Safeguarding

Safeguarding is....

  • Protecting children from abuse and maltreatment.
  • Preventing harm to children’s health or development.
  • Ensuring children grow up with provision of safe and effective care.
  • Taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes.
  • ‘The welfare of the child is paramount’ (the Children Act 1989).
  • Section 175 of the Education Act 2002 (Section 157 for Independent Schools) places a statutory responsibility on the governing body to have policies and procedures in place that safeguard and promote the welfare of children who are pupils in the school.
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Files
Child Protection Policy 2024-2025.pdf .pdf
Safeguarding Policy 2024-2025.pdf .pdf
Prevent Policy.pdf .pdf
Looked After Child Policy.pdf .pdf
Low Level Concerns Policy - 2024-2025.pdf .pdf

‘The Riders Federation and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, volunteers, stakeholders and visitors to share this commitment.’

 

There are Designated Safeguarding Leads and trained staff across the federation and these are;

 

  • Mrs E Leach - Designated Safeguarding Lead
  • Mr B Bourton - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
  • Miss S Norris - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
  • Mrs K Pagdin - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
  • Mrs P Lewis - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

 

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead and Deputy Designated Leads can be identified by their yellow lanyards. 

Our Safeguarding Governor is:  Vicki Wise 

 

If you ever have any concerns that are of a safeguarding nature in relation to the vulnerability and/or risk of any of our children and/or families, please contact one of these members of staff via the school office.

 

The following link from the Hampshire County Council website provides contact telephone numbers to be used if you have any safeguarding concerns of children outside of school, or that you cannot report to the school.


http://www3.hants.gov.uk/childrens-services/contact-cs.htm

 

The contact telephone numbers are as follows;

 

Office Hours – 0300 555 1384
Out of Hours – 0300 555 1373

 

You can also e-mail Children’s Services at childrens.services@hants.gov.uk and e-mails are checked within office hours.

 

In an emergency call 999.

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Files
Keeping_children_safe_in_education_2024_part_one.pdf .pdf
Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Between Children in Schools and Colleges - September 2021.pdf .pdf
Working Together to Safeguard Children - July 2018 July 2022 Updates.pdf .pdf
UNICEF - Rights of the Child.pdf .pdf
County Lines Parent Leaflet.pdf .pdf
Victvs Prevent Guidnace for Parents.pdf .pdf
Prevent Guidance for England and Wales.pdf .pdf
Exploitation Parent Information.pdf .pdf
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