Safeguarding
Breadsall Hill Top Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are fully committed to ensuring that consistent effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff at school.
All concerns are passed through the members of staff who are trained as "Designated Safeguarding Leads" (DSL) with the school having a main/ lead DSL; the lead DSL is Mrs R Hart. To contact Mrs Hart please call the school office or use the following email raine.hart@bhtp.derby.sch.uk .
BHTP have a number of trained Designated Safeguarding Leads:
Mr M Lawrence - Head Teacher
Mrs R Hart - Pupil and Family Support Manager
Mrs G Fisher -SENDCo
Mr R Madeley - Y6 TA
The interim Governor with responsibility for safeguarding is Mr P Miller.
Child Protection
The school has a duty of care and the right to take reasonable action to ensure the welfare and safety of its pupils. If the school has cause to be concerned that a child may be subject to ill treatment, neglect or any other form of abuse, the school will follow the Child Protection Procedures, including referals to Social Services for further investigation. For more information on school and Derby City procedures please see the flow chart at the bottom of the page.
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Female Genital Mutilation is a form of child abuse and as such, is dealt with under the schools Child Protection/Safeguarding Policy. From 31 October 2015 onwards, regulated health and social care professionals and teachers in England and Wales have a mandatory requirement to report visually confirmed or verbally disclosed cases of FGM in girls under 18 to the police.
Call police on 101 if you have information about FGM. In an emergency, dial 999.
Prevent Strategy
As part of Breadsall Hill Top Primary’s commitment to safeguarding and child protection we fully support the government's Prevent Strategy.
What is the Prevent Strategy?
The Prevent strategy is a government strategy designed to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. It:
responds to the ideological challenge we face from terrorism and aspects of extremism, and the threat we face from those who promote these views
provides practical help to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure they are given appropriate advice and support
works with a wide range of sectors (including education, criminal justice, faith, charities, online and health)
Attendance
All lateness and absences are recorded by the office. Reasons will be sought for all absence or lateness. Parents will always be informed of concerns around attendance and lateness at the earliest point. If attendance concerns continue the school will refer concerns to Raine Hart, Pupil & Family Support Manager, Safeguarding Lead.