Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare
of children. We will fulfil our local and national responsibilities as laid out
in statutory key documents which are listed in our Safeguarding and Child
Protection Policy.
Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Team
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| Mrs Alison Pass | Miss Beckie Lynne | Mrs Hannah Webb |
| DSL - Designated Safeguarding Lead | DDSL - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead | DDSL - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |
and Christine Hodkinson is the safeguarding governor.
All adults at Wootton Bassett Infants' School have a duty
of care towards pupils. This means we will act upon concerns working in line
with our policies. Sometimes we may need to share information and work in
partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s
welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with
his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move
would be contrary to the child’s welfare.
If you have a concern about a child it is your responsibility to share the information promptly with the Designated Safeguarding team. The Safeguarding team can be contacted by emailing safeguarding@woottonbassett-inf.wilts.sch.uk.
Online Safety
Schools in England (and Wales) are required “to
ensure children are safe from terrorist and extremist material when accessing
the internet in school, including by establishing appropriate levels of
filtering”. Furthermore, the Department for Education’s statutory
guidance ‘Keeping
Children Safe in Education’ obliges schools and colleges in England to “ensure
appropriate filters and appropriate monitoring systems are in place and
regularly review their effectiveness” and they “should be doing all that they
reasonably can to limit children’s exposure to the above risks from the
school’s or college’s IT system” however, schools will need to “be
careful that “over blocking” does not lead to unreasonable restrictions as to
what children can be taught with regards to online teaching and safeguarding.”
We have to meet digital and technology standards, that
were outlined by the Department
for Education Filtering and Monitoring Standards in March 2023.
Please find below our Filtering Risk Assessment: