Safeguarding

Safeguarding means protecting children’s health, wellbeing and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It’s a collective responsibility aimed at preventing and addressing situations where individuals, especially vulnerable groups, are at risk.

Howardian Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the health and welfare of all children, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Child Protection

Child Protection refers to the measures taken to safeguard children from harm, including abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence. It involves identifying and addressing situations where a child is at risk of suffering significant harm, acting to protect them and providing support to promote their wellbeing.

Our Culture of Safeguarding

Children’s Rights are at the heart of our school. We are a Gold: Right’s Respecting School. We believe that all children have a right to be safe from abuse (Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) and have a right to an education (Article 28 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child).

Our culture of safeguarding includes but is not limited to:

• Child protection Policy
• ALN policies and practices
• Anti-bullying policy and procedures
• Attendance Policy
• Confidentiality of staff
• Cybersecurity, including GDPR
• Health & Safety Policy and practices
• Medical List
• Operation Encompass alerts
• Positive Behaviour Management Policy and practices
• Positive Handling Policy and practices
• Professional Learning and Development
• Safer recruitment procedures
• MyConcern Safeguarding reporting software
• Site Security
• Transition, including the handover of sensitive information
• Trips and Visits, including risk assessments, adult: child ratio and use of Evolve
• Wellbeing data/issues discussed at pupil progress meetings

Staff Responsible for Key Roles in Safeguarding

At Howardian Primary School:

• Dr Helen Hoyle, Headteacher is the Senior Designated Person for Safeguarding (DSP)
• Mrs Sian Burt (Deputy Headteacher); Mr David Brind (Assistant Head teacher) and Miss Sarah Griffiths (TLR2) are the deputies in her absence and they are also DSPs
• Mrs Lisa Evans is our Governor for all matters relating to Safeguarding
• Safeguarding concerns related to the Head teacher should be referred directly to Cllr Sue Lent (Chair of Governors – Howardian Primary School)
• Staff may also contact Nikki Loukisas, Alexis Morley, Kate Willington or Amy Powell the Local Authority Safeguarding Officers on educationsafeguarding@Cardiff.gov.uk or MASH: 02920 536490 / Emergency Duty Team: 02920 788570

All staff have total commitment to safeguarding and child protection.