Safeguarding is the responsibility of us all. We work with a wide range of agencies to support our pupils safety and welfare, ensuring that they do not come to any harm. If you have any concerns about the welfare of a child at our school please see the contact details below:

 

The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for our school is Tracy Hoare   tracy.hoare@thelink.academy   

The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads for our school are: 

Kelly Yeo kelly.yeo@thelink.academy  

Becky Hawling becky.hawling@thelink.academy

Paige Bassett  paige.bassett@thelink.academy 

Penny Young penny.young@thelink.academy 

Contact Telephone Number for any Safeguarding concerns 01626 353980

   

Devon County Council Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) can be reached on 01392 384964

 

Devon Front Door: https://www.dcfp.org.uk/training-and-resources/multi-agency-safeguarding-hub-in-devon/ 

If you think it, report it:

Devon Front Door - 0345 155 1071

or email mashsecure@devon.gov.uk.

If it’s an emergency call 999

Out  of hours helplines/websites:

 KOOTH - https://www.kooth.com online help and chat for mental health and wellbeing

Childline - https://www.childline.org.uk or 0800 1111

NSPCC - https://www.nspcc.org.uk or 0808 800 5000

Devon Children and families partnership - https://www.dcfp.org.uk/training-and-resources/multi-agency-safeguarding-hub-in-devon/

Staying safe online

With the increased access children have to devices that can connect to the internet, it has never been more important to understand how to be safe when using online content.

Whether children are accessing images, online games, social media platforms or just surfing the web, as part of their homework, they need to remain safe.

 At Bearnes Voluntary Primary School we take E-Safety seriously and wanted to share some useful information with parents/carers/guardians and children to help raise awareness of this important subject area.

Some useful websites:

 https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/ - 'Since 2006, Thinkuknow has been keeping children and young people safe by providing education about sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. Thinkuknow is unique. It is underpinned by the latest intelligence about child sex offending from CEOP Command. Thinkuknow aims to ensure that everyone has access to this practical information – children, young people, their parents and carers and the professionals who work with them. Alongside the Thinkuknow website the programme provides educational resources, including films, cartoons and lesson plans, to help professionals raise young people’s awareness.'

 https://net-aware.org.uk/ - a really useful site to check that information on websites, social networks and games the children are using is appropriate for their age. It also includes helpful hints and tips with staying safe and the dangers with each.

 https://www.o2.co.uk/help/nspcc - contains articles and useful information for keeping your children safe online. 

Other useful Links:-