'The school are on top of behaviours, and the whole

atmosphere is happy and relaxed.'

'The school is well aware of our child's position as a vulnerable child, and they go to whatever lengths necessary to keep them safe in all the ways that they need.'

^{Parent & Carers Questionnaire January 2023}

Safeguarding children is at the heart of the school's work.  We take the safety and wellbeing of  the children in our school very seriously and we expect all staff, volunteers, governors and parents/carers to do the same. 

We have a Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy which is available below.  Other policies which affect the well being of our children are: Attendance, Behaviour, Anti Bullying and Online Safety.

We follow the Safer Recruitment Policy, the Department of Education guidance: Keeping Children Safe in Education and data protection and confidentiality policies.  We have a Health and Safety Policy for the practical protection of children and conduct regular Health and Safety inspections with the governors and leadership team. 

All staff and governors receive regular child protection training and safeguarding training. DBS clearance is carried out for all adults working within the school.

We are fully committed to the Prevent Strategy as part of our safeguarding and child protection duties and all staff receive training.

Our Designated Safeguarding Leads are:

Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Michelle Clark

head@asby.cumbria.sch.uk 

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is Jack Davis

jackdavis@asby.cumbria.sc.h.uk

Lead Governor for Safeguarding is Denise Frisby 

denisefrisby@asby.cumbria.sch.uk

You can report any safeguarding concerns you may have about your own or other children to any of these people in school. They can be contacted via the school office or email.

If we have concerns about the welfare of a child we will usually share them with parents/carers and offer support. If concerns are significant we may wish to make a referral to Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership and ask for an assessment. In almost all cases we will tell parents/carers if we are going to make a referral and ask for their consent. If we think that to tell a parent/carer would increase risk of harm to a child then we will refer without parents' consent.

Further information and contact details for Cumbria can be found at the Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership.