Prevent - Preventing radicalisation in Cumbria

With effect from 1st July 2015 the Counter Terrorism and Security Act gave specified authorities a legal duty to have "due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism".  All schools now have a Prevent duty.

Prevent's aim is to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.

For us as an Junior school we have a duty to ensure that our pupils are not exposed to beliefs and situations where radical thinking and extremism can lead to them believing in and supporting terrorism of any kind.  We aim to identify and arrange support for children who are vulnerable to extremism and radicalisation.  All staff who work at our school have received training on Prevent but some key people have received additional training to enable them to help and advise staff, children and families.

The lead person for Prevent in our school is Mrs Alex Moore. 

In her absence Mrs Kathryn Foye and Mrs Victoria Pickering are key people for Prevent.

Mrs Kerry Lunn is the Governor for Prevent.

There is no place for extremist views of any kind in our school, whether from internal sources – pupils, staff, visiting adults, governors etc. or external sources – school community, external agencies or individuals.

Any prejudice, discrimination or extremist views, including derogatory language, displayed by pupils, staff, visitors or parents will always be challenged and, where appropriate, dealt with.  Where misconduct by a teacher is proven, the matter will be referred to the National College for Teaching and Leadership for their consideration.  Misconduct by other staff will be dealt with under normal school disciplinary procedures.

We encourage pupils to respect the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.  We ensure that partisan political views are not promoted in the teaching of any subject in the school and where political issues are brought to the attention of the pupils, reasonably practicable steps are taken to offer a balanced presentation of opposing views to pupils.

Operation Encompass - Are you worried about domestic abuse?

Domestic violence can be controlling, coercive and threatening behaviour as well as violence.  When children are witnesses to the incidents or the aftermath then it can seriously harm their mental well-being, indeed statistics show 3,081 children in Cumbria witnessed reported domestic violence last year.

As a school we work closely with all safeguarding organisations to protect the children in our care.

Operation Encompass is a unique Police and Education early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children and young people exposed to domestic abuse.

Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools before the start of the next school day when a child or young person has been involved or exposed to a domestic abuse incident the previous evening.

Mrs Alex Moore is the key person for Operation Encompass.

If you are worried about domestic abuse either for yourself or someone you know, please speak to her or another member of our safeguarding team, Mrs Foye.

Online Safety

Our staff receive annual online safety training delivered face to face by Kym Allan Health & Safety Consultants. 

Keeping our children safe online or in the digital world is extremely important. We use filters in school so that the children do not access any harmful or inappropriate content whilst in school.  We do feel that it is important to teach them how to keep themselves safe online too so that they have the tools to use outside of the school environment. Our Online Safety Policy is regularly reviewed to keep up with fast moving developments in the digital world.

General

"St James' C of E Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of its pupils, engages with young people and staff in Policy and practice developments, proactively encourages feedback and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment”.

Kidsafe

St James' C of E Junior School is Kidsafe accredited. Kidsafe is a safeguarding programme which teaches children how to keep themselves safe and encourages a universal language across the school, which all are familiar with. For more information please read the leaflet below. 

Preventative Safeguarding

Within our curriculum, we have many opportunities for children to learn how to keep themselves safe.