Key Information
Safeguarding & Online SafetyIf you have a Safeguarding concern, we hope that you will speak to a member of staff in person, however if you do not feel comfortable doing this, please complete the google form which will raise your concern to us. This can be anonymous if you wish.
OUR SAFEGUARDING TEAMS
Safeguarding Team Primary & EYFS
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
- Michael Palframan – mpalframan@cavendish.e-sussex.sch.uk
- Isabelle Palframan – ipalframan@cavendish.e-sussex.sch.uk
- Davina Wakelin – dwakelin@cavendish.e-sussex.sch.uk
- Nicola Patton – npatton@cavendish.e-sussex.sch.uk
Safeguarding Team Secondary
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
- Dave Kilby – dkilby@cavendish.e-sussex.sch.uk
- Alison Buxton – abuxton@cavendish.e-sussex.sch.uk
- Nicola Jarvis – njarvis@cavendish.e-sussex.sch.uk
- Tanya Reeves – treeves@cavendish.e-sussex.sch.uk
- Emma Holmes – eholmes@cavendish.e-sussex.sch.uk
- Samantha Goacher – sgoacher@cavendish.e-sussex.sch.uk
ROUTES OF COMMUNICATION
Primary/Pre-School
If parents/carers or members of the public have any Safeguarding concerns, please contact any of the Safeguarding team, either by phone or by email.
Pupils in the first instance are encouraged to speak to their class teacher who will ensure they are supported through the process.
Our internal referral system will be used to raise concerns and ensure that they are dealt with swiftly and sensitively. In many instances this will involve speaking to the pupil and parent/carer and pupil and all parties deciding on a plan to be put in place to ensure the child’s safety and wellbeing.
Secondary
If parents/carers or members of the public have any Safeguarding concerns, please contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead DSL@cavendish.e-sussex.sch.uk
If a pupil has a concern, they should speak to their Guidance leader who will ensure they are supported through the process.
Our internal referral system will be used to raise concerns and ensure that they are dealt with swiftly and sensitively. In many instances this will involve speaking to the pupil and parent/carer and pupil and all parties deciding on a plan to be put in place to ensure the child’s safety and wellbeing.
SAFEGUARDING AT CAVENDISH SCHOOL
At Cavendish we believe that safeguarding children is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and families has a role to play.
Our pupils’ welfare is our paramount concern. Cavendish safeguards and promotes the welfare of pupils and works together with other agencies to ensure that our school has appropriate arrangements to identify, assess and support those children who are suffering or likely to suffer harm.
Cavendish is a community and all those directly connected: staff members, governors, parents/carers, families and pupils, have an essential role to play in making it safe and secure.
We believe that our school should provide a caring, positive, safe and stimulating environment that promotes the social, physical and moral development of the individual child.
We recognise the importance of providing an environment within Cavendish that will help children feel safe and respected. We recognise the importance of enabling children to talk openly and to feel confident that they will be listened to.
We recognise that all adults within the school, including permanent and temporary staff, volunteers and governors, have a full and active part to play in protecting our pupils from harm.
We will work with parents to build an understanding of the school’s responsibilities to ensure the welfare of all children, including the need for referrals to other agencies in some situations.
If you are worried about online abuse or the way someone is communicating online, you can contact CEOP’s Child Protection Advisors directly by button
A recent Ofsted review of 32 schools and colleges raised concerns about the prevalence of peer on peer sexual harassment in young people’s lives, including online. You can find advice on this issue in this guide for parents and carers from the Internet Watch Foundation.
Cavendish follows the East Sussex protocols for the following:
We have a number of policies and procedures available, under regular review by the Governing Body throughout the year, and republished on this website. For any further information please email office@cavendish.e-sussex.sch.uk
Childnet has grouped potential online risks into the following 4 categories:
Conduct
Children need to be aware of the impact that their online activity can have on both themselves and other people, and the digital footprint that they create on the internet. It’s easy to feel anonymous online and it’s important that children are aware of who is able to view, and potentially share, the information that they may have posted. When using the internet, it’s important to keep personal information safe and not share it with strangers. Encourage your child to be respectful and responsible when communicating with others online, and to consider how what they share may reflect on them.
Content
Some online content is not suitable for children and may be hurtful or harmful. This is true for content accessed and viewed via social networks, online games, blogs and websites. It’s important for children to consider the reliability of online material and be aware that it might not be true or written with a bias. Children may need your help as they begin to assess content in this way. There can be legal consequences for using or downloading copyrighted content, without seeking the author’s permission.
Contact
It is important for children to realise that new friends made online may not be who they say they are and that once a friend is added to an online account, you may be sharing your personal information with them. Regularly reviewing friends lists and removing unwanted contacts is a useful step. Privacy settings online may also allow you to customise the information that each friend is able to access.
If you have concerns that your child is, or has been, the subject of inappropriate sexual contact or approach by another person, it’s vital that you report it to the police via the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (www.ceop.police.uk). This can be done through the link above. If your child is bullied online, this can also be reported online and offline. Reinforce with your child the importance of telling a trusted adult straight away if someone is bullying them or making them feel uncomfortable, or if one of their friends is being bullied online.
Commercialism
Young people’s privacy and enjoyment online can sometimes be affected by advertising and marketing schemes, which can also mean inadvertently spending money online, for example within apps. Encourage your child to keep their personal information private, learn how to block both pop ups and spam emails, turn off in-app purchasing on devices where possible, and use a family email address when filling in online forms. Make your child aware of scams that may seek to gain access to their accounts, and advise them to be wary of following links or opening attachments in emails that appear to be from organisations such as banks and service providers.
Parental Support
Being confident and secure about your child’s online usage is a concern for all parents. In order to help and support you with this please access these websites. They are full of useful information that you as parents can use to support you when working with your child to use the internet safely and securely.
Below are some online resources to support with talking about issues relating to online safety at home:
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Celebrating Success
The staff and governors of Cavendish wish to congratulate all of our Year 11 pupils for the fantastic GCSE grades they have achieved this year.
Headteacher, Peter Marchant said, "The grades that our pupils have achieved are a reflection of their hard work throughout their time at the school and they can rightly feel proud of what they have achieved through these challenging times."