Safeguarding
At Wicor Primary School, keeping our children safe is our main priority and is the key shared responsibility of everyone who comes into contact with our children.
All staff have a crucial role to play in shaping the lives of young people and are accountable for the way in which they exercise authority, manage risk, use resources and protect pupils from discrimination and avoidable harm.
At Wicor Primary School we value and recognise that children learn in an environment which is safe, secure and supportive of all their needs.
All visitors to Wicor Primary school will be required to sign-in using our electronic entry system. In doing so, visitors acknowledge that they have read and understood their safeguarding responsibilities whilst in our school.
Visitors to our school who can work with children unaccompanied by Wicor Primary School staff wear a green visitor lanyard. Visitors who need to be accompanied throughout their visit by Wicor Primary School staff wear a red visitor lanyard.
At Wicor Primary School we will do all we can to ensure that:
The welfare of the child remains paramount.
All children whatever their age, culture, disability, gender, language, racial origin, religious beliefs and/ or sexual identity have the right to be protected from harm.
All suspicions and allegations of abuse will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately.
All staff and volunteers working at our school have a responsibility to report concerns to the designated safeguarding leads
The actions that we take to prevent harm; to promote wellbeing; to create safe environments; to educate on rights, respect and responsibilities; to respond to specific issues and vulnerabilities all form part of the safeguarding responsibilities of the school. These are all linked together in our overarching school policy. In addition, there are many external agencies who can offer advice and support with safeguarding issues and a good place to start is the NSPCC helpline 08 08 800 5000 or via email at help@NSPCC.org.uk
Our Safeguarding Team
Claire Mapp, DSL
AHT Inclusion, SEND
Alison Ryan, DDSL
Family Link Worker
Alison Nash, DDSL
AHT Teaching and Learning
Mark Wildman, DDSL
Headteacher
Gemma Sills, OSL
Leading Practitioner Computing
Contact us
At Wicor, any individual can contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) or one of the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSL) if they have concerns about a child or young person.
The DSL is Claire Mapp and the DDSLs are Mark Wildman, Alison Ryan and Alison Nash. All DSLs can be contacted by phoning the school office, asking to speak to a member of the DSL team at the school office or emailing safeguarding@wicor.hants.sch.uk . Our online safeguarding lead is Gemma Sills, who can be contacted via the school office or by email at safeguarding@wicor.hants.sch.uk . There is also a nominated safeguarding governor, who will take leadership responsibility for safeguarding. This is currently the Chair of Governors, Jon Fielder, who can be contacted at cog@wicor.hants.sch.uk
Safeguarding Policy
Child Protection Policy
Health and Safety
The school's Health and Safety Policy and procedures are monitored by ther relevant school staff. Each term there is at least one emergency evacuation drill ('fire drill') that practises efficient evacuation from the buildings. The school conducts an annual Fire Risk Assessment.
Health and Safety Policy
Newly appointed staff
The school follows safer recruitment practices when interviewing potential members of staff. All members of staff who are subsequently appointed to work in school will have a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) search. Staff and governors involved in recruitment undergo appropriate safer recruitment training.
All newly appointed staff must familiarise themselves with policies and procedures relating to health and safety and safeguarding.
Volunteers and work placement students
Volunteers will have a DBS search.
DBS searches for work placement students are carried out by the appropriate college or university and a copy is supplied to the school at the start of the placement.
All volunteers and work placement students will undertake a safeguarding workshop with our Family Link Worker (Alison Ryan, DSL) and will familiarise themselves with policies and procedures relating to health and safety and safeguarding.
Internet Safety
At Wicor we teach children how they can stay safe online, primarily through our High Five approach.
For articles and guidance on all aspects of child internet safety visit www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/.
Parents can use this site to access advice and support on how to keep children safe from abuse, both online and off.
Parents can also use CEOP Website (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) centre to report abuse and exploitation.
Other key policies can be viewed on the links below or hard copies can be requested from the office.
The whole school came together to make an e-safety video to mark Safer Internet Day 2024, raising the profile of our High Five rules for keeping safe online.
Other key policies can be viewed on the links below or hard copies can be requested from the office.