We are committed to a safe and secure environment, free from fear or intolerance. Our policies are reviewed and updated frequently to make sure we keep all aspects of our procedures as robust as possible and evidence based best practice is applied to address the ever changing challenge to the wellbeing for everyone within the LCPS community.

If you see or hear anything which concerns you relating to the wellbeing of a child no matter how small, then please report it to one of our safeguarding leads as soon as possible. Do not outline the details in an email, it is important that you speak in person about your concerns. Please report to reception, who will be able to locate one of the safeguarding leads for you. Do not disclose the details of your concern to anyone else.

A summary of safeguarding information for anyone visiting our school can be viewed here

Our Child Protection Policy can be found here and our policy on child on child Harmful Sexual Behaviour can be found here

Our policy for dealing with allegations against adults can be found here

Government guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education can be found here

Southend, Essex and Thurrock (SET) Safeguarding and Child Protection procedures can be found here

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Sarah Stevenson. 

Our Deputy Safeguarding Leads are Lucy Kershaw and Katie Cutmore.

Our Safeguarding Governors are Martyn Ditchman and Deryn Lilley.

Further information and useful websites

You can find more information on keeping children safe on the NSPCC website

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the charity Barnados are running a “see hear respond” campaign  to provide rapid support to children and young people affected by the coronavirus crisis.  More information can be found on the Barnados website.

Online road safety tools for primary school children can be found on the Safer Essex Roads Partnership website.

The Government have launched a new campaign called “Together we can tackle child abuse” and have published simple resources aimed at everyone in the community to increase awareness of child abuse and how to report it, which can be found here: Tackle Child Abuse.

Online Safety

Internet Matters is an organisation set up to help keep children safe online by providing information, advice and resources to parents/carers and schools.  You can find their website here.

ThinkUKnow have a dedicated page to support parents and young people online. The site includes home activity packs with simple 15 minute activities support children’s understanding of online safety. The resources can be found here.

Childnet have released six new easy-to-follow videos for parents and children to work through together. The 10 – 15 minute videos offer simple, clear online safety advice using fun activities, games and discussion. There are optional follow-up activities to extend children’s learning. The videos can be found here.

Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command – ‘CEOP’ are a Law enforcement agency working to keep children and young people safe from sexual exploitation and abuse. Children, young people, their parents or carers and professionals can report concerns online to CEOP’s Child Protection Advisors. CEOP also offers a range of information about keeping safe from child sexual exploitation. This is separate information for different age ranges – for example 5-7, 8-10, 11-13 and 14+ year olds. They also endorse a site called ​Parent Info  which gives help and advice for families in a digital world. The CEOP have also created a website page full of information for children aged 11-18 on “The Internet, relationships and you”, which can be found here.

During the Lockdown 2021 in the coronavirus pandemic we began providing daily online live lessons remotely.  Our online lessons/meetings protocol can be found here.

Online safety tips for parents can also be found on the Essex Police website, under their “Sort your settings” campaign.

The National Cyber Security Alliance has some useful information for staying safe online on their website: staysafeonline.org/resources/online-safety-basics/  

For more information on ensuring your child’s safety online, you can also visit the 2 Johns website: www.esafetytraining.org

There is also a useful guide on understanding screen addiction and responsible digital use on ‘compare the market’s’ website here.

For school staff, there are lots of resources on online safety on the national online safety website.  They have many useful poster guides for parents and children that provide online safety tips.  You can view a few selected ones we think are useful below: