Safeguarding

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.

Our Commitment

Fawley Infant School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The safety and wellbeing of every child in our care is our absolute priority. We expect all of our staff, pupils, parents, volunteers, Academy Councillors, visitors, contractors and third party professionals to share this view. Click here to view safeguarding information from our Trust.

Reporting a Concern

If you have a safeguarding concern about a child, please contact a DSL via: FIS.DSL@ilpartnership.org

Alternatively, you can contact Hampshire Children's Services directly on: childrens.services@hants.gov.uk, or phone:

Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5pm & Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm:
0300 555 1384

Out of hours contact telephone number for Children's Services:
0300 555 1373

Always call 999 if a child is in immediate danger.

If your safeguarding concern is about an adult working or volunteering in the school, you should contact the Executive Principal, Tariq Sasso.

If your safeguarding concern is about the Executive Principal, you should contact the Chair of the Trustees, Rob Shaw rob.shaw@ilpartnership.org.

As an alternative, or if Rob is not available, you can contact the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) - 01962 876364 or complete a LADO notification form: https://www.hants.gov.uk/socialcareandhealth/childrenandfamilies/safeguardingchildren/allegations

Fawley Infant School's Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs)

DSL (ID 1230)

Mr Sasso

Executive Principal

Mr Sasso
Mrs Parry

LSA/ ELSA

Mrs Parry
Mrs Jordan

Admin Officer

Mrs Jordan

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The term “Designated Safeguarding Lead” (DSL) is used in the DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education document and refers to the person accountable for overseeing the safety and wellbeing of the children in the care of their setting. The role of the DSL must be fulfilled by a member of the schools Senior Leadership Team to ensure that they have appropriate authority and status to provide advice and support to other staff on child welfare and child protection matters.

Policies and Record Keeping

At Fawley Infant School, we take safeguarding and child protection very seriously. We have a number of policies and procedures that contribute to our safeguarding commitment.

Key policies can be viewed below and all policies can be found on this link.

Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy 2023-2024

Allegations of Abuse Against Adults

We use a computerised system called CPOMS to record and track safeguarding concerns.

Domestic Abuse

Domestic abuse means any threats, violence, controlling or coercive behaviour that takes place between family members or people aged over 16 who are in a relationship with each other (or have been in the past).

Domestic abuse can happen regardless of social group, class, age, race, disability or sexuality of the individuals involved. Domestic abuse can affect men, women and those who identify as non-binary. It can occur in any relationship - heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, young or old.

It is a pattern of behaviour used by abusers designed to establish and maintain power and control over another person.

If you, or anyone else, is at immediate risk of harm, telephone the police on 999. For help call the National Domestic Violence Helpline on 0808 2000 247 (24 hrs) If you are in immediate danger, call 999 and ask for the police.

Pippa Helpline: 023 8091 7917

https://stopdomesticabuse.uk/victim-of-domestic-abuse

NSPCC helpline for survivors of sexual harassment and abuse in education settings: 0800 136663