St Giles’ C of E (A) Infant School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our

Safeguarding Policy 24 25

Low Level Concerns Policy 24 25

We work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will ensure that our concerns are discussed with parents/carers first, unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child’s welfare.

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is Mrs Mercy Atkins.

Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSL) are Mrs Justine Pirt and Mrs Catherine Peachey.

Our Safeguarding Governor is Mr Daniel Beck.

Children’s Single Point of Access (C-SPA) for Surrey:

Telephone: 0300 470 9100

Email: cspa@surreycc.gov.uk

Website: www.surreycc.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/childrens-social-care/contact-childrens-services

All of our staff have updated safeguarding training on a termly basis, incorporating the latest changes made to statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education, the latest version can be found here.

Photographs and Videos

Whilst lots of parents and carers enjoy seeing photos and videos of their children’s school life we are mindful of our duty of care to all pupils. We take the issue of safeguarding very seriously and this includes the use of photographic and video images.

Any photos or videos taken before any event, are for personal use only and must not be shared on social media sites. A reminder is given to parents and carers prior to any event in school (class assemblies, our Christmas play, Sports Day etc).