Safeguarding

This page will be updated with current information regarding safeguarding and recruitment.

For further information regarding any of the following links please see David Hopkin, Deputy Headteacher - Designated Child Protection Officer.

Click here to view information provided at the Child Protection Training sessions 2009 

Children and Young People's Directorate of Somerset County Council have produced guidance for staff relating to the personal use of social networking sites in the internet

Click here to view the SCC guidance regarding online social networking sites

Click here to view guidance about privacy settings in the Facebook environment for Teachers

Click here to access the Somerset Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) Web Site.

Click here to open the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre in a new window

Click here to open the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) website in a new window 

Fronter
Parents or carers who have a concern about cyber bullying or inappropriate use of language/images within Fronter Virtual Learning Environment should send an email to the school at  office@blue.somerset.sch.uk  providing the name of your child and details of the incident.

During a school holiday please send an email to e-concerns@somerset.gov.uk providing the name of the child, your school and details of the incident.  The Local Authority will take the necessary immediate action and then report the matter to the school involved who will be able to follow up the incident when term recommences.