Child Protection and Safeguarding

Ravens Wood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS checks are carried out on all staff.

Miss Lester Designated Safeguarding Lead Single Point of Contact for all Prevent Referrals	Miss Barnes Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

The school will ensure that all staff have updated knowledge about safeguarding so that we can:

• establish and maintain an environment where children feel secure, able to talk, and are listened to
• ensure students know there are adults in the school whom they can approach if they are worried
• include opportunities in the main curriculum as well as in PSHE / SMSC, Tutor Time, Assembly or Action Day activities so that all pupils develop the skills to recognise and stay safe from abuse.

We follow the procedures set out by the Bromley Safeguarding Children Board and the London Safeguarding Children Board and take account of guidance issued by the Department for Education:

• The designated safeguarding lead for child protection is Miss M Lester, Deputy Headteacher, who can be contacted either by telephone on: 01689 856050, or via email on: mgl@rws.uk.net
• The deputy designated safeguarding lead for child protection is Miss N Barnes, Director of KS3, who can be contacted either by telephone on: 01689 856050, or via email on: njb@rws.uk.net
• The nominated Governor responsible for Safeguarding and Child Protection is Ms J Latinwo, who can be contacted via the Clerk to the Governors via email on: office@rws.uk.net

Further information regarding our school policy can be found by clicking the following link:

School Policies Page

Please click on the following link for further information issued by the London Borough of Bromley, which also gives useful telephone numbers:

Child Protection Information for Parents & Carers

You may also find helpful information on the following links and telephone numbers:

NSPCC or Child Protection Helpline via telephone on: 0808 800 5000

Bromley Safeguarding Children Board or via telephone on: 020 8461 7816

Childline or freefone 0800 1111

Bromley Y or via telephone on: 020 3770 8848

Bromley Changes or via telephone on: 020 8313 1107

Carers Bromley or via telephone on: 0800 015 7700 or 01689 898289

Bromley Childrens Project or via telephone on: 020 8313 4120

Bromley Mencap or via telephone on: 020 8466 0790

Parentline or via telephone on: 1890 927277 or 01 8733500

The Bereavement Centre, Orpington can be contacted via telephone on: 01689 898979

Bromley Community Bereavement Service can be contacted via telephone on: 020 8290 6293

Bromley Primary Care Refugee Project can be contacted via telephone on: 020 8402 6998

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service can be contacted via telephone on: 020 8315 4430

Family Planning Information Line can be contacted via telephone on: 020 8658 3490

MIND Orpington can be contacted via telephone on: 01689 811222

MIND Beckenham can be contacted via telephone on: 020 8249 2986

Stepping Stones can be contacted via telephone on: 020 8289 5020

Money Advice can be contacted via telephone on: 020 8315 1850