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Safeguarding

Our values underpin all of our work at Brook Infant School and Nursery and safeguarding is a thread through all of our five values.
 
All of our staff are trained each year using the DFE's Statutory guidance for schools and colleges.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy
This includes information related to PREVENT anti radicalisation, Child Sexual Exploitation, Female Genital Mutilation, Children Missing in Education and online safety. We also use West Sussex's guidance on Safeguarding and Child Protection.

Our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) are:

  • Mrs Cox - Designated Safeguarding Lead.
  • Mrs Sexton - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
  • Mrs Thomas - Core Member of Safeguarding Team.
  • Mrs Couch - Core Member of Safeguarding Team.
  • Mrs Wellcome - Core Member of Safeguarding Team.
  • Mrs Bagley - Nursery Designated Safeguarding Lead and Core Member.
  • Mrs Gravell - Breakfast and After School Club Designated Safeguarding Lead and Core Member.
  • Mr Brown - Governor with responsibility for Safeguarding.
If staff have a concern about a child at Brook Infant School and Nursery, they refer immediately to our Safeguarding and Child Protection policy as listed below.  We also refer to the West Sussex Continuum of Needs diagram.  We can offer Early Help support for families when issues or concerns first surface so please do not hesitate to ask if this could support you.
 
Below are links to our other key safeguarding polices. These can also be found under Parents - Statutory Information - Policies and Procedures.

You play an important part in helping to keep children safe. If you have any concerns about a child at Brook Infant School and Nursery, then please speak to one of the DSL's listed above. If you and your family are going through a difficult period, and you feel that this might impact upon your child, then please speak to your child's class teacher or one of the DSL's listed above.

For online safety, please see below and also in our policies and procedures section. 

In light of the recent allegations involving sport coaches in the media, the West Sussex Safeguarding Children Board and the NSPCC Child Protection Sports Unit have issued some guidance for 'Keeping Children Safe in Sport' on their website.
 
Other key staff

Mrs Sexton - Early Help Superuser and Children Looked After Teacher.
West Sussex Continuum of Need
West Sussex Safeguarding Children Board
Personal Safety for Children.pdf
Prevent Guidance
Keeping Children Safe in Sport
NSPCC Pants Campaign
Operation Encompass

We are part of a pilot project between schools and Sussex Police called Operation Encompass. The project, Operation Encompass, has been designed to provide early reporting to schools of any domestic abuse incidents that occur in which a child was present, ordinarily resides at the incident location or with an involved party. We know that children can be significantly affected through witnessing or being exposed to domestic abuse and this operation will allow our school to better support our pupils and their families.

Please visit the Operation Encompass website for further information.
Operation Encompass