Safeguarding and Child Protection

All the governors and staff at Launton CE Primary School share an objective to help keep the children safe by contributing to:

• Providing a safe environment for them to learn
• Identifying children who are suffering or likely to suffer significant harm and taking appropriate action, with the aim of making sure that they are kept safe both at home and in the education setting.

To achieve this objective, we:

• Aim to prevent unsuitable people from working with children
• Promote safe practice and challenge any poor or unsafe practice
• Identify instances where there are grounds for concern about a child’s welfare and initiate or take appropriate action to keep them safe and ensure they thrive
• Contribute to effective partnership working between all those involved in providing support for our children

Designated Safeguarding Lead - Harriette Heath

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead - Mandy Terry and Jane Paterson

If you have any concerns about a child relating to safeguarding please get in touch by contacting the school directly on 01869 253692 or by email dsl@launton.oxon.sch.uk  

If you are unable to speak to a member of our Designated Safeguarding Team at school and have a safeguarding concern, please contact the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) directly on 03450507666.

Safeguarding is the process of protecting children from harm, abuse, neglect and promoting their overall wellbeing. It involves preventing potential risks, intervening when problems arise and ensuring that children grow up in a safe and supportive environment.

Key aspects of safeguarding - 

Protecting from harm

Promoting health and development

Ensuring safe care

taking action to enable best outcomes

Child protection is part of the safeguarding process. It focuses on protecting children identified as suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. This includes child protection procedures which detail how to respond to concern about a child. Safeguarding children and child protection guidance and legislation applies to all children up to the age of 18.

NSPCC - Talk PANTS: a conversation to help keep children safe Click here. 

Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership : www.oscp.org.uk