Safeguarding
​​Safeguarding Statement

 At this school, the health, safety and well-being of every child are our paramount concern. We listen to our pupils and take seriously what they tell us. Our aim is for children to enjoy their time as pupils in this school. We want to work in partnership with you to help your child achieve their full potential and make a positive contribution. Following our ethos of being a Rights Respecting School we value the rights of a child including the right to be safe. ​

To promote a safe environment for pupils, our selection and recruitment policy includes all checks on staff and regular volunteers’ suitability, including Criminal Records Bureau checks, as recommended by Buckinghamshire County Council in accordance with current legislation. 

In accordance with our responsibilities under section 175/157 of the Education Act 2002 and “Keeping Children Safe in Education“ 2023, we have a Designated Safeguarding Lead for Child Protection who is a member of the senior management team, and has received appropriate training for this role. It is their responsibility to ensure that all staff in contact with children receive child protection awareness training on a regular basis.

Occasions do arise when our concern about a child mean we have to consult other agencies. Whilst we would always aim to work in partnership with parents there may be exceptions to this when concerns are raised for the protection of a child.

On very rare occasions Social Care, whilst undertaking an investigation under s47 of the Children Act 1989, may want to speak to a child without a parents’ knowledge. This would be a decision made in collaboration with partner agencies and would only be done in situations where a child might be at immediate risk. To gain consent at this point may increase the level of risk to the child or cause evidence of a crime to be lost.

​The procedures, which we follow, have been laid down by the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board, and the school has adopted a Child Protection Policy in line with this for the safety of all. If you want to know more about our procedures, please speak to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL): Sarah Chapman-Allen or the Headteacher, Miss Digweed, or your child’s class teacher.

Please click here to visit our Online Safety Page For Parents.

Please click the thumbnails below to view our Child Protection Policy, Looked After Child Policy and Safeguarding Leaflet.

Sharing Concerns

Should you have a concern about the welfare of a child, you can access support by sharing this with our Designated Safeguarding Lead, or if she is not available one of her deputies, as soon as possible by calling 01753653059  or by emailing schapman-allen@ivjs.school  or office@ivjs.school

Our aim is to ensure that all necessary support is available to our children and families. ​

Prevent

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Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Board

The Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board (BSCB) is a statutory body established under the Children Act 2004. It is independently chaired and consists of senior representatives from the key agencies and bodies which have regular contact with children and young people or responsibility for services to them.
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The statutory objectives of the BSCB are to:

• Coordinate local arrangements to safeguarding and promote the welfare of children
• Ensure that these arrangements are effective

​The functions of Local Safeguarding Children Boards are set out in more detail in Working Together 2015: A guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. 

For further information please click the link and refer to their website.

Contacts

Designated Safeguarding Lead: 

Mrs Sarah Chapman-Allen - Inclusion Manager

Deputy Designated Persons for Safeguarding: 

Miss Jill Digweed - Head Teacher ; Mr Paul Clifford - Deputy Head Teacher 

Governor for Safeguarding: 

Mr Andrew Nurse 

Useful Links
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NSPCC - https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/
Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Children's Board - https://www.buckssafeguarding.org.uk/childrenpartnership/
Kidscape - https://www.kidscape.org.uk/
National Online Safety: https://nationalcollege.com/categories/online-safety

Buckinghamshire LADO

Phone Number: 01296 382 070
email: secure-lado@buckinghamshire.gov.uk