Safeguarding Information
Cressing Primary School takes its roles and responsibilities regarding the safeguarding of children very seriously and works in close partnership with parents to do so. The school will take any reasonable action to ensure the welfare and safety of its pupils is maintained.
In cases where the school has reason to be concerned that a child may be subject to ill treatment, neglect or other forms of abuse, staff have a duty of care to follow the Essex Safeguarding Children Board procedures and inform Children’s Social Care of their concern. We also follow the Essex SET procedures for child protection.
The designated safeguarding leads are:
Mr Caplen - Headteacher
Mr Chambers - Deputy Headteacher
Mrs Shelter - Senior Leadership Team
The designated safeguarding Governor is Mrs V Reynolds
The designated safeguarding Trustee for Attain Academy partnership is Mrs Marshall
If you are concerned about the welfare of any pupil in the school then please arrange an appointment to speak to one of the team responsible for child protection.
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Online Safety
Keeping children safe online
The Internet is a great place for children to learn, have fun and be creative but they may sometimes have to deal with challenging situations.
All children at Cressing are taught online safety from Reception to Year 6, using a variety of curriculum resources. We aim to ensure that children are taught about keeping themselves safe whilst using a variety of technologies.
It is important that you, as parents and carers are aware of what children are doing online and understand the issues they can face when using the Internet, eg when downloading /uploading content, playing online games or social networking.
It is equally important that you have access to advice and practical, age-appropriate tips on how to protect your children and how to deal successfully and positively with issues, should they arise, encouraging an open and honest dialogue.
Here are some useful sources of information and practical support on all aspects of online Safety
Children with concerns can contact Childline on 0800 1111.
The Childline website provides useful advice for staying safe online.
CEOP (Child Exploitation & Online Protection Centre), is run by a command of the National Crime Agency.
They also offer support via their Think U Know. Access some of their video clips
Internet Matters offers lots of information and practical guidance for parents/carers, and teachers.
The Internet Watch Foundation works to protect children online and free the internet of sexual images of children. IWF is the UK hotline for reporting criminal online content.