Parents/carers should know that the law requires all school staff to pass on information which gives rise to a concern about a child’s welfare, including risk from neglect, physical, emotional or sexual abuse.
Ysgol Tycroes has as its priority the protection and well being of all pupils in the school as outlined in the Child Protection Policy.
In our school there are 2 Safeguarding Officers who have overall responsibility for child protection matters and act as a source of advice and support to other school staff.
These are:
Mrs S-A Watts: Headteacher
Mr M Stonham: Deputy Headteacher
Our school also has a nominated Child Protection Governor, Mr C Higgins. The school has a child protection policy in place and all staff in the school follow the correct procedures where there are concerns or suspicions of child abuse.
If we receive information about a child which suggests that he/she has been abused or at risk of being abused, we have a duty to refer those concerns to the social services department or the police without delay.
Our first concerns as a school is your child’s welfare and where we have general concerns, these will be raised with you and we would want to work with you to remedy the situation. However, there may be concerns, as listed above, where we have to talk to other agencies before we contact you. Should this be necessary, we want to reassure you that any concerns we have about your child will then be fully discussed with you in a way which is consistent with your child’s best interests.
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