What is Safeguarding:
Definition of Safeguarding
- Protecting children and young people (under the age of 18) from maltreatment
- Preventing impairment of children’s health or development
- Ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
- Take action to enable all children to have the best outcomes
Types of abuse
Physical: Hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning or scalding. It could also be fabrication, such as deliberately inducing illness in a child.
Sexual: Involves forcing or enticing a child to take part in sexual activities.
Emotional: The persistent emotional maltreatment of a child such as to cause severe and adverse effects on the child’s emotional development and wellbeing.
Neglect: The persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical or psychological needs, likely to result in the serious impairment of the child’s health or development.
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons.
Radicalisation: Refers to the process by which a person comes to support terrorism and extremist ideologies associated with terrorist groups.
Safeguarding Policies
Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2025
Safeguarding Policy September 2025
Working Together to Safeguard Children 2026
Child Protection Policy September 2025
Child Protection Summary for all Temporary Staff
Low Level Concerns Policy May 2025
Designated Safeguarding Team at Barton
Safeguarding Lead
Mr Mark Snow, Executive Head Teacher
Safeguarding Deputies
Mrs Su Meredith, Head of School
Miss Charmain Armiger, Family Liaison Officer
Mrs Gail Eagar, SENCO
People you need to know
Isle of Wight Children’s Services
What to do if you are concerned about a child:
- In an emergency always contact the police on 999
- If you are worried about a child or young person who could be in danger contact 01983 823435. This number is for the general public and runs 24 hours per day.
Isle of Wight Local Safeguarding Children’s Board
Telephone: 01983 814545
Email: LSCB@iow.gov.uk
Website: http://www.iowscb.org.uk
Postal address: IOWSCB, 1st Floor Jubilee Stores, The Quay, Newport, PO30 2EH
Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)
Telephone: 01983 823723
Email: lado@iow.gov.uk
ChildLine
ChildLine: 0800 1111
Website: http://www.childline.org.uk/
NSPCC
NSPCC Helpline: 0808 800 5000 (24 hours)
Email: help@nspcc.org.uk
Ofsted: 0300 123 1231
Emergency Helpline: 0300 123 4666
OFSTED operate a confidential and anonymous helpline which you can phone on 0300 123 4666 if you feel concerned about the welfare of a child in an education setting. Reports of abuse or any other concerns will be investigated thoroughly by OFSTED and if they feel it necessary they will place the school or early years education setting under investigation. If OFSTED feel there is a safeguarding concern they will contact police or social services as appropriate. If you have serious safeguarding concerns you can do the same.
Email: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk
Postal address: Ofsted, Piccadilly Gate, Store Street, Manchester, M1 2WD
For further information please see the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policies, both of which are available on the school website www.bartonprimaryschool.co.uk