Safeguarding

Mr Kilgannon

Multiple staff make up the safeguarding team throughout the school. To contact the team regarding a safeguarding matter please use the following shared email address:
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dsl@liftbeacon.org

Keeping Your child safe

Lift Beacon is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children, young people and staff. We expect all of our staff and visitors to share this commitment.

We have a legal duty to care for all the children that attends our school and will always refer to Social Services and our partner agencies if we are concerned about the well being or welfare of any child. If you have any concerns that a child is being harmed, at risk of harm or receive a disclosure (intentionally or unintentionally) then you must inform the Principal, Mr Kilgannon or in his absence a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

All of the school staff and governors have been trained and follow Children Protection Procedures and the Academies Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is made available to all staff, volunteers and governors. We also recognise the need to understand the local picture in regards to safeguarding. Leicestershire County Council have excellent information regarding the local safeguarding picture which can be found here. Please also see their excellent Keeping Children Safe Blog.

Everyone is Equal
Lift Beacon is committed to treating all members of our community equally. The school follows the Equality Policy and objectives of Lift Schools which is evident in the day to day practice in the school and integrated into all other policies. We have a zero tolerance policy towards racism and all incidents will be investigated and the school policy followed.

Bullying
Lift Beacon is committed to preventing bullying in any form and has policies in place help children understand the impact and effects of bullying. Bullying of any form is unacceptable at our school and any allegation of bullying will be investigated fully by our staff. If an incident of bullying occurs parents are informed on the same day and appropriate support and sanctions are explained and administered.

The Underwear Rule
Teach your child the NSPCC Underwear Rule and help protect them from abuse. It's a simple way that parents can help keep children safe from sexual abuse – without using scary words or even mentioning sex. Visit the NSPCC Site

Safeguarding Statement
Safeguarding legislation and government guidance says that safeguarding means:

Protecting children from maltreatment, preventing impairment of children’s health or development, ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

Child Protection: is part of safeguarding and promoting student welfare. It involves measures and structures designed to prevent and respond to significant harm, abuse, exploitation and neglect.

Safeguarding includes: Child Protection, Health Care Plans, Health and Safety, Site Security, Safety on school trips and visits, Safer recruitment – School Central Record & DBS checks, online safety and associated issues, anti-bullying work, children’s & learner’s health, mental health and emotional well-being and so much more.

Our policies

We have a suite of policies relevant to safeguarding. Here is a link to our statutory information including safeguarding and online safety policies.

eSafety

Keep an eye on your child’s internet use including email and social media (Facebook, Snapchat, etc)
Check the history folder of your internet browser to check what sites have been accessed
Consider purchasing filter software or see if your ISP (BT, Sky, Talk Talk, etc) provide their own
Protect your computer with firewall/antivirus software

All staff have been trained on how to report safeguarding and technical concerns, such as if: 

They witness or suspect unsuitable material has been accessed
They are able to access unsuitable material
They are teaching topics that could create unusual activity on the filtering logs
There is a failure in the software or an abuse of the system
There are perceived unreasonable restrictions that affect teaching and learning or administrative tasks
They notice abbreviations or misspellings that allow access to restricted material

eSafety student guidance

Never post your personal information, such as a mobile phone number, home address, or the name of your school
Be aware that information you give out through social networking sites, instant messages, emails and blogs could put you at risk of bullying or harassment
Never meet in person with anyone you first “met” online. Some people may not be who they say they are
Remember that posting information about your friends could put them at risk
Never respond to harassing or rude texts, messages and emails. Delete any unwanted messages or friends who continuously leave inappropriate comments
Never give out your password to anyone other than your parent or carer
If you would not say something to another person’s face, do not post it online!
Only add people as friends to your site if you know them in real life
Think before posting your photos. DO NOT post or send semi-nude or nude pictures of yourself or anyone else. Personal photos should not have revealing information such as school names or location
Use the privacy settings of the social networking sites

Further useful contacts:

NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children): nspcc.org.uk

Childline: childline.org.uk Contact: 0800 1111