Safeguarding
Designated Safeguarding Leads
Maynards Green Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Carly Townsend (Deputy Headteacher). Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Karen Cromwell (Headteacher). The Governor with responsibility for safeguarding in our school is Hannah Barbe.
Operation Encompass
We are part of Operation Encompass, which is a Police and Education early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children and young people exposed to domestic abuse.
Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools before the start of the next school day when a child or young person has been involved or exposed to a domestic abuse incident the previous evening.
The information is given in strict confidence to a school’s Key Adult to enable support to be given dependent on the needs and wishes of the child.
Operation Encompass is a Trauma Informed and Trauma Sensitive charity. We acknowledge and understand the impact of Domestic Abuse as an Adverse Childhood Experience.
Operation Encompass mitigates against the damaged caused by exposure to Domestic Abuse and other ACE’s
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Are you concerned about a child?
Acting quickly can make all the difference.
If you think a child might be suffering neglect or abuse, it can be difficult to know what to do. But your action is vital in making sure that child gets the help they need.
To contact the school, email office@maynardsgreen.org or call 01435 812622 and ask to speak with one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads.
If you are concerned about a child in East Sussex call the SPOA (Single Point Of Advice) on 01323 464222.
For serious out of hour concerns which cannot wait until the next day, contact the Emergency Duty Service on 01273 335906 or 01273 335905.
You may also find information on the East Sussex County Council Children and Families page.
If you think the child is in immediate danger, you should call the police.
In our school the Safeguarding Team:
- meets weekly to discuss and monitor safeguarding incidents
- meets weekly to monitor attendance
- discusses example safeguarding scenarios and approriate actions at each of the staff meetings
- shares these scenariors and actions with the wider staff in the weekly briefing minutes
-shares a Safeguarding report with Governors six times a year, who challenge and question to ensure effective practice
- attends local Network meetings to update and share effective practise