Safeguarding

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.

Safeguarding means:

• protecting children from abuse and maltreatment
• preventing harm to children’s health or development
• ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care
• taking action to enable all children and young people 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.  In addition, the following link / QR code provides information that may be useful to families and is updated regularly by our DSL.

https://padlet.com/kwood249/oakwood-primary-academy-wellbeing-directory-528b7ovkhkc7xwt2

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.

Our Online Worry Box is being updated...

If you have a worry or feeling upset about something, let someone in school know. Please use the Worry Box in your classroom.

We will let you know when the online Worry Box link is working!

Click CEOP 

Are you worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with you online?

Click here to report this to CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection)

Operation Encompass - Sussex Police

Oakwood Primary Academy has taken the opportunity to take part in a operation that is run jointly with Sussex Police - Operation Encompass.

Operation Encompass has been designed to provide early reporting to schools / colleges of any domestic abuse incidents that occur in which a child was present, ordinarily resides at the incident location or with an involved party. We know that children can be significantly affected through witnessing or being exposed to domestic abuse and this operation will allow us to better support our pupils and their families.

We are keen to offer the best support available to our pupils and we believe this is extremely beneficial for all those involved.