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Safeguarding Information

Educare Small School acknowledges its responsibility to ensure that all adults looking after children or who have unsupervised access to them are suitable to do so and are aware of their responsibility towards children’s safety and wellbeing. All staff, trustees and regular volunteers have an Enhanced DBS Disclosure check and are made aware of their responsibilities during their induction period and ongoing professional development.
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Early Help
At Educare Small School, we are committed to supporting children and families as early as possible to ensure the best outcomes for every child.
Early Help means providing support as soon as a problem emerges, at any point in a child’s life. This may include concerns about wellbeing, behaviour, family circumstances, attendance, or emotional health.
We believe that working together with families is the most effective way to support children. If you have any worries about your child, we encourage you to speak to us as soon as possible so we can help.
 
How We Can Help
Our school can offer:

  • A listening ear and advice

  • Support from our safeguarding team

  • Help with behaviour, attendance, or emotional wellbeing

  • Liaison with external services where appropriate​

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Designated Safeguarding Lead
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is Chloe Long.
Please contact Chloe if you would like to discuss any concerns or request support.
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Working With Other Services
In some cases, we may work with other professionals to provide additional support. We work in partnership with Achieving for Children, who deliver Early Help services for families in Kingston upon Thames.
Early Help services can offer:

  • Family support workers

  • Parenting advice and programmes

  • Support for children’s emotional wellbeing

  • Help with housing, finances, or family challenges​

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Get Early Help Support
You can request support directly here:
https://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk/early-help
Alternatively, speak to Chloe or any member of staff and we will support you in making a referral.

The key safeguarding contacts in the school are:
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Safeguarding
If you are worried about a child contact Achieving for Children's Single Point of Access for Kingston and Richmond (Monday to Friday 020 8547 5008 and 020 8770 5000 out of hours) to request support, or to report a concern about a child or young person.
If you have reason to believe that a child or young person is at immediate risk of harm contact the Police on 999.
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E-Safety
Whilst exciting and beneficial both in and out of the context of education, much ICT, particularly web-based resources, are not consistently policed. All users need to be aware of the range of risks associated with the use of these internet technologies. Educare Small School understands the responsibility to educate our pupils on e-safety issues, teaching them the appropriate behaviours and critical thinking skills to enable them to remain both safe and legal when using the internet and related technologies.
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Please find below a range of websites to enable you to help your child use the internet safely;
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NCA CEOP’s advice on online safety
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The UK Council for Child Internet Safety provides: sexting advice, online safety, education for a connect world framework
 
Childnet Non-profit organisation working to make the internet a safer place for children. Contains a practical guide to setting up parental controls
 
Net Aware Run in partnership with O2, Net Aware offers useful information about each social network, including the age guidance for users
 
ChildLine is a free 24 hour counselling service for children and young people up to 18 in the UK
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Consumer Notice
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Anxiety
Tutorful - The Expert guide to help you child with anxiety.

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