If you have any concerns regarding the welfare of any child, please do not hesitate to contact Joanne Milbank, the DSL, or in her absence, any of the Deputy DSLs
If you think a child is in immediate danger, don't delay! Call the Police on 999, or call the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000 straight away!
If you are a child who is worried about yourself or someone else call Childline on 0800 11 11
If you're worried that a child might be the victim of abuse, click here for supporting guidance
Click here to view Keeping Children Safe in Education, statutory guidance (via gov.uk)
Click here to view Southend/ Essex/ Thurrock safeguarding and child protection procedures
Click here to view the Working together to safeguard children, statutory guidance (via gov.uk)
Click here to view Chalkwell Infants' Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
The Safeguarding Team
Jo Milbank, the Deputy Headteacher is the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and can be contacted in school, on 01702 478533 or by email on - joanne.milbank@chalkwellhallinfants.co.uk
Sarah Clements, the Headteacher is a Deputy DSL - sarah.clements@chalkwellhallinfants.co.uk
Viv Graham, the Family Liaison Officer is a Deputy DSL - vivienne.graham@chalkwellhallinfants.co.uk
Shelley Cooper, the Attendance and Admissions Officer is a Deputy DSL - attendance@chalkwellhallinfants.co.uk
Safeguarding your child
Chalkwell Hall Infant School is committed to safeguarding your child and to following the Department for Education document Keeping Children Safe in Education which is ‘… statutory guidance for schools and colleges who must have regard to it when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.’ It should be read alongside Working Together to Safeguard Children (HM Government, 2023). The two key principles are:
At Chalkwell Hall Infants we believe that to enable all children and young people to achieve their potential, they should:
In order to make sure all of the above can happen we:
The Prevent Duty
The Prevent Duty aims to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.
'The overall aim of our counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST, is to reduce the risk from terrorism to the UK, its citizens and interests overseas, so that people can go about their lives freely and with confidence. Prevent remains one of the key pillars of CONTEST, alongside the other three ‘P’ work strands:
Prevent: to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism
Pursue: to stop terrorist attacks
Protect: to strengthen our protection against a terrorist attack
Prepare: to mitigate the impact of a terrorist attack'
(Prevent Duty Guidance, 2023)
'The Prevent Duty requires all education providers ‘to help prevent the risk of people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism’. This includes safeguarding learners from extremist ideologies and radicalisation.' (The Prevent duty: an introduction for those with safeguarding responsibilities, updated September 2023)
All members of staff receive PREVENT training regardless of their role in the school. More information can be found in our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.