Greenford High School is committed to protecting students from harm and has systems in place to promote child safety. These include a child protection policy for staff, a designated Child Protection Officer to advise staff and students, and approval of all staff as suitable to work with children. The school also provides e-safety training. If a student is worried about abuse, they can speak confidentially with the Child Protection Officer or another trusted staff member. All agencies and individuals, including teachers, parents and students, share a duty to protect children from abuse.
Greenford High School is committed to protecting students from harm and has systems in place to promote child safety. These include a child protection policy for staff, a designated Child Protection Officer to advise staff and students, and approval of all staff as suitable to work with children. The school also provides e-safety training. If a student is worried about abuse, they can speak confidentially with the Child Protection Officer or another trusted staff member. All agencies and individuals, including teachers, parents and students, share a duty to protect children from abuse.
Greenford High School is committed to protecting students from harm and has systems in place to promote child safety. These include a child protection policy for staff, a designated Child Protection Officer to advise staff and students, and approval of all staff as suitable to work with children. The school also provides e-safety training. If a student is worried about abuse, they can speak confidentially with the Child Protection Officer or another trusted staff member. All agencies and individuals, including teachers, parents and students, share a duty to protect children from abuse.
Greenford High School is committed to protecting students from harm and has systems in place to promote child safety. These include a child protection policy for staff, a designated Child Protection Officer to advise staff and students, and approval of all staff as suitable to work with children. The school also provides e-safety training. If a student is worried about abuse, they can speak confidentially with the Child Protection Officer or another trusted staff member. All agencies and individuals, including teachers, parents and students, share a duty to protect children from abuse.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. Some What to do if you are wor- of the systems used to promote safety are: ried about abuse?
There is a child protection policy for
all staff to refer to. Children and young people can get hurt by people, some of whom they know, such as A Child Protection officer is available parents, relative, or friends. If you or some- to give advice to staff and pupils. one you know is experiencing abuse, it is important not to let it continue. Below are All staff employed in the school are some ways you can get help in school:- GREENFORD HIGH SCHOOL approved by authorities as suitable to work with pupils. a. You can talk to someone you trust, for Greenford High School recognises instance, your class teacher or pastoral the importance of its role to safe- E-Safety, such as internet and mobile worker who can support you. phone safety, awareness training and guard children. It is committed to programmes are available to provide b. You can discuss matters in confidence with protecting children and to working guidance to students, parents, staff Ms Jane Ayshford, the School’s Child with other and governors. Protection Officer, in her office, on the first agencies to ensure their floor of A Block. You can also email her on: well-being [email protected] or ring her on (Greenford High School Policy) 020 8578 9152 ext: 1106 Greenford High School Lady Margaret Road Southall Middlesex UB1 2GU What is Child Protection? Physical abuse is when someone physically Who is responsible for keeping harms another person, sometimes causing bodily harm. children safe? Child Protection is about protecting children and young people from significant Emotional Abuse can happen, for example, if harm and abuse. Abuse includes anything a child is constantly criticised. Racist bullying which significantly affects a person’s well such as calling others names or using threats being. are also part of emotional abuse.
Sexual Abuse is when people take advantage
of others in a sexual manner. It can happen between adults, adults and children or among children and young people. The law states that all agencies and Neglect can result if adults fail to meet staff working with children and children’s needs, for example, if they do not young people, such as; teachers, ensure that children get education or food to doctors and social workers have a keep them healthy. duty to protect children from abuse.
While at school, for example, all staff
members have a duty to protect all pupils. What is Child Abuse? At home, parents and guardians have Child Abuse is a term used to describe a duty to protect and keep their chil- cruel actions towards children, which can dren safe. happen at home, or in public places such as schools. Pupils also have a responsibility to protect one another from abusive The Children Act 1989, makes it law for behaviour. everyone to protect children and identifies four types of abuse known as; physical, People in the community have a emotional, sexual and neglect. responsibility to protect children by reporting incidents of abuse.