Safeguarding
Safeguarding children is everybody’s business! The definition of safeguarding is keeping children safe from harm; things such as illness, abuse or injury. Everyone is responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All members of our community can help to safeguard and promote children’s welfare; being mindful of their needs and acting upon any concerns. We at Rose Hill will take all reasonable measures to ensure children’s welfare is maintained at the highest possible standard.
The Designated Safeguarding Officers for Rose Hill Primary School are:
Early Help
At Rose Hill Primary School, we understand that family life can sometimes be difficult and complicated. From time to time, there are many situations where you need extra help and support.
To support and advise you at such times, we have an Early Help offer. Please see the information and links below for details of the range of ways in which we can assist or help you find the support that you need.
Early Help Intervention | Summary of intervention |
Class teacher | The class teacher is the first point of contact for any concerns. Parents/carers are encouraged to liaise with their child’s teacher, so they are aware of any concerns that arise. Teachers are responsible for the well-being of all the children in their class and liaising with other staff within the school as required, ensuring that the appropriate support is in place as soon as a need is identified. If the teacher feels further intervention is required, they will then be referred to the SENDCO. |
Meeting with SENDCO | If either parent or teacher feels that support from an outside agency is required, parents are invited to discuss concerns with the SENDCO. During the meeting we can establish what is working well and what the concerns are. Advice and signposting to other agencies is offered at these meetings along with support with any referrals.
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Specialist Education Service | Suffolk County Council support schools with consultations for advice when children present with SEMH (social, emotional and mental health), Communication and Interaction, Cognition and Learning and Physical and Sensory needs. If parents and school staff feel this level of support is required a referral to the appropriate team can be submitted by school.
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Thrive | At Rose Hill we have embraced the Thrive Approach. The Thrive Approach provides a powerful way of working with children and young people that supports optimal social and emotional development. Thrive practitioners are equipped to work in a targeted way with children and young people who may have struggled with difficult life events, to help them re-engage with life and learning. |
School Nursing Team | Some pupils, at times, need additional support with specific issues surrounding various health needs for example, sleep, eating, toileting etc. School can support families in making a referral to the school nursing team.
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Suffolk Children & Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing Hub | Suffolk Wellbeing is an online wellbeing service, run in partnership with the NHS; pupils can be referred here by parents/carers to access support or through a medical professional.
Emotional Wellbeing Hub helpline 0345 600 2090
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Attendance | Attendance data is monitored by the Attendance Lead and SLT. The school’s appointed Educational Welfare Officer works closely with our school to support families and maintain good attendance.
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Early Help Assessment (EHA also known as CAF) | There are times when children and their families may need support from a wide range of local agencies. Where a child and family would benefit from support with more than one agency (e.g., education, health, housing, police) an Early Help Assessment will be offered to agree and coordinate that support.
The Early Help Assessment is an evidence based, family friendly tool designed to support solution focused conversations between professionals and the family. Its purpose is to identify strengths and difficulties, engage and empower individuals to achieve positive change and prevent needs escalating.
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Parent Support Workshops | Parenting programmes run by Suffolk County Council and partner organisations in the voluntary and community sector are signposted to parents and carers in order for them to access the appropriate support The programmes bring experienced workers, parents and carers together to discuss issues, share concerns and gain practical advice and information.
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Suffolk Young Carers | A Young carer is a young person, who is caring for or is emotionally affected by a family member who has a physical or mental illness, disability or misuses drugs or alcohol. Sibling carers are a young person who is affected by a brother or sister’s disability, illness or additional need. If you feel your child is a young carer and would benefit from support please see the link below.
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Other available support | Suffolk Family Hubs- Local help for all families. Relationship support for parents- https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/children-families-and-learning/family-hubs/relationship-support-for-parents Lighthouse Advice line - 01473 228270
SENDIASS - 01473 265210 for parents of pupils with special education needs https://suffolksendiass.co.uk/
4YP Suffolk Young People - support for young people which is determined by their individual needs along with a range of clinical and therapeutic services for young people with identified poor mental health and wellbeing. 01473 252607 http://www.4yp.org.uk
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On-Line Safety is an important part of keeping children safe at Rose Hill Primary School. We have extensive security measures in place in school, which are monitored both internally and externally, to help safeguard pupils from potential dangers or unsuitable material. On-Line Safety incidents are recorded and managed in accordance with our on-line safety policy. On-Line safety is taught to all pupils explaining and demonstrating how to stay safe and behave appropriately online.
We can only be successful in keeping children safe online if we work with parents to ensure the on-line safety message is consistent. It is important that parents speak to their children about how they can keep safe and behave appropriately online.
It’s essential to be realistic - banning the internet or technology will not work and it often makes a child less likely to report a problem. Education around safe use is essential.
For more information about On-Line Safety at Rose Hill, please read our full On-Line Safety Policy. A copy is available for download under the Policy section on this website and a hard copy can be requested from the school office.
If you require a translated version please contact school.
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Policies
Please see relevant policies in relation to safeguarding at Rose Hill Primary School. Rose Hill Primary School's Local Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy should be read in conjunction with the Oxlip Learning Partnership overarching Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
PREVENT
Point of contact for PREVENT: Mr L Hyland
In the event that you are unable to communicate with Mr Hyland, Miss Bright (DSL) will be your point of contact.
Rose Hill is committed to providing a secure environment for pupils, where children feel safe and are kept safe. All adults in our school recognise that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility irrespective of the role they undertake or whether their role has direct contact or responsibility for children or not.
The Governing Body fully accepts the school's responsibility to implement the Prevent Duty.
The aim of the PREVENT Duty is to identify individuals at risk of being drawn into extremism, access the nature and extent of that risk and develop the most appropriate support for the individuals concerned.
CHILD MISSING IN EDUCATION (CME)
Helpful Websites
CEOP (The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) delivers a multi-agency service dedicated to tackling the abuse and exploitation of children in the real and ‘e’ world.
The “Thinkuknow” website is brought to you by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) centre.
Kidsmart gives you lots of advice on how to stay safe online.