Safeguarding

We take safeguarding very seriously at Clore Tikva, and you can rest assured that we are committed to provide a safe place for your child.

As of the 1^st January 2022 the Senior Lead Governor responsible for Safeguarding and Child Protection will be our chair of governors, Louise Dorling. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy has been updated accordingly and is waiting to be ratified at the next Full Governing Body meeting in March.

Please see below if you wish to report any concerns:

Working in partnership with the Metropolitan Police and Children’s Services:

At Clore Tikva we are working in partnership with the Metropolitan Police and Children’s Services to identify and provide appropriate support to pupils who have experienced domestic violence in their household; this scheme is called Operation Encompass.

The purpose of Operation Encompass is to safeguard and support children and young people who have been involved in or witness to a domestic abuse incident. Domestic abuse impacts on children in a number of ways. Children are at increased risk of physical injury during an incident, either by accident or because they attempt to intervene. Even when not directly injured, children are greatly distressed by witnessing the physical and emotional suffering of a parent.

Encompass has been created to highlight this situation. It is the implementation of key partnership working between the police and schools. The aim of sharing information with local schools is to allow ‘Key Adults’ the opportunity of engaging with the child and to provide access to support that allows them to remain in a safe but secure familiar environment.

In order to achieve this, the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub will share police information of all domestic incidents where one of our pupils has been present, with the Designated Safeguarding Lead(s) (DSL).  On receipt of any information, the DSL will decide on the appropriate support the child requires, this should be covert dependent on the needs and wishes of the child. All information sharing and resulting actions will be undertaken in accordance with the Metropolitan Police and MASH Encompass Protocol Data Sharing Agreement. We will record this information and store this information in accordance with the record keeping procedures outlined in this policy.

The purpose and procedures in Operation Encompass have been shared with all parents and governors, will be detailed as part of the school’s Safeguarding Policy and published on our school website.

Keeping Children Safe in Education is statutory guidance that schools and colleges in England must have regard to, when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

But if you have any concerns whatsoever – please follow the guidelines outlined on this poster,  which is also displayed around the school.

Concerns must be shared with us IN WRITING, or you may use the Contact Form which can only be accessed by Valerie Garnelas our deputy Safeguarding officer.

For any concern please contact our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), Margot Buller at any time.

Clore Tikva Senior Safeguarding Team

Safeguarding Lead - Margot Buller 

Safeguarding Deputy – Samantha Bendon

Safeguarding Deputy  – Leigh Wertheim

Senior Lead Governor – Louise Dorling