Safeguarding & E-Safety

Safeguarding at Greenfields Primary School – Greenfields Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We make every effort to ensure that consistent, effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children, and staff.

Our Commitment All members of staff have completed the relevant Child Protection Training. We have a comprehensive Safeguarding Policy that provides staff, volunteers, and governors with the framework they need to keep children safe and secure. Parents and guardians are informed about how we safeguard their children while they are in our care. [Click here to read the school safeguarding policy] Who to Contact If you have any questions or concerns regarding the safeguarding and wellbeing of children at our school.

You can also report concerns online to the Initial Contact Team on 0345 678 9021

Prevent Duty

As part of our ongoing safeguarding and child protection responsibilities, we fully support the government’s Prevent Strategy.

Since 1 July 2015, all schools have been subject to a duty under section 26 of the Counter‑Terrorism and Security Act 2015 to have “due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.” This is known as the Prevent Duty for Schools.

If you are concerned about extremism in school or think a child might be at risk of extremism, you can contact the Counter Terrorism Helpline on 020 7340 7264.

E -Safety

The internet is essential in 21st century life for education, business and social interaction. As children move up through the school their access to various types of technology increases and it stands to reason that their exploration and curiosity increases too. The positives of the digital world overwhelmingly outweigh the negatives but children, schools and parents all need to be aware of various online risks.

We at Greenfields follow the SMART Rules:

If you would like to share any information or require any further support please do not hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher. Your help is still needed to prevent children accessing inappropriate material at home by way of filters and parental controls. Look below at our extensive list of links and resources for Parents/Carers, Teachers and Young People to help you with your child’s online safety at home.

When will your child learn about E-Safety?

At Greenfields we learn and revisit our SMART rules through our Computing lessons and once every half term during E-Safety week. E-Safety week allows your child’s teacher the ability to protect and educate pupils in their use of technology. Here is a video telling you about sharing photos, posting comments, playing video games — these are just a few of the ways that children interact online, but sometimes there are risks. Learn five ways to keep your kids safe on the internet.