Bromham CofE Primary SchoolSafeguarding
At Bromham Church of England Primary School, safeguarding is an integral part of school life and is everyone's responsibility. All staff and Governors receive annual training to help them to recognise abuse and to promote the welfare of our children. All staff and Governors are asked to read and sign to say that they understand the Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and the most recent version of Keeping Children Safe in Education document on a yearly basis.
Safeguarding Leadership
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL): Mrs C. Richards
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSLs): Mrs C. Matthews; Miss B. Day; Mr W.Bradley; Miss L.Hanlon and Mrs R.Harrison
Safeguarding Governor: Mrs F.Foley
Training
All eligible staff and volunteers are required to undertake relevant safeguarding training. Within our school this training takes the form of:
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A mandated on-line training course for all staff each year
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Annual face-to-face Safeguarding Refresher training at the beginning of each academic year
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Mandatory specialised DSL training updated every 2 years - DSLs also undertake specific training for their role for example related to Prevent, Domestic Violence, Online Safety etc.
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Regular safeguarding updates and 'quizzes' to ensure that safeguarding is being talked about and thought about regularly
- Safer Recruitment training for staff nd Governors involved in the recruitment process (currently 4 trained staff/Governors)
How we log concerns
All 'Cause for Concerns' are highlighted with one of the above DSLs and recorded onto an electronic platform, CPOMs. DSLs will then follow protocols to ensure that all children are kept safe. At times, we may need to share information, get advice or work in partnership with other agencies if we are concerned about a child’s welfare. We believe it is always better to be transparent with all parties at these times and work together to achieve the best outcomes. All parents are informed of any decisions to refer and every decision is made with the children's best interests at heart. However, if seeking consent would place a child at risk of significant harm, then we may refer without consent, following advice from Bedford Social Care.
Community Reporting
For anyone in our community who has a concern about a child or an adult in school, please do not hesitate to talk to us. In the first instance this should be our Designated Safeguarding Lead, Mrs Richards on c.richards@bromhamprimary.co.uk. You can also contact the school on 01234 822784. However, you may speak to any member of staff and they will support you to share your concerns with the DSL.
Not sure how to talk to someone in person at school?
For both children and adults that are unsure how to say something out loud to a person, we have a dedicated email address that you can write it down on:
bps@bromhamprimary.co.uk
Any member of our community can also report concerns directly via the Safeguarding Bedfordshire website.
Key documents
Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy September 2026Prevent
As part of Bromham CofE Primary School's ongoing safeguarding and child protection duties we are fully behind the government's Prevent Strategy.From 2023, all schools are subject to a duty under the prevent duty guidance: England and Wales (2023) to perform a risk assessment, which assesses how their learner or staff may be at risk of being radicalised into terrorism, including online.
At Bromham, we build pupils’ resilience to radicalisation by promoting British values and enabling our pupils to challenge extremist views.
The statutory guidance refers to the importance of Prevent awareness training to equip staff to identify children at risk of being drawn into terrorism and to challenge extremist ideas. The Home Office has developed a core training product for this purpose – Prevent Awareness online training. All our staff have completed this training, understand what Prevent is about and how to deal with any issues they may see inside or outside school.
Prevent statement and risk assessment
Operation Encompass
Our school setting continues to be a part of Operation Encompass, which is a
national scheme that operates jointly between schools and police forces.
Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, when a child or young person has experienced domestic abuse, which has resulted in the involvement of the Police.
As a school setting, we have ensured that a member of our staff, (Mrs Richards, Deputy Headteacher) known as the Key Adult, has been trained in the Operation Encompass procedures allowing us to then use the information that has been shared, in confidence, to support the child/ren in our care.
The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 identifies children who experience domestic abuse as victims of domestic abuse in their own right.
On 24 May 2024 Royal Assent was granted to The Victims and Prisoners Act. The Act placed Operation Encompass into Law.
This places a statutory obligation on police forces to share Operation Encompass notifications with schools/educational settings.
If you have any concerns about domestic abuse affecting either an adult or a child victim, please speak to the key adult or contact any of our Designated Safeguarding Leads, who will be able to offer support and guidance in a confidential and sensitive manner. Alternatively, send your concern to bps@bromhamprimary.co.uk
We are keen to offer the best support possible to all our pupils and through Operation Encompass we will be able to provide the best possible support to our children.
Online Safety support:
Other support available - click on the image to take you to the website:
