Safeguarding
We are committed to providing an environment for children where they feel safe and are kept safe and all staff contribute to the culture of vigilance which is embedded in our school.
All staff form part of the wider safeguarding system for children. This system is described in statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 and Working Together to Safeguard Children.
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families and carers has a role to play in safeguarding children. In order to fulfil this responsibility effectively, all staff should make sure their approach is child-centred. This means that they should consider, at all times, what is in the best interests of the child.
No single professional can have a full picture of a child’s needs and circumstances. If children and families are to receive the right help at the right time, everyone who comes into contact with them has a role to play in identifying concerns, sharing information and taking prompt action.
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined for the purposes of this guidance as:
- protecting children from maltreatment
- preventing impairment of children’s mental or physical health or development
- ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
- taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes
Whilst the entire team is expected to take an active role in the safeguarding of children, our:
Designated Safeguarding & Prevent Lead is:
Ms Tania Kimberley (Deputy Headteacher): kimberley.t@vangogh.det.org.uk
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads are:
Ms Majorie Damah (Family Worker): damah.m@vangogh.det.org.uk
Mrs Nadine Bernard (Headteacher): bernard.n@vangogh.det.org.uk
Lead Safeguarding Governor is: Ms Kirsty Pearce (Chair of Governors): k-pearce@det.org.uk
Local Authority Contacts
Lambeth Integrated Referral Hub: 020 7926 3100, Out of hours: 0207 926 1000
Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO): Andrew Zachariades
Telephone: 0207 926 4579 / 0772 082 8700 Email: lado@lambeth.gcsx.gov.uk
Local Authority senior safeguarding manager: Deborah Carter
Telephone: 0207 926 9643 / 0759 695 5299 Email: dcarter@lambeth.gov.uk
Education Prevent Officer: Lydia Nixon
Telephone: 0207 926 3668 Email: lnixon@lambeth.gov.uk
Head of Inclusion, Education and Learning: Stuart Boffin
Telephone: 0207 926 0296 Email: sboffin@lambeth.gov.uk
CSE Coordinator Children’s Services: Claire McDonald
Telephone: 0207 926 0296 Email: CMcDonald@lambeth.gov.uk
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