Please see above who to contact should you have a Safeguarding Concern

Safeguarding Statement of Intent for Gosberton House Academy

Gosberton House Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Gosberton House Academy holds the 'Gold: Rights Respecting' accreditation, showing that we have fully embedded the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into our practice and ethos. We recognise our responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all our pupils by protecting them from physical, sexual and emotional abuse, neglect and bullying. Pupils should be able to participate in all academy activities in an enjoyable and safe environment and be protected from harm.  This is the responsibility of every adult employed by or invited to deliver services at or to the academy. Gosberton House Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people through rigorous application of Safer Recruitment processes. All applications for staff positions in the academy are thoroughly vetted in accordance with policy. DBS checks are undertaken for all staff and for volunteers who work on a regular basis in the academy. All school staff complete annual safeguarding training as well as in-year refresher training. They are also required to read the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 document and updated Child Protection policies. These can be found below. In line with statutory requirements, we have a Designated Safeguarding Lead and a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, and a governor who has responsibility for safeguarding. Their details can be found above. Please ask to speak to them in school or contact them on the school phone number if you have a safeguarding concern.

O2

02 have partnered with the NSPCC to offer guidance to teachers, parents & children on how to stay safe and make the most out of their technology.They offer free safeguarding courses for parents and tech guides for the children via our 02 Guru community events.They have also partnered with parental control App Qustodio (www.qustodio.com) to offer parents peace of mind if their children are using our products, with their innovative service free to customers who have 2 plus accounts with us. Further information on our NSPCC partnership can be found at https://www.02.co.uk/help/nspcc

• https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/advice-and-info/underwear-rule-children-guide-english.pdf
• https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/pants-underwear-rule/
• https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/underwear-rule
• https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/advice-and-info/underwear-rule-parents-guide-children-autism.pdf

Useful Links

https://www.tigermobiles.com/2015/05/how-to-protect-your-children-on-their-smartphone/ - Advice on Safe Smartphone Use

• http://www.ceop.gov.uk - Child Exploitation & Online Protection Centre
• http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/lscb - Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Board