Mawgan-in-Pydar  Primary School is a safe place for children and adults, where our responsibilities for safeguarding are taken seriously. 

School policies

Mawgan-in-Pydar  Primary School anti-bullying policy

Single Equality Scheme

Through our curriculum we teach the children about personal safety, and how to keep themselves safe from harm. Our curriculum includes opportunities to discuss feelings and emotions, and helps our children to think about their own personal safety and their rights as individuals to be kept safe from harm. We teach our children about the uses and misuses of drugs, at an age appropriate time and level. Our sex education programme teaches our children about keeping themselves safe from harm, at an age appropriate level.

 We have clear e-safety guidance to help children to use the internet safely.

 There is a strong anti-bullying ethos evident throughout the school. We teach our children how to recognise bullying, how to keep themselves safe from bullying behaviour and how to report it.  We listen to our children.

Our policies and agreed practices for child protection, health and safety, behaviour management, attendance and looked after children all comply with the legislation and guidance for safeguarding children and adults at school.

 We have policies to manage potential allegations against staff, whistle blowing and the appropriate use of physical intervention. 

 The  Assistant Headteacher, is trained to act as the Designated Person for Child Protection.  A designated governor has responsibility for overseeing and monitoring child protection and safeguarding practices. All staff receive regular training on child protection and safeguarding.

The Headteacher and designated governor undertake safe recruitment training.

 Our staff recruitment policies and practices comply with safe recruitment and selection legislation.  We always pursue identity and qualification checks and we take up and scrutinize written references before employment.  We require evidence of enhanced Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) clearance before employing any staff, in addition to pursuing List 99 checks.

 All voluntary helpers, trainee teachers, supply teachers, agency staff, on site contractors and subcontractors and outside club and coaching staff are required to provide evidence of enhanced CRB clearance and identity.

The governing body is regularly updated about safeguarding and child protection by the Headteacher.

 It is the responsibility of everyone in this school to ensure that we follow all policies and guidance, maintain the highest level of awareness about possible unsafe practices and deal with any issues immediately and appropriately.