Safeguarding at WSG

This information aims to help parents understand the process of protecting children and keeping them safe and the procedures which we, as a school, have to follow.

At Wimborne St Giles CE First School and Nursery children’s welfare is of paramount importance. We are committed to working with parents to ensure that our pupils have a happy, safe and positive learning environment both at school and at home.

As a school we are committed to and have a legal duty to safeguard your child’s welfare. All members of staff in school are trained in safeguarding children and are committed to ensuring the safety of all our pupils.

If the School is worried about a pupil’s welfare and that a child is at risk of harm, we must legally look into the matter and follow:

1. The law

2. Guidance from the Department for Education

3. Local multi-agency child protection procedures

The Pan-Dorset Safeguarding Children Partnership 

In line with the requirements set out in Chapter 3 of ‘Working Together’ (2018) , on 1st August 2019 the two Local Safeguarding Children Boards ceased to exist, and a new Pan-Dorset Safeguarding Children Partnership took over statutory responsibility for leadership and multi-agency co-ordination of “arrangements to work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.”

Accountability for the Pan-Dorset Safeguarding Children Partnership rests with Dorset Police, Dorset CCG, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council and Dorset Council with a “shared and equal duty” to engage with all other “relevant agencies” working with children and young people to ensure a coherent approach to the wider, local safeguarding system.

Click here to go to the PDSCP website.