Staff and volunteers will at all times show respect and understanding for the rights, safety, and welfare of all service users and conduct themselves in a way that reflects the principles of our school and academy trust.
We will do this by:
ensuring that all of our staff and volunteers are carefully selected, trained and supervised;
assessing all risk carefully that children and young people encounter and taking all necessary steps to minimise and manage them;
letting parents and children and young people know how to voice concerns or complaints about anything that they may not be happy with;
giving parents, children and young people and workers information about what we do and what can be expected from us.
requiring clubs, societies, groups using school facilities, to have and abide by their own code, policies, and procedures which a copy must be shown to us;
responding to allegations appropriately with a full investigation and, if appropriate, implement the disciplinary and appeals procedures;
to develop and implement an appropriate monitoring and review system to ensure compliance with the school's Child Protection Policy and Procedures.
Peer on Peer Sexual Abuse and Harassment
Peer on peer sexual abuse and harassment This helpline provides both children and adults who are potential victims of sexual abuse in schools with the appropriate support and advice. This includes how to contact the police and report crimes if they wish. The helpline also provides support to parents and professionals. See section 21 on our safeguarding policy for our procedures.
Peer on peer sexual abuse and harassment is not acceptable and not tolerated. Sexual harassment refers to unwanted conduct of a sexual nature that occurs online or offline. Sexual harassment violates a pupil’s dignity and makes them feel intimidated, degraded or humiliated, and can create a hostile, sexualised or offensive environment. If left unchallenged, sexual harassment can create an atmosphere that normalises inappropriate behaviour and may lead to sexual violence.
'STOP IT NOW' are a child protection charity who work to prevent child sexual abuse by making sure adults know what they can do to keep children safe. Through their anonymous and confidential online advice and self-help resources they can help you:
The purpose of Operation Encompass is to safeguard and support children and young people who have been involved in, or witness to a domestic incident. Domestic abuse impacts on children in a number of ways. Children are at increased risk of physical injury during an incident, either by accident or because they attempt to intervene. Even when not directly injured, children are greatly distressed by witnessing the physical and emotional suffering of a parent. To find out more about what is considered to be a domestic incident please take a look at the guidance from the Met Police on their website: https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/daa/domestic-abuse/what-is-domestic-abuse/
Operation Encompass has been created to highlight this situation. It is the implementation of key partnership working between the police and schools. The aim of sharing information with local schools is to allow key adults i.e. DSL or Deputy DSL the opportunity of engaging with the child and to provide access to support that allows them to remain in a safe but secure familiar environment.
