Safeguarding and Welfare of our Pupils
Safeguarding our children is embedded in our curriculum and everyday culture.
The staff and governors at Grove Primary School and Nursery believe that it is always unacceptable for a child to experience abuse of any kind. We recognise our responsibility to safeguard the welfare of all children.
Our aim is to work together to safeguard children by:
If you need help during this difficult time and would like to be contacted by a helper or volunteer, please visit this site.
There continues to be vulnerable people in our community who have to self-isolate. This site provides a central location for the vulnerable who are unable to seek help from family, friends and neighbours. You can request help and find useful resources.
https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/here2help
On-line Bullying
Cyberbullying and online harassment can be extremely distressing. They can be even classed as criminal offences in some cases. There are lots of places that offer information and help to children and parents.
Here are some of the key websites that you can share with your child at home:
Kidscape: www.kidscape.org.uk
CBBC website: www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc
ChildLine: www.childline.org.uk
BeatBullying: www.beatbullying.org
What is cyber bullying and online harassment?
Making comments or posts that are deliberately abusive, offensive, threatening or inflammatory. Liking and sharing this kind of abuse can also count as bullying and harassment.
There's a very detailed definition of cyberbullying at:
www.bullying.co.uk/cyberbullying/what-is-cyberbullying/
How you can stay safer
With a large building site next to and behind the school, Mrs Bilke arranged for Spellar and Metcalfe to come into school and talk to the children about the dangers of building sites.
H&S Manager Tony and Buzz Sitegear lead a very amusing but serious assembly to help keep us all safe.
Road Safety Week
On Tuesday 20th November, two police officers came into school to talk to the children about Road Safety. They learnt about where to sit in the car in order to keep themselves safe. They enjoyed the 'Car Seat' limbo which helped the children understand whether they needed to still use a car seat when travelling. Children that needed a car seat received a red sticker and children that didn't need a car seat received a green sticker. So we now all know how to stay safe - Thank you Kerry-Ann and Andrea.