Prime7 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its pupils.  The staff, trustee, governors and volunteers are expected to demonstrate this commitment in all aspects of their work. The school follows the procedures established by the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Board; a guide to procedure and practice for all agencies in Northamptonshire working with children and their families.

We aim to achieve this through:

• Establishing and maintaining an environment where all children feel secure and are encouraged to talk and are listened to.
• Training and educating staff to identify welfare concerns and to understand the appropriate measures to follow to address their concerns.
• Ensuring children know that there are adults within school to whom they can talk to if they are worried or concerned.
• Providing opportunities for children to develop skills to recognise and stay safe from abuse.
• The welfare of each child is paramount, however we at Prime7 MAT we recognise that some children may be especially vulnerable to abuse, e.g. those with special educational needs, those living in adverse circumstances and children who have been witness to violence.

Our rigorous procedures ensure that we keep our safeguarding a priority. Anyone can make make a referral to the Multi-agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) at any time. Further information can be found below along with other useful and informative links.

If you have any concerns regarding the pupils at our school, then please speak to one of the Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL), by contacting the school or by making an appointment through the school office.

MASH TEAM

Please be advised, that if you have a safeguarding concern relating to the welfare of a child in the holidays, members of the public can contact the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) who will listen to and deal with any concerns.

The Northamptonshire West MASH Team can be contacted on 0300 126 7000 

The Oxfordshire MASH Team can be contacted on 0345 050 7666

LADO TEAM

The Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) is responsible for overseeing concerns, allegations, or incidents involving adults working with children and young people. 

If you require more information, visit Northamptonshire LADO -  Designated Officer (formerly LADO) - Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Board

Safeguarding is Everyone’s Business

We are very proud to be part of a working party that have come together to raise awareness of the risks that the young people in our communities are vulnerable to. Prime7 MAT, Chenderit Secondary School, West Northamptonshire Police and the Parish Council and Neighbourhood Watch of Chipping Warden came together to set up our Risk Aware Campaign that will aim to heighten awareness of the safeguarding concerns in our community. It will also be a platform for us to disseminate information to parents, carers, pupils and community leaders. Click here to find out more information from the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership.

Click on the posters below to find out who to contact for your area. For Chipping Warden it is the Daventry Team and for King's Sutton and Middleton Cheney it is the Brackley Team.