If you have a query or concern regarding the safety of a child, please email:

safeguarding@mugginton.derbyshire.sch.uk

If you have concerns about the immediate safety of a child, please contact the police on 999; telephone school or contact Derbyshire Starting Point on 01629 533190.

This email address is monitored daily by the Designated Safeguarding Lead, Mr Green, and the two Deputy Leads, Mrs Dennis and Mrs Wallen.

Mugginton Church of England Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We believe that safeguarding risks can happen everywhere and remain ‘professionally curious’ at all times. We listen to our pupils and take seriously what they tell us. All school staff are trained in Child Protection, and children are made aware of the adults they can talk to if they have any concerns. Staff are trained to look out for signs of physical/emotional harm or neglect and are required to report these to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).

The procedures which we follow have been laid down by the Derby and Derbyshire Area Safeguarding Team and the school has adopted a Child Protection Policy in line with this, for the safety of all. 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 parents/carers first, unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child's welfare.

Thank you to Kerry Chisnall and colleagues for delivering an excellent online safeguarding update to staff in December.

British Values and the Prevent Duty

We recognise and celebrate the fact that we are held together by the shared human values of Respect & Tolerance, Individual Liberty, Democracy and Rule of Law.

At Mugginton CE Primary School, we support initiatives to reinforce ownership of these values. All staff are trained to recognise signs of radicalisation and extremism in line with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Prevent Duty is available here.

A parent information leaflet concerning the Prevent Duty is available here .

Safer Working Practices

From first contact with the school, all adults working with children - school staff, visiting professionals, volunteers in school and student placements - are rigorously checked using the Disclosure and Barring service, the Disqualification by association documents and, for all staff, references are collated, and for teachers, the online prohibition check is completed. Vacancies are advertised in accordance with safeguarding principles and Keeping Children Safe in Education (DfE 2016). A detailed document - the school central record - is kept updated and contains all statutory evidence.

The school has a range of safeguarding documents: policies, procedures and recommendations. This includes the Local Authority's S175 Safeguarding Audit which is completed annually. These are all held in the Headteacher's office. There is a visitors book for all to sign, and a Staying Safe at Mugginton leaflet which we have produced (available below).  All visitors must sign in and visiting professionals will be expected to show and wear their photo ID badge provided by their employer.  Everyone is reminded it is a criminal offence to seek work whether paid or voluntary, having been barred or convicted of offences and deemed unsuitable to work with children.

Domestic Violence

Derbyshire Local Authority has worked closely with Derbyshire Police to set up a new system for early reporting of domestic violence. The following is information for parents relating to this area:

This school will receive from Derbyshire Police a notification of every incident that has been reported to them or known to them of domestic abuse where a child is known to be living in the household.

This is a Derbyshire Police initiative working with Derbyshire County Council Childrens Services. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and this is to help schools with responses to domestic abuse by helping them support children and their families exposed to or involved in domestic abuse.

This may mean talking to pupils about their experiences, raising awareness through classroom discussion and schools activities, helping victims and families by providing to them signposting information.

This school is committed to protecting children and young people and working with partners to stop domestic abuse.  

Training

Our Anti-Bullying Governor and our Safeguarding/Child Protection Governor, Mrs Catherine Stroud, undertakes a rigorous audit of practice and policies each year to ensure that all our safeguarding work is up to date.

 All staff and Governors undertake annual safeguarding training which includes Child Protection information, safer recruitment, Health and Safety, risk assessments, medical issues, Channel and PREVENT (part of the Government's scheme to ensure that children and families are kept safe from radicalisation and extremism). Children will be supported with curriculum content suited to their age and ability. Some of this is identifiable from the curriculum plans, and other aspects come into areas such as Citizenship and Online Safety as well as national initiatives such as Anti-Bullying Week in November each year.

We actively support the Government's Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism. 

Roles and Responsibilities

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mr Joseph Green (Head teacher). Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads are Mrs Emma Dennis (SENCO) and Mrs Debbie Wallen (Infant Lead). The Governor with responsibility for safeguarding in our school is Mrs Catherine Stroud (Chair of Governors). 

The Designated Person for Looked After Children (LAC) is Joseph Green who is also our Pupil Premium Champion, working in partnership with our SENCO, Emma Dennis.

The Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (DDSCP) can be contacted on 01629535353 or email ddscp@derby.gov.uk 

Photographs and Videos

We want to celebrate the special experiences we offer our children at Mugginton. We are mindful of our duty of care towards all our pupils. We take the issue of safeguarding very seriously and this includes the use of photographic and video images. Any photographs or videos taken by parents, carers and relatives at school productions, sports days, church services or other events are for the enjoyment of individual families. They must not be used in any way that could potentially place a child at risk. This would include publishing images in any form of print or on the internet including social networking sites. This is emphasised before concerts and productions.

We understand that in exceptional circumstances a parent or carer may not wish their child to be photographed or videoed in this way. If this is the case then please contact the headteacher to discuss how this can be best achieved or complete the Permissions document given to all parents at the beginning of the school year.

A copy of our Parental Permissions Document and our Safeguarding Leaflet for Visitors are available here:

Key Policies relating to safeguarding are available below

Child Protection Policy

Looked After Children Policy 

Online Safety Policy

Safeguarding work and discussion topics with pupils

The children have regular work in Online Safety, which feeds into other areas of the curriculum, and in Road Safety and Health Education. Several children produced the following Online Safety advice booklet which was sent home to parents and is available on this page. Also, a letter written to parents after Safer Internet Day is also available.

Our anti bullying policy and the children’s anti-bullying policy are available here.

We were pleased to welcome our friends from Derbyshire Fire Service in to school on 12th October to give us advice on how to stay ‘fire safe’. (LISA, COULD WE PUT THE PHOTO HERE, PLEASE?) We look forward to a visit from the NSPCC Speak Out Stay Safe programme in early 2022.

Road safety, Animal safety, Water safety, Keeping safe - who can you trust? Who can I talk to if I have a problem? Anti-Bullying, Safeguarding procedures, Responding to issues in the media.

Here is what the leading Safeguarding Manager had to say about our procedures:  

"I am hoping that all schools can reach the levels you have in looking after your pupils, staff and reassuring parents/carers you are working hard to help children feel safe and happy".