If you are immediately concerned about a child: Contact MASH or dial 999
Front Door main number: 0345 155 1071
Front Door Consultation Line: 01392 388 428
Children’s Social Care Emergency Duty Team (out of hours) – 0845 6000 388
Front Door email: mashsecure@devon.gov.uk
Devon Education Services: 01392 287223
Safeguarding:
"All children deserve the opportunity to achieve their full potential... If they are denied the opportunity and support they need to achieve these outcomes, children are at an increased risk ... not only an impoverished childhood but also of disadvantage and social exclusion in adulthood. Abuse and neglect pose particular problems."
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SAFEGUARDING: KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE - WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE
Musbury Primary School is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are fully committed to ensuring that consistent, effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff in our schools.
All our staff are trained in Safeguarding issues and our policies are shown below. If you have any queries regarding safeguarding please talk to one of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Officers below:
Contact telephone: 01297 552687.
Our Safeguarding Lead Team
(level 3 trained)
Musbury Primary School Child Protection Policy
You can find more information about our approach to safeguarding and further policies as a Trust at:
Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024
School Procedures
To keep all our children safe we have strict procedures in place for visitors, volunteers and parents:
- All parents, volunteers and visitors who come into the main school MUST sign in at the main office.
- Staff wear blue lanyards around school, visitors who can be in school unsupervised wear green lanyards and visitors who must be supervised in school wear red lanyards.
- Mobile phones or recording devices should not be used by parents or visitors inside our school buildings.
- Regular volunteers are DBS checked and MUST have a visible green lanyard on them at all times so children are aware that they are safe to be around.
- Staff and children have been told if lanyards are not visible, they will ask the adult to return to the school office so the correct procedures can be put in place.
Devon Mash
Devon's multi agency safeguarding hub is called MASH and its website has lots of advice if you are concerned about a child:
https://www.devon.gov.uk/educationandfamilies/child-protection
If you are concerned about the safety of a child in Devon or want to speak to someone, or if you are a child worried about your own safety, you can contact our Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) by:
- completing an online request for support form
- calling us on 0345 155 1071
- emailing mashsecure@devon.gov.uk and giving as much information as you can
If a child is at immediate risk contact the police on 999.
Operation Encompass
The school has been given the opportunity to take part in a project that will run jointly between schools and Devon and Cornwall Police. Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, when a child or young person has exposed to, or involved in, any domestic incident.
Operation Encompass will ensure that a member of the school staff, known as a Key Adult, is trained to allow them to liaise with the police and to use the information that has been shared, in confidence, while ensuring that the school is able to make provision for possible difficulties experienced by children, or their families, who have been involved in, or exposed to, a domestic abuse incident.
We are keen to offer the best support possible to all our pupils and we believe this will be extremely beneficial for all those involved.
County Lines
County Lines is when criminals from major cities such as Liverpool, Manchester, London and Birmingham expand their drug networks to other areas of the country. This activity brings violence, exploitation and abuse to rural communities. County Line networks are having a massive impact on rural communities.
Protecting Children From Radicalisation
CHILDLINE: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/your-feelings/anxiety-stress-panic/worries-about-the-world/
Useful websites:
Online safety:
Online Safety Guidance and Newsletters | Musbury Primary School (musbury-primary.devon.sch.uk)