All those who come into contact with children and families have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
Please pass any safeguarding concerns on to one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads or, in an emergency, contact the MASH (details below).
Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School Designated Safeguarding Lead:
Claire McKimm, Head of School
Contact: 01392 258894
claire.mckimm@stokehill.devon.sch.uk
Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead:
Emily Hearle, Assistant Headteacher
Contact: 01392 258894
emily.hearle@stokehill.devon.sch.uk
Stoke Hill Junior School Designated Safeguarding Lead:
Jamie Sullivan, Head of School
Contact: 01392 667830
jamie.sullivan@stokehill.devon.sch.uk
Stoke Hill Junior School Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead:
Sarah Padbury, Assistant Headteacher
Contact: 01392 667830
sarah.padbury@stokehill.devon.sch.uk
Federation Designated Deputy Safeguarding Leads:
Yvonne Hammerton-Jackson, Executive Headteacher and Jo McCarthy, Family Support Worker
Contact: 01392 667830/258894
yvonne.h.j@stokehill.devon.sch.uk
joanne.mccarthy@stokehill.devon.sch.uk
All those who come into contact with children and families have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
If you’re worried that a child may be being abused or neglected you should:
- Tell the Designated Safeguarding Lead or their deputy as soon as possible.
- Remember that an allegation of child abuse or neglect may lead to a criminal investigation, so don’t do anything that may jeopardise a police investigation, such as asking leading questions or attempting to investigate the allegations.
- Where concerns arise as a result of information given by a child, it is important to reassure the child but not to promise confidentiality.
- Record all information given to you in writing, as soon as possible. Write down where you were, what they said, what you said and who you told. There are pink safeguarding record forms in the staffroom – remember to record the full date.
Working safely with children
Never put yourself in a position where there could be the possibility that you could be accused of inappropriate behaviour.
- Make sure there are other children or adults around the place you are working.
- Make sure doors are open and you can be easily seen by people walking past.
- Don’t instigate physical contact.
- Don’t pass on or accept phone numbers/email addresses.
- If you have any concerns, however small, make sure you pass them on to the child’s teacher or the Designated Safeguarding Lead or Deputy.
