Safeguarding

Tidbury Green School recognises its responsibility for Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children. The school's policy applies to the whole of the school's workforce, along with volunteers, governors and any contractors working on the school site.

At Tidbury Green we:

Ensure that all staff (volunteers etc.) have been appropriately checked for their suitability, using the Safe Recruitment procedures.
Raise awareness of safeguarding issues and equip children with the skills needed to keep them safe.
Develop and implement procedures for identifying and reporting cases, or suspected cases, of abuse.
Establish a safe and nurturing environment free from discrimination or bullying, where children can learn and develop happily.

We recognise that because of their day-to-day contact with children, school staff are ideally placed to observe the possible signs of abuse. Staff in schools will therefore:

Report any inappropriate behaviour/activities or concerns to the designated member of staff for safeguarding (DSL).
- Tidbury Greens DSL is Mrs R. Fitter, with Mr P. Jones, Mr B Green, Miss E Morgan, Mrs K. Lynch and Miss F. Murphy as deputy DSL’s.
Establish and maintain an environment where children feel secure, are encouraged to talk and are listened to.
Ensure that children know that they can approach any adult in school if they are worried and they will receive a consistent, supportive response.
Provide, within the PSHE and Computing curriculum, opportunities for children to develop the skills they need to recognise, and stay safe, from abuse, including staying safe when using the internet, mobile phones and gaming.
Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child’s welfare.

Please visit our policies page for more information.

Solihull Safeguarding Children Partnership

MASH

Any parents, professionals or members of the public can contact the Solihull Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) by calling through to 0121 788 4300, where they will be answered by the Integrated Front Door Business Support Team.

Safeguarding and Support, Children with Disability and Families Together Team

A new line has been set up for Parents and Professionals where children are open to the Safeguarding and Support Team, Children with Disabilities Team and Families Together Team. The new number is 0121 788 4210, calls will be answered by the Safeguarding Business Support Team.

Out of Hours

If you need to report concerns out of office hours then please contact the Emergency Duty Team (EDT) on 0121 605 6060

If you think a child is in immediate danger, call the emergency services on 999.

For more information on these services please click the link below

Solihull Safeguarding Children Partnership Website

Keeping Children Safe in Education - 2024

Click the link below to view the latest document on Keeping Children Safe in Education

Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024

Prevent Strategy - preventing extremism

Click the link below to view our risk assessment and action plan for preventing extremism.

Prevent Risk Assessment and Action Plan 2024-2026

Operation Encompass

Operation Encompass is a police and education early information safeguarding partnership enabling schools to offer immediate support to children experiencing domestic abuse.

Click the link below for more guidance and information.

Operation Encompass Parent Poster