'Excellent duty of care.'

'I firmly believe the school keeps my child safe at all times on the school grounds and on trips away.'

'The new electronic gates are a good addition to help keep our children safe.'

^{Parent & Carers Questionnaire January 2024}

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

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is Jack Davis

Lead Governor for Safeguarding is Denise Frisby 

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 (017683 51154) or email (admin@asby.cumbria.sch.uk)

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 have 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.