Safeguarding
At The Beacon Church of England (V.A.) Primary School we strongly recognise the need for vigilant awareness of safeguarding issues. All staff have appropriate training and induction so that they understand their roles and responsibilities and are confident about carrying them out. Staff, pupils, parents and Governors should feel secure that they can raise any issues or concerns about the safety or welfare of children and know that they will be listened to and taken seriously. This will be achieved by maintaining an ethos of safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people as well as protecting staff. This is supported by clear behaviour, anti-bullying and child protection policies, appropriate induction and training, briefing and discussion of relevant issues and relevant learning in line with current legislature and guidelines.
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs A. Billington
(Please refer any concerns to Mrs Billington in the first instance or to a deputy Designated Senior Person below)
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mr E. Chalkley, Ms J. Garrett, Mrs E. Kumar
Designated Persons for Domestic Violence and Abuse: Mr E. Chalkley, Ms J. Garrett
Designated Officer for Children In Care: Mrs A Billington and Mrs E Kumar.
Our Safeguarding Lead Governors have a monitoring role, they are: Mrs V. Tarran and Mrs A Sparks.
You can contact our Designated Safeguarding Lead by emailing admin@beacon-ce-primary.devon.sch.uk or telephoning 01935 264300.
For residential trips and in the case of emergency school closure, the school's emergency phone number is +44 7867 561182
Alternatively, if it is at a weekend or during school holidays, you can contact the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) team directly on 0345 155 1071
Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our Policies page.
Prevent access the Government Prevent strategy here
Radicalisation and Extremism
The Government defines extremism as vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.
Some children are at risk of being radicalised: adopting beliefs and engaging in activities which are harmful, criminal or dangerous. Islamic extremism is the most widely publicised form and schools should also remain alert to the risk of radicalisation into white supremacy extremism.
School staff receive training to help to identify signs of extremism. Opportunities are provided in the curriculum to enable pupils to discuss issues of religion, ethnicity and culture and the school follows the DfE advice Promoting fundamental British Values as part of SMCS (spiritual, moral, social and cultural education) in Schools (2014).
Volunteers in School
We are fortunate to have a number of volunteers working with us at The Beacon. We have robust procedures in place to ensure our volunteers comply with safeguarding requirements.
More details available in our Volunteers Guidance (see Policies page of our website), or speak with our Headteacher Mrs Anne Billington.
Operation Encompass
Our school is pleased to be part of Operation Encompass - an agreement with the Police and the school to share information, in confidence, where a child has been exposed to or involved in a domestic incident. The sharing of information enables us to make provision for the child and their family accordingly. More information is available from their website www.operationencompass.org
Online Safety
Information about how we support children and families can be found on our Online Safety page.