Kent Education Safeguarding Service Contacts
Integrated Front Door: 03000 411 111
Outside office hours 03000 419 191
Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO): 03000 410 888
What is Safeguarding?
Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.
Safeguarding means:
- protecting children from abuse and maltreatment
- preventing harm to children's health or development
- ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care
- taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes.
Safeguarding children and child protection guidance and legislation applies to all children up to the age of 18.
What is Child Protection?
Child Protection is part of Safeguarding and promoting welfare. It refers to the activity that is undertaken to protect specific children who are suffering, or are likely to suffer, significant harm.
At Ide Hill CE School we are here at all times to support our children, especially if they ever feel unsafe. We are also here if parents or carers have any concerns and need our help and support.
It is important that all within our community understand our duty of care to safeguard children and our safeguarding procedures. Our Safeguarding Policy can be found here.
If you would like to share a concern, we would like to make it easy. Simply click on the red button below.