SAFEGUARDING

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• Children and young people spend a large proportion of their lives in School. Mayflower High School is uniquely placed to play a central role in ensuring that students are protected from harm

• Mayflower's primary responsibility is to facilitate learning, and children are more likely to engage in the learning process and achieve their potential if they are safe and well

• Children who feel supported, listened to and valued at home and in school will welcome the educational opportunities provided for them

• Mayflower will cater for children of different backgrounds, religions, cultures and abilities.

Our ability to safeguard will be evident on three levels:

 

Universal Safeguarding – this is our aim to keep all students safe by creating safe environments. This includes excellent site safety, safer recruitment of staff, strong school rules and codes of conduct and good safety awareness taught across the curriculum.

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Targeted Safeguarding – this is our aim to focus on groups of students whose personal, social or economic circumstances may result in an increased risk to their safety. For example looked after children, students with special educational needs, children subjected to racism etc

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Responsive Safeguarding –this is our aim to respond quickly and appropriately to situations where students may be or have suffered harm. This is our support through our strong child protection procedures.

 

Safeguarding for Parents:

IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OR WELFARE OF YOUR CHILD, OR A CHILD YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD ACT WITHOUT DELAY.

In School you can contact:

 

• Mrs V Gray, Assistant Head teacher/Designated Safeguarding Lead

• Miss Z Baines, Safeguarding Officer/Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

• Dr Fawell, Assistant Headteacher of Sixth Form

You can also ask for advice or report your concern to the following:

 

• Police : 999 (if want to report a crime but not an emergency 101)

• NSCPCC child protection helpline : 0808 800 5000

• Essex Children’s and Family Hub: 0345 6037627

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Safeguarding of your child in out of school activities/clubs/sports:

It is important for parents/carers to check that any sports club or activity that their child attends has their child’s safety as its priority. Even if the club seems professional, there are questions that parents and carers should ask to make sure that they have all the necessary safeguarding measures in place.

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Our safeguarding governor is Ms T Love McLachlan

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A number of other members of staff are also safeguarding level 3 trained at Mayflower. 

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