At Lordship Lane Primary School, Safeguarding our children is our number 1 priority.  The named Designated Safeguarding Lead for the School is Jasmine Binding (DHT).  Deputy DSL is Assistant Headteacher Natalie Wilding.  Our Child Protection Officer - Janine Weston is also a Designated Safeguarding Lead.  The Pastoral Care Manager, Rhiannon Hood is also a part of the Safeguarding team and trained DSL as is the Headteacher Michelle Randles.

To get in touch with a member of the safeguarding team, please email: deputy@lordship.haringey.sch.uk or cpo@lordship.haringey.sch.uk. 

Safeguarding Children

At Lordship Lane we have a strong commitment to safeguarding our children, ensuring their health, safety and well- being in all areas of our practice is paramount to all we do.  We aim to ensure:

•  All our staff have a clear understanding of and commitment to their responsibilities towards children’s safeguarding
• The school has clear procedures in place to ensure safeguarding in all aspects of school life
• The school audits its safeguarding practices on an annual basis to ensure we meet all statutory requirements and remain vigilant around all aspects of safeguarding.

Policies available in School – Please ask at Reception if you would like to see any of the following policies

•      Keeping children safe in education: statutory guidance for schools and colleges (2022)               https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education-

• -2  https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/942454/Working_together_to_safeguard_children_inter_agency_guidance.pdf

 (Working together to safeguard children)  - updated July 2022

•      London Child Protection Procedures, 5^th Edn (updated September 2019)

•      Information Sharing (2018)

•      What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused (2015)

•      Children Act 1989

•      Children Act 2004

•      Education Act 2002

•      Children and Families Act 2014

• Childcare Act 2006