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Safe and Secure Environment

Ann Bernadt Nursery School is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for children, staff and visitors and promoting a climate where children and adults will feel confident about sharing any concerns which they may have about their own safety or the well-being of others.

We aim to safeguard and promote the welfare of children by protecting them from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

To visit Southwark’s Safeguarding Website, CLICK HERE.

Our Safeguarding Team

Our team of dedicated staff assigned to Safeguarding within our school are as follows:

  • Lynne Cooper – Designated Safeguarding Leader
  • Levia Ostrove-Pound – Designated Safeguarding Leader & Teacher for Looked After Children
  • Ade Babatunde – Deputy Safeguarding team member
  • Eve Whistler – Deputy Safeguarding team member

Contact our team

For more information or if you have any questions, you can contact our Safeguarding team via the main office number or drop us an email on safeguarding@annbernadt.southwark.sch.uk.

Download our Safeguarding Policy: Safeguarding Policy

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Online Safety – Parental Controls

Most internet providers have their own method of setting up parental controls, these are a great place to start with controlling what children can see online. The NSPCC website also has lots of information

www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/parental-controls/.

There is some specific information about e-safety during the COVID-19 available online:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-19-staying-safe-online

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-keeping-children-safe-online/coronavirus-covid-19-support-for-parents-and-carers-to-keep-children-safe-online

https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/blog/keeping-children-happy-and-safe-online-during-covid-19

Looking after the digital wellbeing

Childnet International has produced guidance for parents and carers on looking after the digital wellbeing of children and young people, which you may find useful and want to share with your parents/carers and/or put on your school’s website. The guidance includes having an awareness of how being online can make children and young people feel, and how they can look after themselves and others when online. The guidance includes: age specific information for 3-7 year olds, 7-11 year olds, 11-14 year olds and 14-18 year olds, about how children and young people are interacting with the internet; top tips to support young people at this age; and ideas to help start a conversation about digital wellbeing.

The guidance can be accessed via https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/blog/digital-wellbeing-%E2%80%93-guidance-parents.

National threat-level

The recent  rise in the national threat-level to ‘critical’ will mean more visible police patrols across London in the days ahead. Armed patrols will be visible at high-profile sites in our city, around transport hubs, and at major events. The armed forces may also be deployed at select locations to support their policing colleagues.

For  young people, we recognise that this increased security activity may be a source of concern; we feel it is important to provide the reassurance that this activity is the best way to keep Londoners safe, and the general advice to the public continues to be ‘be alert but not alarmed’.

To support  efforts in responding to recent events we wanted to take the opportunity to signpost a few websites which you may find useful:

  • The Educate Against Hate website is support by the Department for Education, and includes a wide range of resources and materials suitable for both primary and secondary schools in relation to extremism, radicalisation, and terrorism: www.educateagainsthate.com

 

 

  • Finally, for young pupils in particular, the team at BBC Newsround have put together an excellent page of advice and reassurance for those worried or frightened after these events: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/13865002

Talk PANTS with Pantosaurus and his PANTS song

This is a great video created by the NSPCC to help explain to children the necessity of keeping their private parts PRIVATE. To watch the video, please click on the play button below:

Underwear rules guide for parents/carers of children with autism

Although the information is specifically targeted for parents/carers of children with autism, we are sure the advice it contains will be helpful for parents/carers of all young children.

View the information HERE.

Protecting against Radicalization & FGM links

Please click on the links below to find out more.

Mental Health Links

Downloads

For more information, please download the documents below.