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Safeguarding including Online Safety

OFSTED July 2023, ' The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff are well trained to identify and report any safeguarding concerns. Leaders have put in place strong systems and safeguarding is viewed as everyone's responsibility.' 

Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedures

"Becontree Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment." 

Safeguarding Contact Details

School Hours

 from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday to Friday

Out of Hours

from 3:30 p.m.- 8:30 a.m., Monday to Friday,

Weekends and Term Time Holidays

Mrs C Stock

(Designated Safeguard Lead)

0208 270 4900

office@becontreeprimaryschool.com

Barking and Dagenham Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)

9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. (Mon-Fri)

0208 227 3811

Mrs L Stonier and Mrs M Ziane

(Deputy Designated Safeguard Leads)

0208 270 4900

office@becontreeprimaryschool.com

Barking and Dagenham Out of hours duty team 

5:00 p.m.- 9:00 a.m. (Mon-Fri, weekends and bank holidays)

0208 215 3000

Ms A Begum

(Online Safety Lead)

0208 270 4900

office@becontreeprimaryschool.com

  

What Can I Do If I Have A Concern?

  1. Safeguarding Poster
    PDF File

Keeping Children Safe Guidance

  1. Keeping Children Safe Parents and Carers Information
    PDF File

Our Early Help Offer

Early Help refers to the offer of any information, advice or support to children, young people and their families as soon as possible in their lives, or when issues emerge, to help prevent problems from escalating. 

The diagram below shows the range of needs at different levels and we use this graduated approach to make sure we provide the best support for families' individual situations.

Meet the Team
Designated Safeguarding Lead  Mrs Stock
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Mrs Stonier
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Mrs Ziane 
Online Safety Lead Ms Begum
SENCo Ms Reilly
Parent Support Advisor  Ms Moldrich
Welfare and First Aid  Mrs Smallman

Further information about our Early Help offer can be found on the links below: 

We also liaise with other agencies and people within the local community. 

Please find below details for some national and local organisations that can support children, young people and their families. 

  1. Local and National Services
    PDF File

Prevent Information

  1. LBBD Parent guide - Prevent
    PDF File

Crime Prevention

  1. County Lines - preventing vulnerable people from exploitation posters
    PDF File

Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)

  1. Child Sexual Exploitation Leaflet
    PDF File

Physical Punishment

  1. BD SCP Physical Punishment July 21
    PDF File

Holiday Safety

  1. Water Safety
    PDF File
  2. Basic First Aid
    PDF File
  3. Cycling Advice
    PDF File
  4. Online safety
    PDF File
  5. Road Safety rules
    PDF File
  6. Sun Safety
    PDF File

Online Safety

Below, you will find a link to the online safety presentation from our online safety meeting and the supporting documents, along with links to other online safety resources for children and parents.

  1. Parent factsheet with links
    PDF File
  2. Young People and Social Networking Services - Guide for Parents
    PDF File

Online Safety Guides

  1. What Parents Need to Know about Group Chats (NOS Factsheet)
    PDF File
  2. thinkuknow-parents-helpsheet-primary
    PDF File
  3. Internet-Matters-Guide-Online-safety-for-parents-of-children-6-10-years-old
    PDF File
  4. Internet-Matters-Guide-Digital-Resilience-6-10-years-old
    PDF File
  5. Parents' Guide to Discord
    PDF File
  6. Thinkuknow Parent and carers' guide to Snapchat
    PDF File
  7. fortnite_factsheet
    PDF File
  8. Talking to your child about online sexual harassment a-guide for parents
    PDF File

Links to Online Safety Organisations

For help and advice

For Children:

  • Kid-Rex Child friendly search engine powered by Google
  • Picsearch Safe, filtered image searching website for families.

For Adults:

  • Online Safety Campaign from DfE Find practical information from trusted places to help you feel more confident on the steps you can take to protect your child online.
  • Net Aware Support for parents and carers from the NSPCC and O2, providing a guide to social networks, apps and games.
  • Childnet Provides a tool kit to support parents and carers of children of any age to start discussions about their online life, to set boundaries around online behaviour and technology use, and to find out where to get more help and support.
  • UK Safer Internet Centre Provides tips, advice, guides and resources to help keep children safe online, including parental controls offered by home internet providers and safety tools on social networks and other online services.
  • Internet Matters Provides age-specific online safety checklists, guides on how to set parental controls on a range of devices and a host of practical tips to help children get the most out of their digital world.
  • London Grid for Learning Support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online, including 6 top tips to keep primary aged children safe online.
  • Parentzone Information about the internet for families
  • Parent Info A collaboration between Parentzone and the NCA providing support and guidance for parents from leading experts and organisations.

Discord

We would like to make parents and carers aware of Discord, an online platform commonly used for gaming, messaging and streaming, which allows users to communicate through text, voice and video chats.

Please take some time to read the information below to learn more about Discord, the potential risks and how you can help keep your child safe online. We encourage parents and carers to have regular conversations with their children about their online activities, who they are communicating with and the importance of never sharing personal information with strangers.

  1. What Parents and Educators Need to Know About Discord
    PDF File

 

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