Safeguarding

Kensington Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its pupils. We believe that:

All children have the right to be protected from harm;
Children need to be safe and to feel safe in school;
Children need support which matches their individual needs, including those who may have experienced abuse;
All children have the right to speak freely and voice their values and beliefs;
All children must be encouraged to respect each other’s values and support each other;
All children have the right to be supported to meet their emotional and social needs as well as their educational needs – a happy healthy sociable child will achieve better educationally;
Schools can and do contribute to the prevention of abuse, victimisation, bullying, exploitation, radicalisation, extreme behaviours, discriminatory views and risk taking behaviours; and
All staff and visitors have an important role to play in safeguarding children and protecting them from abuse.

Safeguarding is defined as

Protecting children from maltreatment;
Preventing impairment of children's health or development;
Ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care;
Taking action to enable all children to have the best life chances.

Kensington Primary will fulfil their local and national responsibilities as laid out in the following documents:

Mrs Moji Omole
Deputy Head Teacher & Designated Safeguarding Lead & Child Protection Officer

Mr Ben Levinson
Head Teacher & Child Protection Officer

Miss Sumayya Munim

Attendance and Safeguarding Officer

Mr Jaffar Raza
Assistant Head Teacher & Child Protection Officer

Kensington Primary School is now working as part of the Operation Encompass project to safeguard our children. Read more about the project here: http://www.operationencompass.org/