Safeguarding
Mr T Paddon
Head Teacher & Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs J Gardner
Child/Family Support Worker & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Other trained Child Protection Officers
Mrs C Paton
Assistant Head Teacher
Miss A Green
SENDCo
Mrs R Thorne
EYFS Lead
INTERNET SAFETY
Advice to parents thinking of buying a laptop or other device for their child
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Internet-Matters-My-First-Connected-Device-guide | [pdf 122KB] |
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Safeguarding Information
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early-help-leaflet | [pdf 1005KB] |
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school-visitor-safeguarding-guide-nov-2022 | [pdf 254KB] |
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| Visitor Information | |||
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information-from-wisrmoney | [pdf 539KB] |
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baby-safty-pdf | [pdf 299KB] |
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| Baby Safety | |||
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poster-for-happy-familes-happy-futures-devon | [pdf 820KB] |
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| Parenting Support | |||
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digital-resilience-guidance | [pdf 735KB] |
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| Digital Resilience Guidance - Information for Parents and Carers | |||
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online-safety-newsletter-july-2025 | [pdf 324KB] |
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who-are-cfhd | [pdf 630KB] |
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Mental Health and Wellbeing
Parental Minds - supporting children and young people who are struggling with their mental health
See website https://www.parentalminds.org.uk
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stopbreathethink.org | [pdf 81KB] |
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| Stop.Breathe.Think.org - free counselling service for young people aged 8-21 | |||
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connect-devon-information | [pdf 62KB] |
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| Devon Connect - connecting people with their community for support |
Esafety
To view our Esafety page click here Esafety Page
Operation Encompass
The school has been given the opportunity to take part in a project that will run jointly between schools and Devon and Cornwall Police.
Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, when a child or young person has been exposed to, or involved in, any domestic incident.
Operation Encompass will ensure that a member of the school staff, known as a Key Adult, is trained to allow them to liaise with the police and to use the information that has been shared, in confidence, while ensuring that the school is able to make provision for possible difficulties experienced by children, or their families, who have been involved in, or exposed to, a domestic abuse incident. We are keen to offer the best support possible to all our pupils and we believe this will be extremely beneficial for all those involved. Adults who have been trained to receive this call are Mr Tom Paddon and Mrs Claire Paton.
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operation-encompass-letter-to-parents | [pdf 256KB] |
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Domestic Abuse
The Number of reported cases of domestic violence has risen since Covid 19 lockdown began. SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, have released the following information to support families.
We know that this is a difficult and worrying time for everyone – but particularly so for adults and children living with domestic abuse, and the professionals working hard to support them. On this page we will be sharing resources to help support you through this time, and will be adding more as things progress. As always, if you or someone else is in immediate danger please call 999 and ask for the police. Silent calls will work if you are not safe to speak – use the Silent Solution system and call 999 and then press 55.
https://safelives.org.uk/news-views/domestic-abuse-and-covid-19
SPLITZ Support Service
Splitz is an independent charity and leading provider of domestic abuse support services in southwest England. We have a key role in shaping strategy and policy through our participation in local strategy groups, domestic abuse forums and by lobbying local, regional and national government.
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leesar leaflet 2019 | [pdf 464KB] |
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Prevent
What is the Prevent strategy?
Prevent is a government strategy designed to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorist or extremist causes.
The Prevent strategy covers all types of terrorism and extremism, including the extreme right wing, violent Islamist groups and other causes.
From July 2015 all schools have a duty to safeguard children from radicalisation and extremism. We do this by training our staff to be able to recognise those who may be vulnerable to radicalisation and know what to do when they are identified. We ensure we build pupils’ resilience to radicalisation by promoting fundamental British values and enabling them to challenge extremist views.
The Prevent strategy is not just about discussing extremism itself, which may not be appropriate for younger children. However, it is about teaching children values such as tolerance and mutual respect.
Below is a great website for further information, advice and support about how you can help safeguard your child from radicalisation.
NSPCC - PANTS
The Underwear Rule – PANTS
The NSPCC’s “Underwear Rule” campaign- also known as the PANTS campaign – has been supporting and encouraging parents and schools to talk to children aged between four and 11 about staying safe from sexual abuse.
From P through to S, each letter gives an important message for children as young as four to help them stay safe.
The PANTS tools and resources give adults clear and simple ways to open these conversations in a clear and child-friendly way. The key messages for children are:
- P – Privates are privates
- A – Always remember your body belongs to you
- N – No means no
- T – Talk about secrets that upset you
- S – Speak up, someone can help.
At Castle Primary School we fully support and deliver the PANTS message to our children.
Please find below a link to the NSPCC page where you will find more information.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/pants-underwear-rule/
SEND Policy
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send-policy | [pdf 347KB] |
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lead-poster-for-boards | [docx 206KB] |
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MASH
If your concern is urgent and you are worried about the immediate safety of a child, contact the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on 0345 155 1071 or email mashsecure@devon.gov.uk and give as much information as you can.
If a child is at immediate risk contact police on 999