Keeping our children safe at Hornsea Community Primary School.

Below is a list of the many things done at our school to ensure the safety of all children.

• Adherence of all staff and volunteers to all HCPS policies – including safeguarding, anti-bullying, intimate care, lost child, health and safety - please see “policies” tab for more details

• Robust reporting and recording systems and procedures

• Designated Child Protection Officer – posters up around school and on website to remind children and staff

• “Worry boxes” (2) sited in different areas in school and also one on school website for children to access (all monitored daily by CPO)

• Annual safeguarding training for all school staff; all staff receive online training and whole school updates on a regular basis

• De-escalation and positive handling training / Team Teach training for staff

• Security of school site – perimeter fencing and gates, fenced area for our youngest children, secure door entry system and signing in procedure, a modern fire alarm system, CCTV

• Regular site safety checks

• All staff wear identification badges

• Strict signing-in procedure for all visitors (all to wear badges)

• Safeguarding information given to all visitors on site

• CRB checks for all staff and regular volunteers

• Attendance registers closely monitored – phone calls home if a child does not arrive if we do not know the reason for the lateness/absence

• Fire registers closely monitored and regular fire drills to ensure all staff and pupils are aware of procedures to follow

• Designated First-Aiders on site and First Aid Room manned at all times

• Strict policy and procedures on reporting First Aid incidents to parents/carers/health professionals

• E-Safety action plan and team responsible for this (see E-Safety tab for further information)

• E-safety training for all staff

• Regular E-safety lessons for all children

• E-safety sessions for parents/carers

• Internet filtering system in school/Smoothwall

• Regular visits by the Fire Service and Police Officers to talk to children

• Road Safety awareness training

• Cycling proficiency training

• St John Ambulance First Aid training for children

• Annual visits from RNLI and Hornsea Inshore Rescue to deliver water/beach safety training

• Be Safe in the Sun annual assemblies

• NSPCC assemblies

• PSHCE lessons covering variety of safety-related subjects

• Explicit and regular teaching of British Values

• PREVENT strategy leaflet available for parents/carers

• Swimming lessons for children in Year 3 (and any children in Year 4 who did not participate in Year 3)

• Behaviour Policy shared with staff, children and parents/carers – consistent application of this

• Risk Assessments for all off-site activities and trips

• Uniform policy