Safeguarding Children

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

We are fully committed to ensuring that consistent effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff at school. All concerns are passed through the members of staff who are trained as “Designated Child Protection Officers” in school in compliance with the “sharing of information” guidance.

The Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs A Sheridan, Headteacher. She is supported by a team of other teachers and members of the support staff.

If you have any serious concerns about your child or any other pupil at Ribbon Academy please do not hesitate to contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead who knows who to contact for the best advice and help and is experienced in using the appropriate degree of confidentiality.

For the best interests of all our children we use the following safeguarding measures:

Cause for Concern

Teachers are asked to report any causes for concern to the School Inclusion Team using a written proforma. Any concerns will be shared with parents as early as possible as more often that not there are extremely reasonable explanations for the concern. Concerns may range from children being visibly upset to persistent lateness to children ‘disclosing’ concerns.

Attendance

All lateness and absences are recorded by the Education Welfare Officer, Mrs Kathryn Maddison. Reasons will be sought for all absence or lateness. Attendance is monitored through these systems and referrals to the Safeguarding Team can be made. Parents will always be informed of concerns around attendance at the earliest point. If attendance concerns continue the school will refer to the Education Welfare Officer.

Supporting Documents:

Meet Our Safeguarding Team:

Mrs A Sheridan

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mr S Houghton

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs D Richardson

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mr J Murray

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs K Maddison

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs J Henderson

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Everyone takes personal responsibility on a daily basis to ensure children are kept safe.

Operation Encompass

Operation Encompass is a police and education early information sharing partnership enabling schools to offer immediate support for children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. Information is shared by the police with a school’s trained Key Adult (DSL) prior to the start of the next school day after officers have attended a domestic abuse incident thus enabling appropriate support to be given, dependent upon the needs and wishes of the child.

Children experiencing domestic abuse are negatively impacted by this exposure; domestic abuse has been identified as an Adverse Childhood Experience and can lead to emotional, physical and psychological harm. Operation Encompass aims to mitigate this harm by enabling immediate support, making a child’s day better and giving them a better tomorrow.

Operation Encompass believes that children are victims of domestic abuse in their own right and should be acknowledged as such.

‘Early Years leaders and staff are expert in using their knowledge of what children can and cannot yet do to sharpen their planning and focus their teaching.’

OFSTED COMMENTS

‘Children settle well when they enter Ribbon Early Years, communication between home and school is good.’

OFSTED COMMENTS

‘My son loves the interaction with his teachers. Thank you all so very much for your hard work and dedication.’

PARENT COMMENTS

‘Children get off to a flying start at school. They are happy and safe and increasingly independent, and
yet aware of others.’

OFSTED COMMENTS

‘School have done a fantastic job in all areas.’

PARENT COMMENTS

‘Ribbon are doing a fantastic job.’

PARENT COMMENTS

‘The teaching of phonics is a strength.’

OFSTED COMMENTS

‘Communication systems between classroom and
additional support staff are good and mean that these pupils have access to the
full range of the curriculum suited to their needs.’

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‘Ribbon monitor the progress and well-being of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities carefully. Expectations for these pupils are high. As a result, they make generally good progress from their starting points.’

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‘All support and communication is brilliant’

PARENT COMMENTS

‘Pupils are taking more responsibility for their own learning as they move through Key Stage 1.’

OFSTED COMMENTS

‘Disadvantaged and most-able children are making particularly good
progress.’

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‘Staff and the governing body take safeguarding responsibilities very seriously. There is a culture of safeguarding at the school.’

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‘The quality of teaching across all subjects continues to improve.’

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‘School and staff should be commended for their quick shift and quality of what’s being communicated with the children.’

PARENT COMMENTS

‘There is clear evidence that you and your staff’s ongoing work to improve the depth of pupils’ mathematical understanding across the school is working.’

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‘The governing body knows the school and the local community very well.’

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‘Parents are
confident that their children are happy, safe and well taught.’

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‘We are so grateful to all the effort the teachers are putting in.’

PARENT COMMENTS

‘School are there when needed whether it’s for support or a chat. They are constantly checking how kids are getting on.’

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