protecting individual children identified as suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. This includes child protection procedures which detail how to respond to concerns about a child.

At Eastlea Community School, we believe the well-being and safety of all students is the responsibility of all members of staff and we are committed to safeguarding students and to creating a culture of vigilance in the school.

All staff are responsible for:

creating a safe and nurturing environment within the school
wearing their staff ID at all times
following school procedure when inviting visitors to the school
being vigilant at all times, contributing to a whole school culture of vigilance
being aware and noticing the signs of abuse, neglect or any other form maltreatment in students
role modelling the highest standards of positive language and conduct
challenging sexist, racist, homophobic and any other discriminatory language
reporting any concerns, on ‘Safeguard’, or to a member of the safeguarding team

Students are expected to :

follow the ‘No Hands’ rule
follow instructions the first time
speak politely, clearly and respectfully
report any unsafe or concerning situations
speak to a member of staff if they feel unsafe or worried

All parents are responsible for:

ensuring their child’s emotional, mental and physical well-being and safety
ensuring their child arrives on time and attend school regularly
informing the school when their child is expected to be absent
informing the school of any personal circumstances that might have an impact on their child’s well-being and/or safety
supporting the school’s behaviour policy, ethos and values

There are identified key adults in school and in the Local Authority who have specific responsibilities under child protection procedures. Please see below for further details.

Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

Jess Carter

jess.carter@eastlea.newham.sch.uk

0207 540 0400 or 077 1159 5775

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Deborah Hegan

deborah.hegan@eastlea.newham.sch.uk

SENCO

Amelia Aiken

amelia.aiken@eastlea.newham.sch.uk

Chair of Governing Body and Safeguarding Governor

Sue Hammond