Pheasey Park Farm's Commitment to Safeguarding & Child Protection
‘Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility. ‘Children’ includes everyone under the age of 18. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families has a role to play. In order to fulfil this responsibility effectively, all practitioners should make sure their approach is child centred. This means that they should consider, at all times, what is in the best interests of the child’ (Keeping Children Safe in Education (2024), paragraph 2 p.7).
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At Pheasey Park Farm Primary School we are committed to safeguarding children and young people and everyone who works in our school shares this commitment.
Adults in our school take all welfare concerns seriously and encourage children and young people to talk to us about anything that may worry them. All members of our community will carry out this duty through our teaching and learning, pastoral care, extended activities will at all times establish and maintain a safe and stimulating environment where children feel secure, are encouraged to talk to adults and are listened to. Through training our community will have the knowledge and understanding to fulfil their responsibilities.
Our Safeguarding and Child protection Policy ensures that everyone at Elston Hall Learning Trust adopts a zero-tolerance approach to abuse.
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Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy ensures that everyone at Elston Hall Learning Trust/Pheasey Park Farm Primary adopts a zero-tolerance approach to abuse. The school aims to ensure that:
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Appropriate action is taken in a timely manner to safeguard and promote children’s welfare
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All staff are aware of their statutory responsibilities with respect to safeguarding both online and offline
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Staff are properly trained in recognising and reporting safeguarding issues including online safety which, amongst other things, includes an understanding of the expectations, applicable roles and responsibilities in relation to filtering and monitoring.
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Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and it is the duty of Elston Hall Learning Trust/Elston Hall Primary School to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. This is our core safeguarding principle. To uphold this, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for all of our children regardless of age, ability, culture, race, language, religion, gender identity or sexual identity. Every child has an equal right to support and protection.
Safeguarding Definition
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined:
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​​Providing help and support to meet the needs of children as soon as problems emerge.
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Protecting children from maltreatment whether that is within or outside the home, including online.
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Preventing impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development
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Ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.
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Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.
Our Safeguarding Team
Communication with Parents
Our school will always discuss concerns with parents/carers and consent for any referrals should be sought unless to do so would:
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Place the child at risk of significant harm or further risk of significant harm.
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Place a vulnerable adult at risk of harm.
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Compromise any enquiries that need to be undertaken by children’s social care or the police.
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The school will endeavour to ensure that parents have an understanding of the responsibilities placed on the school and staff for safeguarding children.
In the best interests of safeguarding children there may be occasions when the school has to consult with other agencies without a parent or carer’s prior knowledge. Our first concern and responsibility is the child’s welfare and we have a duty to protect children first and always. Such consultation may result in a formal referral which could prompt visits from social care and/or the police. We fully understand that this can be a very distressing set of circumstances. Our school will follow the procedures required by the Walsall Safeguarding Children Board.
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Our school teaches the children how to keep themselves safe through:
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Cycling Proficiency
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Swimming lessons
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Educational Visits
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PCSO – Talks on Bullying, Cyber-bullying, Stranger Danger, Firework and Park Safety
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People Who Help Us Topics
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PSHE/ Assemblies
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RSE/ School Nurses
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British Values/ Virtues and Values
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NSPCC workshops
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PANTS campaign
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Base 25/Catch 22 etc
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Thrive Programme
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In school behaviour and emotional support
Useful Contacts
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Mrs E Watson - Assistant Headteacher
Miss T Ilsley - EYC Manager
Deputy DSL
Mts S Arnold - Headteacher
Mrs S Hannan - Deputy Headteacher
Mrs S Mayou - Assistant Headteacher/SENCO
Online Safety Coordinator: Mrs L Begum
Head Teacher: Mrs S Arnold
Safeguarding Governor: Mrs A Hall
Designated Teacher for Children In Care: Mrs S Arnold
SENCO: Mrs S Mayou
Single Point of Contact (SPOC): Mrs S Arnold
Attendance Lead Officers: Mrs S Arnold and Mrs T Ward
Senior Mental Health Lead: Mrs S Mayou
Internet Safety
Children and young people spend lots of time on the internet. They may go online to research information for homework or to play games, chat with friends and make new ones. The internet holds a massive amount of useful information and can also be a really good way of learning about new things and keeping in contact with friends and family. It can also be a very dangerous place so it is important that children are protected and monitored when they are online.
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For information and advice on how to stay safe online, visit our Online Safety page.
