Safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

In case of a Safeguarding (Child Protection) issue, you will need to contact Mrs Bryony Surtees (Head Teacher & Senior Designated Person) straight away.

The designated teacher for Looked after Children is Mrs Bryony Surtees

Deputy Designated Personnel - Natalie Godfrey, Milena Mickleburgh, and Christine Mead

The PREVENT Lead is Mrs Bryony Surtees

The Domestic Abuse Lead is Mrs Natalie Godfrey

The Online Safety Lead is Mr Bryony Surtees

The Governor with responsibility for Safeguarding and Looked After Children is Mrs Karen Jarvis

There is a school Safeguarding Policy which complies with national, Cambridgeshire Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) and LA guidance DFE section 175/157 of the Education Act 2002. This is available from the school on request.

You can read our Safguarding policies here:

Safeguarding

If you are concerned about a child, please click the link below:

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership Board

Children's Social Care Services:    0345 045 5203 

Cambridgeshire Police:                  01353 358966

NSPCC Helpline:                            0808 800 5000

IN AN EMERGENCY DIAL 999

Prevent Strategy

As part of Isle of Ely’s commitment to safeguarding and child protection we fully support the Government's Prevent Strategy, and take guidance from Teaching Approaches to help build resilience to extremism.

The Prevent strategy is a Government Strategy designed to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.

It:

  • responds to the ideological challenge we face from terrorism and aspects of extremism, and the threat we face from those who promote these views
  • provides practical help to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure they are given appropriate advice and support
  • works with a wide range of sectors (including education, criminal justice, faith, charities, online and health).

At Isle of Ely Primary School we ensure that we teach the children about the Prevent Aims. This is done through quality circle time and PSHE activities. In each year group we teach our children to be safe and to recognise the possible dangers they may face. Teachers make sure that this is done in a sensitive and age appropriate way.

All staff have been trained to recognise signs of extremism.

Here is a useful website for you to look at to guide your understanding and learning of the systems we use to protect children against radicalisation and extremism:

Educate Against Hate

Please also click below to read the official government document about tackling extremism and radicalisation:

Prevent Strategy