Below is the NSPCC definition of safeguarding.

Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.

KCSIE defines Safeguarding as:

• Providing help and support to meet the needs of children as soon as problems emerge.

• Protecting children from maltreatment, whether this is within or outside the home, including online.

• Preventing impairment of children's mental and physical health or development.

• Ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.

• Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

The responsibility to keep children safe belongs to all of us. Oakwood has a very clear Safeguarding Policy that is available from the school office or under our Policies section on this website.

The school's Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is Mrs Kerry Wood.

If you require any safeguarding information, this can be obtained by seeking advice from any of our DSLs in school.  Alternatively, you can follow this link to view information that may be useful to families.

If you have any safeguarding concerns about a child and wish to speak to a DSL please make an appointment at the school office. Alternatively, if you have a concern about a child outside of school please contact the Single Point of Advice (SPOA) who can direct your concern to the correct place within East Sussex Children’s Services. This can be done anonymously if necessary.

To contact SPOA please call 01323 464222 between 8:30am and 5:00pm Monday to Friday.

Use the link below to use our online worry box

https://forms.office.com/e/TkQ9MHqmX5