Scotholme Primary and Nursery School
Safeguarding
Our Commitment to Safeguarding
At Scotholme, we take safeguarding your child very seriously. We work in partnership with parents, children and the Local Authority to ensure that all children are safe from harm.
We aim to provide a safe, nurturing and inclusive environment where all children can thrive, develop confidence and reach their full potential.
Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. All staff, governors, volunteers and visitors have a duty to protect children from harm and are expected to follow our safeguarding policies and procedures at ll times.
We work within:
- Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025
- Working Together to Safeguard Children 2024
- The Prevent Duty 29015, updated in 2023
- Data Protection Act 2018 & UK GDPR
- Working Together to Improve School Attendance 2024
- Children Missing in Education (CME statutory guidance
- Nottingham City Safeguarding Children Partnership (NCSCP) procedures
We have 5 Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) in school.
| Name | Position | Email address |
|---|---|---|
| Kate Hall | Headteacher | headteacher@scotholme.nottingham.sch.uk |
| Carl Hollis | Deputy Headteacher | deputyhead@scotholme.nottingham.sch.uk |
| Sean Hall | Assistant Headteacher | s.hall@scotholme.nottingham.sch.uk |
| Lucy Bowden | SENDCo | l.bowden@scotholme.nottingham.sch.uk |
| ​Dean Grimshaw | School Business Manager | d.grimshaw@scotholme.nottingham.sch.uk |
If you are concerned about the welfare of any child, please come into school and make an appointment to see a DSL.
You can contact Children’s Social Care (Children and Families Direct) on: 0115 876 4800 or visit their website or via e-mail: candf.direct@nottinghamcity.gcsx.gov.uk
You can contact Children’s Social Care (Children and Families Direct) on: 0115 876 4800 or visit their website or via e-mail: candf.direct@nottinghamcity.gcsx.gov.uk
Reporting Concerns (Out of hours)
If school is closed and you are worried about a child, contact:
City MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub): 0115 876 4800
Emergency (Police); 999
If you believe a child is at immediate risk of harm, always contact the Police (999).
Key Safeguarding Responsibilities
We maintain a whole-school safeguarding culture by ensuring:
- All staff receive annual safeguarding training.
- All new staff and volunteers receive a safeguarding induction.
- Our curriculum promotes resilience, digital safety and awareness of abuse, exploitation and neglect.
- Children know how to ask for help and are encouraged to talk openly.
- We work closely with external agencies, including Health, Social Care, Police and Family Centres, to support children and families.
Prevent Duty
We actively safeguard against radicalisation and extremism under the Prevent Duty. If you have concerns that a child or adult may be vulnerable to radicalisation:
- Contact the Prevent Team: prevent@nottinghamcity.gov.uk or call 07977 752444
- Non-urgent advice: Police Prevent Team - 101 ext. 8002962/2963
We also promote British Values and critical thinking skills through our PSHE, RSHE and RE curriculums.
Online Safety. Filtering and Monitoring
In line with KCSIE 2025, we ensure that appropriate filtering and monitoring systems are in place to protect pupils from online risks.
- Filtering limits access to harmful or inappropriate content.
- Monitoring ensures quick identification and response to online safety concerns.
- Our systems are provided by Smoothwall.
- All data is processed in line with the Data Education Act 2018.
- The DSL team are trained to respond to alerts and incidents appropriately.
- Children use technology every day, so we teach them how to stay safe online.
If you ever need advice on helping your child to stay safe online, please ask a member of staff.
Our Designated Lead for Filtering and Monitoring is Mr. Sean Hall.
Health & Safety and Collection Procedures
- The school complies with all Health & Safety Regulations and conducts regular site inspections.
- Use of mobile phones and personal devices is not allowed on site, without permission from a member of the senior leadership team. In concerts and plays, we ask that parents do not share content online afterwards, as some families have not given their permission for things to be shared.
- For safety, only children in Year 5 and Year 6 may walk home unaccompanied, subject to consent being given by parents.
- Children may only be collected by an approved adult aged 16 or over. In some circumstances, a sibling aged 14 - 15 may collect a child, if agreed with a member of the senior leadership team beforehand.
Our Promise
We want Scotholme to be a place where every child feels safe, valued and able to speak up. Together, we can make sure every child in school grows, learns and flourishes in safety.