{"id":20441,"date":"2026-06-25T13:25:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futuralearning.co.uk\/schools\/?page_id=20441"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:00:32","slug":"safeguarding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/futuralearning.co.uk\/schools\/willowdown-primary-school\/safeguarding\/","title":{"rendered":"Safeguarding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20441\" class=\"elementor elementor-20441\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ca7d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18ca7d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:6878,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/futuralearning.co.uk\\\/schools\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/b-1.png&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c00f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7c00f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a499d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a499d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Safeguarding\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3126a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7a3126a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f1a71 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"98f1a71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7b5bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a7b5bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e82e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e82e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"mainholder\"><div class=\"Content2Column\"><h2>Safeguarding<\/h2><p><strong>Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. Safeguarding is everybody&#8217;s responsibility.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Safeguarding means<\/strong>:<\/p><ul><li>protecting children from abuse and maltreatment<\/li><li>preventing harm to children&#8217;s health or development<\/li><li>ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care<\/li><li>taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes<\/li><\/ul><p>This runs alongside our work on health and safety and online safety<\/p><p>If you have a concern about any child, please contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead at school \u2013 there will always be someone on duty. The leads at school are:<\/p><ul><li>Katie Sharpe<\/li><li>Cat Griffiths<\/li><li>Sam Gardner<\/li><\/ul><p>Someone will be there to take your call from 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday, including during the Easter and Summer holidays when we remain open.<\/p><p>Outside of these times, please ring Somerset Direct on:\u00a00300 123 2224<\/p><p>Our child protection and safeguarding policies can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/futuralearning.co.uk\/schools\/willowdown-primary-school\/policies\/\">policies section<\/a>.<\/p><p>For further details, please see the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/futuralearning.co.uk\/safeguarding\/\">Trust\u2019s safeguarding information<\/a>.<\/p><h3>Useful links<\/h3><p>We have sifted through the internet to find you these fantastic websites and resources that can help support both adults and children with a huge range of pressing issues. Please feel free to explore the links by clicking below:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vodafone.co.uk\/mobile\/digital-parenting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Learning from Vodaphone<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/saferinternet.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Safer Internet<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nspcc.org.uk\/keeping-children-safe\/online-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Online safety for children &#8211; NSPCC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nspcc.org.uk\/keeping-children-safe\/online-safety\/online-games\/\">Online Gaming support from NSPCC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkuknow.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ThinkUKnow &#8211; interactive website for children and parents about online safety<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childline.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Childline<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childnet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Childnet<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Video<\/h3><p>Click below to watch some of the videos that we have been watching in school during our ICT sessions. We have been learning all about E-safety and even down to our newcomers, we can tell you the basics of how to stay safe online<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkuknow.co.uk\/4_7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Staying safe online<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer><section id=\"quick-links\"><\/section><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ee10f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29ee10f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4279c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"c4279c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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