Mithian School is committed to Safeguarding and protecting children and young people. The highest priority is given to guidance and regulations to safeguard the children in our care.
The purpose of below is to give information regarding school policies and procedures, as well as useful resources and links for parents and carers.
Safeguarding Information
Child on Child Policy
Prevent Policy
Lockdown Policy
Safeguarding/Child Protection Leads
The Designated Safeguarding Lead & Children In Care Lead
The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Our Safeguarding Governor
Our Whistleblowing Governor
More detailed information
Child Sexual Exploitation, or CSE, is a form of sexual abuse which sees children/young people being manipulated or coerced into sexual activity for receiving ‘something’ such as; gifts, money, food, attention, somewhere to stay etc. Technology is very often used to groom victims. This may occur through social networking sites and mobile phones with internet access. CSE has gained a large amount of media attention over the last year as lots of services involved with children and young people have noticed a big rise in cases involving CSE.
Charities such as NSPCC and Barnardos have been campaigning to raise the profile of this form of child abuse.
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
In April 2014 every school in England received new safeguarding guidelines and detailed information on identifying and responding to Female Genital Mutilation. FGM is a procedure carried out on young girls between the ages of infancy and 15 years of age. Female Genital Mutilation is classified as a form of Child Abuse in the UK. It therefore makes the procedure of it a serious Child Protection issue.
It is illegal for anyone to perform FGM in the UK or to arrange for a child to be transported to another country for the procedure. The maximum sentence for carrying out FGM or helping it to take place is 14 years in prison.
Contact the Police if you think that a girl or young woman is in danger of FGM and is still in the UK.
Contact the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (020 7008 1500) if she’s already been taken abroad.
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
More detailed information
The Prevent Duty involves working positively to protect young people from radicalisation.
Prevent Duty, aims to prevent young people from being radicalised by, for example, far-right extremists or religious extremists.
In school, we have a duty to care for the children and take note of any child who is at risk of radicalisation, regardless of their background. We also must take steps to help prevent children from being exposed to extremist ideas. Our overriding concern is that children feel safe and also express tolerance towards all cultures and religions, even when personal views may be different. Please read the booklet and statement below for more information.
Our School Single point of contact is: Linda Garbett (Headteacher & DSL)
Prevent
In conjunction with Devon and Cornwall Police, Mithian School supports an initiative called Operation Encompass. The purpose of Operation Encompass is to safeguard and support children and young people who have been involved in, heard or witnessed a domestic abuse incident. Following such an incident, children will often arrive at school distressed, upset, worried and unprepared. Operation Encompass aims to ensure that appropriate school staff (called “Key Adults”) are made aware early enough to support children and young people in a way that means they feel safe and included.
Our Key Adults are Linda Garbett (Designated Safeguarding Lead) & Dominic Faint (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead)
You can find out more by visiting www.operationencompass.org or by talking to one of our Key Adults.
Operation Encompass
CSE
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Online Safety
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FGM
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CSE
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Mithian School uses Natterhub to teach Online Safety
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FGM Support
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Reporting a concern of abuse or neglect
If you have concerns that a child you know is at risk of serious harm through Abuse or Neglect it is important that you report your worries to the correct agency.
The link below will direct you to the Local Area Safeguarding Children Board . This team will use your information to make a decision about how they can best respond to your concerns.
The website will offer you the choice to complete an online form or to phone the team directly:
Report a concern here using the link below: