Safeguarding

At Almondsbury CE Primary we provide outstanding pastoral and academic care and guidance for all children that attend the school. We are proud of our school and instil the values for life within the children. We ensure that the Christian ethos is upheld and that respect, hope and love transcend all that we do, say and think.

At Almondsbury CE Primary the health and safety of all children is of paramount importance. Parents send their children to school each day with the expectation that school provides a secure environment in which their children can flourish. Almondsbury CE Primary therefore has to ensure that this expectation becomes reality. The school will follow the guidance and legislation set out by the DFE, which includes the guidance set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education (2024). 

To enable the school to ensure that all pupils are safeguarding all members of staff and volunteers are subject to DBS checks and have regular training to update knowledge, understanding and awareness of safeguarding and child protection issues. 

The following policies are vitally important in enabling the school to carry out it's statutory and moral duties in respect of safeguarding. 

We also ensure that we are following latest guidance and policy relating to staff recruitment. These policies are also included below. 

If you have any concerns relating to Safeguarding or Child Protection please contact:

If your concerns relate to any of the above people please contact the Chair of Governors Mr Sam Turner via email: Samuel.Turner@almondsburyprimary.co.uk or contact the local Safeguarding team on 01454 866000 or the Local Authority Designated Officer, Jon Goddard, on 01454 868508.

Self harm

As a school we have decided to follow the guidance from the NSPCC for primary aged children. This link takes you to the page where there are many different questions raised and answered on the reasons and strategies to deal with children who are self harming.

In school we ensure that the children's mental health and well being are catered for through a variety of excellent pastoral care, guidance and provision for those children who may be vulnerable.

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/self-harm/