Safeguarding

Student safety is always our number one priority.

All our staff are trained in safeguarding and child protection procedures annually with regular refreshers on processes throughout the year. There are clear displays for visitors to Bohunt School Worthing to identify where to go with any concern about the safety of a student.

What do I do if I have a concern?

If your concern is less urgent and you are worried about the welfare of a student/students (you may want us to make sure a child is safe or tell us about a child’s general welfare) you can contact Mrs Ferris (Lead DSL) by calling the main school switchboard on 01903 601361 or by emailing safeguarding@bohuntworthing.com.

When we hear that a child might be being harmed in some way we make enquiries, we normally investigate with the local Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) and try to speak to all other professionals who may know the child and their family.

If you think a child is in immediate danger, call the police on 999.

Advice for Parents:

As parents, you want to make sure that your children develop healthily and thrive. The NSPCC can help you with advice on how you can build strong relationships with your children and keep them safe.

It’s more than just physical safety. A big part of keeping children safe is making sure to look after their emotional and mental well-being. Helping them develop healthy emotional bonds from infancy can have a lifelong effect, and a strong relationship can make it easier when you want to discuss issues such as expressions of sexual behaviour or self-harm.

As your child grows older, you’ll also worry about how to keep them safe when you’re not always around. When is a child old enough to be home alone? And how can they keep safe when they’re out on their own? You’ll also want to teach them about online safety and the dangers of sexting.

Of course, some people find it awkward to talk about some subjects. So if you don’t know how to talk to your child about difficult issues, these pages on the NSPCC website will provide helpful advice and support.

Information sourced from www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/

The NSPCC has recently launched the Share Aware campaign.

This campaign helps parents talk to their children about staying safe on social networks. Keeping children safe online is a great concern for parents. The campaign aims to provide straightforward, advice for parents of 8 to 12-year-old children.

http://www.nspcc.org.uk/fighting-for-childhood/news-opinion/share-aware-campaign-launches/

The following six sections are designed to provide you with practical advice on areas of concern that sometimes cause parents anxiety or stress when supporting their children.

The six areas are:

• sexual health and relationships
• eating disorders
• self-harm
• anxiety
• online safety
• drug and alcohol misuse

We would welcome feedback and recommendations of additional information that parents have themselves found useful and supportive.

Should you wish to provide any feedback please email info@bohuntworthing.com and title your email ‘Wellbeing Page’.

Thank you,
Mrs Nicole Jones BSc (Hons), NPQH
Headteacher