Rode Heath Primary SchoolSafeguarding
Here at Rode Heath School, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We believe that all children deserve the best possible experience at school and our aim is to help them be the best that they can be across every area of school life – academic, social, personal, physical and spiritual. To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers.
Meet Our Team
The designated safeguarding lead is Miss Michelle Moss and the deputy safeguarding lead is Mr John Frankland.
The nominated governor for safeguarding is Tara Sanchez (Governor).
The designated lead for looked after children is Miss Michelle Moss.
All adults who work in school have a responsibility to read and understand all safeguarding policies.
All adults are also expected to read the DfE guidance: Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023
It should be read alongside statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children and our safeguarding policy.
Please find a link to our Child Protection and Safeguarding policy - Rode Heath Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy
Information sharing is vital to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Click here to view the DfE guidance: Information Sharing
Effective working together depends on an open approach and honest relationships between agencies. Where professionals consider that the practice of other professionals is placing children at risk of harm, they must be assertive, act swiftly and ensure that they challenge the relevant professionals in line with the School’s whistleblowing policy.
Schools have a duty to safeguard children from radicalisation and extremism. This is referred to as Prevent. All staff members have completed the necessary Prevent training.
All adults at Rode Heath are made aware of the Cheshire East Consultation Service website: ChECS - Cheshire East Children's Consultation Service .This provides support to employees wishing to raise concerns.
Useful links for children:
- Childline is a useful website for information and advice for children on a number of issues
Useful Links for Parents:
- As part of our Hearts and Minds curriculum, we teach the children about the acronym PANTS. It was created by the NSPCC. Talk PANTS helps children understand that their body belongs to them, and they should tell someone they trust if anything makes them feel upset or worried. Please follow this link for further information and access to the video and resources that we share in school: Pants are Private.
- Please refer to the Online-Safety section of the website for more information and useful links with how to keep your child safe online: Saferinternet BBC:Ownit
- Keeping Children Safe in Cheshire East Parent and Carers information: Parents and Carers.
- Cheshire East Domestic Abuse Hub: Cheshire East Domestic Abuse Hub
- Childline is a useful website for information and advice for children, parents and carers on a number of issues
- The Cheshire East Consultation Service ( ChECS) is the ‘front door’ for access to services, support and advice for children and their families, from early help and support through to safeguarding and child protection. If you have any concerns about a child then please use this link ChECS - Cheshire East Children's Consultation Service
Operation Encompass:
We are an Operation Encompass school. This is a partnership between the police service and education providers that was developed in 2011 and is already well-established across all of England and Wales. The aim of the partnership is to ensure all children experiencing domestic abuse receive timely support when the information is passed onto the school.
The partnership ensures that the school's trained Designated Safeguarding Lead is notified prior to the start of the next school day after an incident, where the police attended a report of domestic abuse and where there were children present related to either of the adult parties involved. The sharing of this information enables appropriate support to be give to the child.
You can find out more about Operation Encompass via the following site: https://www.operationencompass.org/
What have we been doing at Rode Heath?
February 2024
We began the month of February with our NSPCC Number Day, raising awareness of the NSPCC and the Stay Safe; Speak Out programme to teach children the importance of having a voice and being listened to when they are worried or scared. Our School Councillors then delivered an assembly around Stranger Danger and the importance of being alert when out and about but also when online. The team gave some good tips on positive communication with strangers and what to do when this becomes uncomfortable. The year 4 and year 6 children have also taken part in their bikeability sessions in order to keep them safe when out on the roads.
January 2024
This month, Miss Moss & Mr Frankland led our annual NSPCC assemblies to our KS1 & KS2 children to remind them of Buddy's message to Speak Out & Stay Safe. Our school council then delivered a whole school safeguarding assembly all about 'Who can we talk to?' - they reitirated the message from the NSPCC assemblies, reminded the children of the importance of speaking out if they have concerns or worries and who they could talk to, including Childline and where they could find information online but also on our school safeguarding page.
December 2023
Our School Council team delivered an Online Safety assembly this term alongside Mr Scott to ensure that all our children were aware of age-appropriate games, films and apps ahead of the Christmas Break. They also reminded the children about keeping personal information safe when online and being careful about who they talk to online.
November 2023
Our School Council delivered their assembly all about Bonfire and Firework safety ahead of the weekend's celebrations.
Mr Frankland delivered two assemblies today 15.11.23. The theme 'Pants are Private'.
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