Steephill Independent School and Pre-School
‘Pupils are at the heart of everything we do’
- Steephill Independent School
- Off Castle Hill, Fawkham, Longfield, DA3 7BG
- 01474 702107
- secretary@steephill.co.uk
We recognise our statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children. Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility, and everyone has a role to play. All members of our school community have an important role to play in safeguarding children and have an essential part in making our community safe and secure.
Staff maintain an attitude of ‘it could happen here’ where safeguarding is concerned. If staff have a concern about the welfare of a child, they will always act in the best interest of the child and if any member of our community has a concern they must act immediately.
Schools play an essential role in protecting children from abuse and neglect. Our school keeps all children safe by:
Creating safe environments for children and young people through robust safeguarding practices
Ensuring that adults who work in the school, including volunteers, don’t pose a risk to children
Making sure staff are trained, know how to respond to concerns and keep up to date with policy and practice
Teaching children about staying safe
Maintaining an environment where children feel confident to approach any member of staff if they have a worry or a problem
Being proactive against bullying and racist behaviour
Protecting our children from harassment and discrimination
Maintaining a positive approach to behaviour management
Protecting our children from substance abuse
Ensuring children are safe when using the internet and making sure they are aware of cyber bullying
Ensuring our school site is safe
We pride ourselves on our Safeguarding procedures here at Steephill. Every three weeks, our Safeguarding team meet to discuss priorities in our practices.
The team comprises of:
At the beginning of the academic year, the team set an action plan highlighting the priorities for that year. These targets are reviewed during every meeting. The team discuss everything about Safeguarding including:
Our 'how to report a concern' poster is placed in each classroom, office, staffroom and in many other rooms around the school:
Along with our Safeguarding Policy and other school policies (see the separate Policies tab on our Home page), please find some useful advice and information for parents below:
As you know, parenting is both rewarding and challenging. The NSPCC has a fabulous page of parenting resources, with advice to help you and your children including: working from home, divorce and separation, baby parenting tips, mental health, racism and safeguarding. Please do take a look by clicking on the link above.
Parents Protect
Internet Matters
Government advice regarding tackling child abuse, including:
A range of content designed to:
Our Designated Safeguarding Leads are Mrs Helen Millward, Mrs Ross and Mrs Sarah Spender.