Upton Junior School recognises that the welfare of the child is paramount: the needs and wishes of each child will be put first. We take seriously our duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children and young people in our care.
This school has a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL). This is the person with whom concerns about children should be discussed and reported. The school currently also has two Deputy Safeguarding Leads.
The Designated Safeguarding Lead in this school is Duncan Churchill d.churchill@uptonjun.dorset.sch.uk
The Deputy Safeguarding Leads are:
Mrs Jayne French - j.french@uptonjun.dorset.sch.uk
Mr Mike Thompson - m.thompson@uptonjun.dorset.sch.uk
The Nominated Governor in this school is Mrs Dawn Goodwin dawn.goodwin@uptonjun.dorset.sch.uk
Alternatively please contact the school telephone 01202 622649
A copy of our Safeguarding Policy can be found in our Policies section of the website.
In addition, the Dorset Family Support Teams (incorporating Children’s Social Care and Early Intervention Services) can provide advice and guidance on safeguarding and child protection matters.
Jayne French
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Duncan Churchill
Safeguarding Lead
Mike Thompson
Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Central Safeguarding unit number (ChAD)
Safeguarding Officers offer advice and support to Headteachers and Designated Safeguarding Leads in relation to any child protection issues and are the Local Authority Designated Officers to whom allegations against adults who work with children in education establishments must be reported.
Further information about safeguarding can be found under key information: Safeguarding and Child Protection: Safeguarding
Safeguarding Information
- Pan-Dorset LCSB
- Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP)
- Education Against Hate (Prevent)
- NSPCC
- Anti-Bullying Alliance
- Childline report remove tool - Report Remove is here to help young people under 18 in the UK to confidentially report sexual images and videos of themselves and remove them from the internet.
- Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) - Anonymously report suspected child sexual abuse images or videos
- Report Harmful Content
County Lines
In order to raise awareness in our whole school community, of this very serious current situation, we were pleased to welcome Escape Line into school to deliver County Lines workshops to our Year 5 and Year 6 children, staff and parents/carers. Information leaflets have also been provided to all families in our school; should you have not received this or would like an additional copy, please do not hesitate to ask. We would also recommend taking the time to visit the Escape Line website:
https://www.escapeline.org.uk/
If you have any concerns, or require further information, please do not hesitate to enquire at either school office.
Domestic Abuse Alerts
Each school receives Domestic Abuse Alerts from the Early Help Advice Point (EHAP). This enables the police and schools to work together when a child is at risk and allows the schools to be more aware of a child’s circumstances in order to offer support and safeguarding the child where necessary.
Operation Encompass
Our school is part of Operation Encompass. This is a police and education early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children and young people who experience Domestic Abuse for more information please read the Operation Encompass Safeguarding Statement below.