Safeguarding at Seely
The safeguarding of our pupils here at Seely is of the upmost importance to us all. If you have any concerns or queries regarding the safeguarding of any of our pupils, please see below for who to contact.
We take a whole staff approach to safeguarding pupils at Seely Primary & Nursery School and have a dedicated team of staff who are Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs):
- Mrs Clifford - Headteacher / DSL
- Miss Richardson - Deputy Headteacher / DSL
- Ms Kate Gaunt - SENDCo, Attendance Officer, DSL
- Mrs Denness-Hulland - LKS2 Phase Leader, DSL
- Ms Lou Starkey - Safeguarding Governor
To make an appointment with any of the above staff, please call the school office on 0115 9153780 or email admin@seely.nottingham.sch.uk
You can find details of our policies and guidance below:
- Seely Primary School - Safeguarding Policy
- Drugs and Substance Misuse Policy
- Seely Diversity Pledge
- 'Keeping Children Safe in Education: Statutory Guidance for Schools and Colleges' 2024
- Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 (latest guidance)
- Safeguarding and Child Protection - Information for Parents
- Safeguarding Procedures at Seely Primary
Safeguarding Newsletters
Safeguarding Newsletter Summer (2023 - 24)
Safeguarding Newsletter Spring 2 (2023 - 24)
Safeguarding Newsletter Spring 1 (2023 - 24)
Safeguarding Newsletter Autumn 2 (2023-24)
Safeguarding Newsletter Autumn 1 (2023-24)
Safeguarding Newsletter Summer 2 (2022-23)
Safeguarding Newsletter Summer 1 (2022-23)
Safeguarding Newsletter Spring 2 (2022-23)
Online Safety Guides
Age ranged documents to download for your information on how to keep your children safe online!
Safeguarding in the Curriculum
In addition to our statutory safeguarding duties, we work very hard to Seely to create a curriculum and whole school environment to ensure every child feels safe, valued and that they belong at Seely.
This is achieved through a focus on the nine Protected Characteristics (Equality Act 2010), and in particular age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Opportunities for the children to learn about and see role models through books, resources and visitors in to school which represent these characteristics is vital to ensuring they become respectful and accepting global citizens of the future.
Diversity and inclusion is woven into everything we do at Seely and we have Diversity Defenders and Rainbow Rangers Pupil Leadership groups who lead on ideas to make the school even more welcoming and accepting. Our work in these areas has resulted in us achieving the Rainbow Flag Award for LGBT+ inclusion and the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Quality Mark (EDIQM). More information about these achievements can be found on our Diversity page.
Pupils are educated on past inequalities in the hope they understand and develop empathy with the lived experiences of others. Examples of these include: World Afro Day, Women's History Month, LGBT+ History Month, World Hijab Day and World Religion Day.
More information about our commitment to diversity and inclusion education can be found in our Diversity Pledge.
Pupils in Year 5 take part in Equation's GREAT Project, where they learn about forming and maintaining equal and trusting relationships.
Pupils in Year 6 take part in DARE, where they learn about peer pressure and resisting drugs and violence.
Other areas of our curriculum which focus on safeguarding include computing, where we teach pupils about online safety and Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE), where pupils learn about private parts of their bodies and consent.
Signposting and Support
At Seely, we understand that pupils need trusted adults to speak to and we strive to give them every possible opportunity to do this.
Every Thursday, our Mental Health Support Team practitioner, Lyndsey, supports pupils in school with their concerns. You can see more information on what MHST do to support our pupils here.
We have two school counsellors who work one day each per week. Adam and Nicky support pupils in one- to-one counselling sessions. They also work with school staff and the pupils' parents/carers to ensure they are safe and listened to. You can find out more about their role here.
Additionally, we signpost and refer parents and carers to other mental health support for pupils such as those listed below.
