• Anyone with a concern reports this promptly to Miss Casey or Miss Bell (the school's Joint Designated Safeguarding Lead). In Miss Casey’s absence, concerns must be reported to a member of the Senior Leadership Team who are Safeguarding Deputies: Mrs Hunter, Miss Herdecka, Miss Bennett, Mr Tupper, Mrs O’Hara, Mrs Hickmott-Maurice, Mrs Bezley, Mr Heath or Mrs Stevens.
• Year Group Leads, Lead MDM Supervisors, Wrap Around Care Leads, PPA cover staff are also trained as Safeguarding Deputies.
• We have strong links with Children’s Social Services forming part of a co-ordinated approach to Safeguarding in Bexley.
• All adults in school wear identity/visitor badges so that they can be quickly identified.
• All visitors to site have coloured coded lanyards to identify themselves to others in the school building
• Our school site is kept safe and secure. Only authorised visitors will be allowed into school.
• All staff have read and understand the Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy and are trained annually to identify signs of abuse and understand what they need to do.
• We operate safer recruitment processes aimed to deter and prevent abusers from making contact with the pupils at Danson.
• Children trust the staff at Danson know that they can speak to any adult if they have a concern.
• We are an accredited National Online Safety School and support both our pupils and parents on how they can ensure their child is safe online.
• We have a clear ‘Whistle Blowing Policy’ to ensure that all concerns are reported and can be acted upon.

Documents/Attachments/2021-2022/Operation-Encompass-parent-letter.pdf