Safeguarding Officers
 

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is: Mrs L Rogers

Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads are:

• Mrs J Kirk
• Mrs C Flynn
• Mrs A Bradshaw

Designated Teacher for Looked After Children (DLAC)

Our DLAC is Mr Gates.

Their role is dedicated to ensuring that every Looked After Child in our school receives the support they need to thrive. They work on promoting high aspirations, safeguarding wellbeing, and removing barriers to learning. The DLAC works closely with carers, social workers, and the Virtual School to provide tailored academic and pastoral support, ensuring each child has the best possible opportunities.

How to Contact the DLAC:
If you are a parent, carer, or professional seeking advice or support for a Looked After Child, please contact:
📧 Email: office@thamesviewprimary.medway.sch.uk
📞 Phone: 01634 629080
Or speak to the school office to arrange a meeting.

Policies

Our Safeguarding Policy can be accessed here:

Our Child Protection Policy can be accessed here:

E-Safety

As part of our on-going work on Child Protection and Safeguarding, we have reviewed the information we share with parents about Online Safety and how parents can protect and support their children in our increasingly digital world. Below, you will find a number of links to websites that contain information about keeping children safe online. There are also a number of documents attached to the bottom of this page with further information.

• Net Aware
  Your guide to apps, games and social media sites.

• Thinkuknow website
  Thinkuknow aims to ensure that everyone has access to this practical information – children, young people, their parents and carers and the professionals who work with them.

• Medway Safeguarding Children Partnership's (MSCP) website
  A collective resource for Medway providing information, advice and guidance for children and young people, parents and carers, practitioners and volunteers to promote and ensure the safety and well being of children in Medway

• Parents Protect
  Leaflets for Parents and Carers

• NSPCC
  On-line Safety advice

• UK Safer Internet Centre
  Tips, advice, guides and resources to help keep your child safe online

• Childnet International
  Keeping your child safe on-line

• Parent Zone
  Parent Zone provides information, help, advice, support and resources to parents, teachers, health professionals, police officers, internet safety officers and HR professionals