Holly Spring Primary School Safeguarding

Holly Spring Primary School fully recognises the responsibility it has under section 175 of the Education Act 2002 to have arrangements in place to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. It also takes due regard of the DFE statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education DfE September 2023 and HM Government’s Working together to Safeguard Children HM Government 2023. It is also consistent with the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) procedures.

We believe that every child regardless of age has at all times and in all situations, whether in the class room, at home or in the wider community, a right to feel safe and protected from any situation or practice that results in a child being physically or psychologically damaged. Complacency is not an option. Safeguarding is a shared responsibility. We recognise the need for vigilance on the basis that “it could happen here”.

Important Safeguarding Contacts

Bracknell Forest Children's Services and Children’s Social Care

• Hours:  8.30am to 5.00pm Monday-Friday
• Telephone: 01344 352020
• Bracknell Forest Children's Services and Children’s Social Care Website
• Bracknell Forest Local Safeguarding Board Website

Emergency Duty Team

• Hours:  5.00pm - 9.00am Monday-Friday, 24 hrs on weekends and bank holidays
• Telephone:  01344 786543
• Text: 07867 907 877 (for clients with hearing difficulties)

NSPCC

• 0800 1111  (For children and young people)
• 0808 800 5000  (For adults worried about a child)
• 101  (Non emergency Police number to report a crime)
• 999  (For emergencies)