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Safeguarding

The Langton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are fully committed to ensuring that consistent, effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, students and staff at school. The school will, in most circumstances, endeavour to discuss all concerns with parents about their children. However, there may be exceptional circumstances when the school will discuss concerns with Social Care and/or the Police without parental knowledge (in accordance with Child Protection procedures). The school will, of course, always aim to maintain a positive relationship with all parents and communication is fundamental to this aim.

Safeguarding legislation and government guidance says that safeguarding means:
  • 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 and young people to have the best outcomes.

Safeguarding includes child protection, health care plans, health and safety, site security, safety on school trips, anti-bullying work and so much more.

The school’s Safeguarding Team consists of:
The school adheres to the following three DFE safeguarding documents:
ACT Early work with other organisations to protect vulnerable people from radicalisation.
Links to relevant school policies:
Contacts, advice and support for Parents:

Barnardo’s
A national charity helping children in poverty, supporting young carers and helping families looking to foster or adopt.

Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command (CEOP) Education
National Crime Agency advice for parents, children and young people on staying safe from sexual abuse and online grooming.

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
A national children’s charity, preventing abuse and helping those affected to recover.

Parents Against Child Exploitation (PACE)
The leading national charity working with parents and carers of sexually exploited children.

ECPAT UK
A UK organisation campaigning against child trafficking and exploitation.

Enough Campaign
A national campaign to tackle violence against women and girls.

Fearless
A service that allows you to pass on information about crime 100% anonymously.

KELSI
Kent Child Protection and Safeguarding resource. Whilst mainly for professionals, includes many useful links and contacts.

KELSI FRONT DOOR
Information and links to Integrated Front Door Referral Form.

Kent Resilience Hub
Advice and support for emotionally based school avoidance issues.

Kent Safeguarding Children Board
Information and advice for professionals working with children in Kent.

National Crime Agency County Lines
This website explains more about county lines and indicators of exploitation in your area.

Female Genital Mutilation
It is a crime, and the Kent Police Website explains how to recognize it and how to report it.

Minecraft
What parents need to know; the essentials about the possible pitfalls surrounding the popular game.

StayAlive
An overview of resources across Kent, kept up to date regularly.