Safeguarding at Whiteheath Junior School

Whiteheath Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

 

All staff are trained in safeguarding when they join the school and this training is updated annually or sooner if necessary. The training ensures staff are aware of the signs to look out for if a child may be being harmed/abused. It also informs them how to deal with the situation and report it appropriately. Similarly children are reminded that they can share information with staff who will always be there to listen and support them.

 

We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy which can be viewed in the Policies section of our website.

 

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child's welfare. We endeavour to discuss our concerns about our pupils with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the safety of the child. We work closely with Hillingdon Children’s Services and take guidance from them.

 

We actively support the Government's Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism and staff have received training in this as well. Our Preventing Radicalisation Policy can be viewed in the policies section of our website.

 

Our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) are the Headteacher, Ms Kenny and Mrs Ventin (DSL and Pastoral Lead). 

The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) is Miss Wells (Deputy Headteacher).

The governor responsible for Safeguarding is Ali Percy (Chair of Governors). 

 

Any parent or carer who has concerns about the safety of a child is encouraged to discuss their concern with one of the above named adults or you can email the school on this email address, which is only accessible by the Safeguarding Leads  - dsl@whiteheath-jun.hillingdon.sch.uk. They can also contact Stronger Families Hub on 01895 556006.

 

 

Useful links:

Keeping Children Safe in Education: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2

Hillingdon Safeguarding Partnership: https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/article/11982/Safeguarding

 

 

Link for support for Domestic Abuse

Online Safety

The internet and the ongoing developments in technology are exciting and almost essential in today's world. Children have access to far more technology now than a decade ago - from Computing developments within the classroom to the progression of social networking sites, most pupils of junior school age have access to a device in one capacity or other.

 

At Whiteheath Junior School, we take the issue of Computing regulations and monitoring very seriously, in order to safeguard our children against malicious content and ensure they can enjoy the many benefits of the using computers and internet access in a safe and informative environment.

 

The subject is wide ranging and covers many aspects. For this purpose, we have an Computing policy which is accessible via the link below. If you have any concerns regarding how we use Computing within the curriculum and the other measures we have in place to safeguard our children, you may wish to peruse the policy for further clarification.

 

When the children start at the Junior School, they will complete a home school agreement in which we ask you to read through with them and sign and date a copy. This is kept on file at school so we know that each child has agreed to the rules for use of the internet before using the computers.

WEBSITES USED WITHIN THE CURRICULUM AT WHITEHEATH JUNIOR SCHOOL

For safeguarding purposes, we thought it would be useful for you to have a list of websites that are frequently used for educational purposes both in class and as part of homework assignments, here at Whiteheath.  These are websites that the children may be typically asked to access at home:

 

• Big Cat Reading: https://collins.co.uk/account/login
• Dance mat typing: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr
• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/
• iMovie (iPad app)
• Maths.co.uk: https://www.maths.co.uk
• Microbit: https://makecode.microbit.org/
• Nessy: https://learn.nessy.com/account/login#/accountLogin
• Read Theory: www.readtheory.org
• Scratch: https://scratch.mit.edu/
• Sketchpad: https://sketch.io/sketchpad/en/
• Spag.com: www.SPAG.com
• Sonic Pi (iPad app)
• Stop Motion Animation (iPad app)
• Tinkercad: https://www.tinkercad.com/
• TTRockstars: https://ttrockstars.com/

Please note that the children are not expected to interact with their teachers or other pupils online. The option to leave comments on Google Classroom has been disabled, and is not enabled unless it is specifically part of a learning objective (eg. to communicate using technology). There is the option for children to challenge teachers and other pupils on TimesTableRockStars (TTRS) to times tables battles - there is no 'chat' functions within this software.

 

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS/CARERS

To help everyone stay safe online, we would like to share:  

• Thinkuknow Parents Helpsheets 
• CEOP website for guidance and support with keeping children safe online.
• ParentZone  Parent Zone is a newsfeed service offering free support and advice from leading experts on digital family life. 

GUIDANCE FOR SPECIFIC PLATFORMS 

The following guides for parents/carers have been specifically written for individual platforms/ apps/ websites: 

A GUIDE FROM THE CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER FOR PARENTS/ CARERS ON MANAGING CHILDREN'S DIGITAL LIVES

Parenting today can feel overwhelming — especially when childhood looks so different from what we grew up with. There’s no manual, and it can be hard to keep up with the fast-changing digital world your child moves through every day. This guide aims to make those conversations easier and help you support your child with confidence.