Safeguarding Statement

Hever School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Governing Body has a duty of care to pupils and all members of the school community. There is a comprehensive Safeguarding Policy in place which, along with a policy for Health and Safety and a Prevent strategy, is regularly reviewed by the Governing Body.

Our Child Protection Policy can be found on our policies page https://www.hever.kent.sch.uk/policies/ and is also available upon request from the school office.

Our designated safeguarding leads (DSL) are Mrs Helene Bligh, our Headteacher, Mrs Joanne Seymour, our SENCo and Mrs Catherine Cherry, KS1 lead.

Our governor with responsibility for safeguarding is Ms Philippa Lang.

Further information about Kent safeguarding procedures is available at: http://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/protecting-children.

Prevent Duty

The Prevent Duty aims to prevent young people from being radicalised by, for example, far-right extremists or religious extremists.

In school, we have a duty to care for the children and take note of any child who is at risk of radicalisation, regardless of their background. We also have to take steps to help prevent children being exposed to extremist ideas. Our overriding concern is that children feel safe and express tolerance towards all cultures and religions, even when personal views may be different.