Safeguarding

The safety and wellbeing of all children and young people is of paramount importance. Child Protection is everyone's responsibility.

Lymington Infant School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All staff have appropriate training, guidance and support to undertake the effective safeguarding of children. Safeguarding training follows the statutory guidance as set out in the document Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Our school aims to: 

• Practise safe recruitment by checking the suitability of staff and volunteers
• Raise awareness of child protection issues and equip children with the skills needed to keep them safe
• Implement procedures for identifying and reporting cases/suspected cases of abuse
• Establish a safe environment in which children can learn and develop
• Maintain an ethos where children feel safe, are encouraged to talk and are listened to

Keeping Children Safe in Education Part 1 has been translated in 13 different languages. 

The translated documents can be accessed here: 

  Translate Keeping Children Safe

If you have any concerns about your own child, or another child, please do not hesitate to contact our Designated Safeguarding Leads by calling the school office or  emailing admin@lymington-inf.hants.sch.uk

Miss J Morris, Mis J Angel and Miss O Bull are our designated safeguarding leads. Mrs V Crowley is our Nominated Safeguarding Governor. Any concerns are passed confidentially through to the designated safeguarding leaders within the school.

If the concern is out of hours, or you would rather contact Children's Services the phone number is as follows;

Hampshire Children's Services 0300 555 1384

Concerned about someone working with children?

If you have a concern about a member of staff working with children (in either a paid or voluntary capacity), contact the Local Area Designated Officer (LADO) on 01962 876364

The Hampshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (HSCP) is a partnership of all the different organisations working to protect children and young people across the county. Their website brings together information for children, young people and their families and the professionals who work with them

Hampshire Safeguarding Children Partnership

Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024