Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School is committed to promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

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DECS fully recognises its responsibilities for safeguarding and child protection.  Our policy and procedures apply to all staff, governors and those visiting the school.

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Our safeguarding policy and procedures incorporate the following:

• Ensuring we practice safer recruitment in checking the suitability of staff and volunteers to work with children.

• Raising awareness of child protection issues and working on the prevention of abuse, through the teaching and pastoral support offered to students.

• Following procedures for identifying and reporting cases, or suspected cases of abuse.

• Supporting students who are at risk or may have been abused.

• Establishing a safe environment in which children can learn and develop.

The designated senior leader for Safeguarding is Mr C Walton (Assistant Headteacher).

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If there are any concerns that a pupil may be at risk of abuse or neglect, in almost all circumstances we will talk to our parents/carers about our concerns and we will also explain if we need to refer our concerns to outside agencies. We will inform parents/carers if we need to make a referral, but in some circumstances we may need to make the referral without consulting.  We will only do this if we genuinely believe that this is the best way to protect a pupil and the fact that we did not have consent from a parent/carer to the referral will be recorded.