Safeguarding

At Castleview Primary School, we believe safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone's responsibility. Every adult who interacts with children and their families plays a role in keeping them safe. To do this well, we ensure our actions are always child‑centred, putting what is in a child’s best interests at the heart of everything we do.

Safeguarding Team

Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL):            Mr Macgill (Deputy Head Teacher)

Safeguarding Governor:                                 Mrs Farrah Mughal

Deputy DSLs:                                                 Miss Austin (Head Teacher)
                                                                      Mrs Devitt (Attendance Officer)
                                                                      Ms Kirby (Pastoral Officer)
                                                                      Miss Beeks (SENCO)
                                                                      Mrs Grewal (Assistant SENCO)

Staff with designated responsibilities for safeguarding undertake regular specialist training.

Reporting Concerns

If you have a concern about a child, please talk to a member of the Safeguarding Team. You can also email dsl@castleviewprimaryschool.co.uk This is also monitored during the holidays. 

Staff Training 

To ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibility to safeguard all pupils, we provide them with regular training. This includes:

• Changes to KCSIE every September
• The different types of abuse
• The possible indicators of abuse
• How to deal with disclosures
• Logging concerns effectively
• Harmful Sexual Behaviour
• Online Safety
• PREVENT: Radicalisation and Extremism
• First Aid, medication and EpiPen training
• Basic GDPR
• Health & Safety at work and Fire Awareness

Training means that our staff can:

• Provide a safe environment in which children can learn
• Identify children who are vulnerable and may be at risk
• Raise concerns about a child’s welfare using the appropriate reporting procedures

Curriculum

Our curriculum is designed to give pupils the skills and knowledge they need to stay safe in many different situations and settings.
Weekly key stage assemblies focus on topics such as safeguarding, behaviour, mental health, well‑being and inclusion.

Online Safety

Online safety is covered in our Computing and PSHE curriculum. We teach children how to keep safe online and ensure children understand what is expected of them when using the internet. The school has filtering and monitoring procedures in place to ensure inappropriate content cannot be searched in school. 

Pastoral Support

Our team are highly trained and skilled at working with and supporting children and families. They offer a range of interventions such as:

• ELSA
• Drawing and Talking
• Lego Therapy
• Bereavement Support

In addition to this, the ELSA and Pastoral Officer have allocated 1:1 time and check ins with key children in school as well as inviting parents to Parents and Child meetings. They also run interventions with key children who need support.