Safeguarding at Rougemont Prep School
Our school has a safeguarding policy for staff, families and governors. This child-friendly policy is designed for you.
It will help you decide what could be a problem and where to get help. You might want to talk to someone about something that is upsetting you.
We have people in school who are trained to help you.
It is important that you know where to get help if you are worried or unhappy about something.
Safeguarding means we will:
Protect you from harm.
Make sure nothing stops you from being happy.
Make sure you are looked after safely.
Make sure you have the best chances in life.
How we will try to protect you:
We will provide a safe and secure environment for you to learn in progress.
We help to ensure that you are safe at home as well as at school.
We think it is important for you to know where to get help if you are worried or unhappy about something
My Voice
We know it can be a really difficult decision to speak out and sometimes it’s easier to write things down instead of coming to find one of your teachers.
Remember, you or your parents can share any worries via this platform.
The information you give us on My Voice will be kept confidential and you have the option to express your concerns without giving us your name. Scan the QR Code or click on the link and tell us what’s worrying you.
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THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is an important agreement by countries who have promised to protect children’s rights. The Convention on the Rights of the Child explains who children are, all their rights, and the responsibilities of governments. All the rights are connected, they are all equally important and they cannot be taken away from children.
Parent Information and Resources
In Rougemont Infant and Junior school we will be using the NSPCC resources to deliver the Speak Out, Stay Safe and Talking Pants programmes to our children. Please click on the images below to discover more about this work.
OPERATION ENCOMPASS SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT
Rougemont School is part of Operation Encompass.
Operation Encompass is a national police and education early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children who experience Domestic Abuse.
Operation Encompass is in place in every police force in England and Wales, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar.
Children were recognised as victims of domestic abuse in their own right in the 2021 Domestic Abuse Act.
There is a legislative requirement for police forces to share information with educational settings through Operation Encompass.
Through Operation Encompass the police will share information with our school about ALL police attended domestic abuse incidents which involve any of our children who are related to either of the adults involved in the incident. This sharing of information will occur PRIOR to the start of the next school day. The notification will inform us about the context of the incident and will include the Voice of the Child.
Once a Key Adult (DSP) and their deputy/ies (DDSPs) have completed the free National Online Operation Encompass Key Adult training they will cascade the principles of Operation Encompass to all other staff. All staff are encouraged undertake the online training.
The DSP, Sarah Howell-Jones, undertook training on 5.3.26
Our Safeguarding Governor, Wendy Williams, undertook training on 8.5.26
Our parents are fully aware that we are an Operation Encompass school and we ensure that when a new child joins our school the parents/carers are informed about Operation Encompass.
We display the Operation Encompass posters.
The Operation Encompass notification is stored in line with all other confidential safeguarding and child protection information.
The Key Adult /s have led training for all staff and Governors about Operation Encompass, the prevalence of Domestic Abuse and the impact of this abuse on children.
As a school we have also discussed how we can support our children who are experiencing Domestic Abuse on a day-to-day basis and particularly following the Operation Encompass notification.
We have used the free Operation Encompass Handbooks to inform our thinking.
We are aware that we must do nothing that puts the child/ren or the non-abusing adult at risk.
The Safeguarding Governor will report on Operation Encompass in the termly report to Governors. All information is anonymised for these reports.
When the Head Teacher, DSP or DDSPs leave the school and other staff are appointed, we will ensure that all Operation Encompass log in details are shared with the new Head Teacher /Key Adults and that the new member of staff will undertake the Operation Encompass online training.