Kilmersdon Church School 
Safeguarding Information
Safeguarding and Child Protection
Parents and children can report any concerns or worries about a child or ask for advice. Either contact the Designated safeguarding lead via the office: enquiries@kilmersdon.bwmat.org or contact the Somerset safeguarding partnership using this link: South West Child Protection Procedures website
The Safeguarding Team at Kilmersdon Church School
- Designated Safeguarding Lead – Head of School Emma Baker
- Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead - Sara Nolan
- Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead - SENCO Jess Burgess
- Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead - Executive Head Teacher Stephanie Dowley
- Safeguarding Governor – Louise Adams
Kilmersdon Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
In line with our safeguarding policy and statutory guidance, we have clear procedures in school for responding to any concerns about a child’s safety or wellbeing. The school is secure during the school day so all visitors are asked to report to the main entrance. Please be mindful that for everybody’s safety, identification procedures will be carried out: a copy of which are displayed by the office for your information.
All members of staff are vetted against national safeguarding procedures before being allowed to work in school. At least one member of every interview panel has undertaken safer recruitment training to ensure that best practices and all necessary checks are carried out.
For more information, please review our Safeguarding policies below or please speak to our Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead, Stephen Bamford.
The latest Government publication Keeping Children Safe in Education can be viewed here.
Keeping children safe in education - GOV.UK
If you are concerned about a child’s welfare or worried they are being abused, please contact one of the safeguarding team in school. These are listed below. Alternatively, you can make direct contact with the Local Authority via the link below.
South West Child Protection Procedures website
Safeguarding Policies
The Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy can be found on the Policies page
Useful links
Internet Matters – Online Matters
The Expert Parent’s Guide to Childhood Anxiety
Anxiety in children
Some resources you may find useful are here:
NHS Advice on Anxiety in Children
KoothChildren aged 11 and over can access support from B&NES Kooth
Happy MapsLots of information about health topics, including mental health
Keeping Your Children Safe Online – Information for Parents
This guidance is to support you to keep your children safe online. The most important thing you can do is talk to your children about what they do online and how they can stay safe.
You can also help to keep them safe online by having parental controls set up and monitoring what your children are accessing online.
Below are some links to useful resources to help you:
- To ensure that you have parental controls set up on the devices that your children are using,
- Give you information and advice about the sites and apps that your children are accessing
- To get help to report any concerns and remove any inappropriate content or material.
For support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
London Grid for Learning For support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
Parent Zone For support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
Thinkuknow For advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online
UK Safer Internet Centre Advice for parents and carers
NSPCC Online Safety Advice Online safety guides
Childnet have produced resources for 3-7 year olds and 7-11 year olds