Safeguarding Advice For All Visitors
Please help us to keep our pupils safe!
UNCRC: Article 19 “You should not be harmed, be looked after and kept safe!”
Important Information to Keep Everyone Safe
Welcome to Penllergaer Primary School
If this is your first visit to Penllergaer Primary school then the Head teacher, Mrs Sarah Burns, would like to extend a warm welcome to you. Our aim is to provide an education where children feel happy, healthy and safe.
Whatever your reason for being here, we hope that your time with us is a pleasant one. We ask all first-time visitors to spend a little time reading this information which is designed in accordance with our safeguarding procedures.
At Penllergaer Primary School, we have rigorous child protection procedures based on a clear policy designed to make sure our children are safe and feel safe.
All staff are inducted into our safeguarding procedures and receive child protection awareness training according to Local Authority guidelines. We take seriously our responsibility in:
Preventing children from being neglected or abused
Identifying signs and symptoms
Recording incident, issues and concerns over time
What does safeguarding include?
We are aware that safeguarding is not just about protecting children from deliberate harm. It includes:
Pupils’ health and safety
All aspects of behaviour such as bullying, racist and homophobic abuse, harassment and discrimination, both in school and travelling to and from school
Use of physical intervention
Meeting the needs of pupils with medical conditions
Providing first aid
Drugs and substance mis-use
Educational visits
Online safety
School security
Radicalisation and extremism
Your safeguarding responsibility while at Penllergaer
Whilst you are here with us at school, you have a responsibility for children’s safety and wellbeing.
It is possible that during your visit, especially if you will be in the school on a regular basis, you might come across some safeguarding issues. It is even possible that a child might choose you as the person he or she would like to speak to about something that is happening to them. You might become aware of marks or bruises on a child, something odd that they say or that personal hygiene is not as it should be. At the very least, you should report any concerns you have to one of our designated safeguarding persons.
Designated Safeguarding, LAC Officers and Contacts:
Designated Governor: Helen Roberts (Chair of Governors)
Designated Officer: Sarah Burns (Acting Headteacher)
Deputy Officer: Helena Griffiths & Gemma Jones (Acting Assistant Headteachers)
LA Designated Officer: Lisa Collins (01792) 637148
Social Services Referrals (01792) 635700
Out of Hours Referrals (01792) 775501
Thank you for helping us to keep our pupils safe!
