Safeguarding the welfare and well-being of our pupils, and protecting them from significant harm is our prime concern at Hindon CE VA Primary School. Safeguarding encompasses issues such as child protection, pupil health and safety, online safety, bullying, cyberbullying, appropriate medical provision, drugs and substance misuse. 

We ensure that all our staff are aware of, and have the skills to deal with any child protection or safeguarding concerns. We have robust recruitment procedures and professional development programmes which ensure that all our staff uphold our strong ethos and values. Your child's safety and welfare overrides all other considerations. All staff at Hindon Primary School have a statutory responsibility to report any disclosures or concerns where a child may be subject to, or at risk of, significant harm. This includes non-accidental injury, severe physical neglect, emotional abuse and/or sexual abuse.

Anyone who works in an unsupervised capacity with children, whether paid or voluntary, will require DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) certification.

All Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies can be viewed in the 'Policies' section of Key Information on our website. Our Child Protection Policy is available here. 

Our Safeguarding and Child Protection leadership Team:

If you have any concerns about the welfare or wellbeing of a particular child, please do not hesitate to contact staff at the school in order to discuss your concerns further. Our designated safeguarding leadership staff are:

Miss Amy Hall- DSL (Designated Safeguarding Lead) - Owls Teacher

Mr Simon Watkins- DDSL (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead) - Interim Headteacher

Mrs Sharon Johnson - DDSL - EYFS TA - Wellbeing lead

Mrs Rachel Ryan - Nominated Governor for Safeguarding and Child Protection 

Alternatively, you can email our dedicated safeguarding email address which is: safeguarding@hindonce.wilts.sch.uk   

If you are concerned about a child outside of school hours:

We all have a responsibility to keep children and young people safe from harm. If you believe a child or young person is at immediate risk of serious harm or injury, or you believe a criminal offence has been committed, call the police on 999.

If you believe a child or young person is at risk of significant harm, neglect or injury, report your concerns to the Wiltshire Integrated Front Door (IFD), which handles concerns about child welfare and  safeguarding: 0300 456 0108 (8.45am - 5.00pm, Monday - Thursday and 8.45am - 4.00pm Friday)

Wiltshire Integrated Front Door (IFD) Out of Hours: 0300 456 0100

You can contact Wiltshire Police by calling 101

Useful Links:

NSPCC: Resources, information and support for keeping children safe: NSPCC.

NSPCC Talk Pants: With the help of our friendly dinosaur Pantosaurus, Talk PANTS is a simple conversation to help keep your child safe: Talk Pants

Childline: Free service for children whenever they need support or advice: Childline

Wiltshire Safeguarding Vulnerable People Partnership: A useful source of information and signposting regarding a wide rage of safeguarding concerns: WSVPP

For Online Safety resources, guidance, advice and support, please visit our Online Safety page.

NSPCC/O2 online - this helpline provides practical, technical advice including parental controls on electronic devices, adjusting privacy settings, understanding social networks and information about online gaming - 0808 800 5002

For more information about The Prevent Duty please visit this page.