The Link Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that consistent and effective safeguarding procedures and policies are in place to support pupils and staff at school and follow the guidance of Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2020. If a pupil or parent has a concern they should contact the school immediately.
COVID-19 SAFEGUARDING UPDATE: please see the Covid-19 annex to our safeguarding policy for details of how we continue to safeguard pupils through the coronavirus pandemic.
The Link Primary School Covid-19 safeguarding annex
Please see our Child Protection, Adult Protection and Safeguarding Policy below for more details.
Child Protection Adult Protection and Safeguarding Policy
Child Protection and Safeguarding Contextual Procedure
If anyone is worried that a pupil is being abused or there are safeguarding issues, the senior designated member of staff should be contacted. Alternatively you can contact the LADO (Local Authority Designated Officer) at the Local Authority.
As part of safeguarding the pupils of The Link Primary School we will ensure that no political view is promoted. If political views are discussed as part of the school curriculum we will ensure this is a balanced discussion.
Contact details for designated persons are as follows:
Designated Safeguarding Lead (school): Sue Denman
Tel: 020 8688 5239
Email: sdenman@linkprim.org.uk
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead: Sandy Turner and Nic Andrews
Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO): Andrew Wyatt
Tel: 020 8770 4776
Email: LADO@sutton.gov.uk
Sutton MASH Team
Tel: 020 8649 0418
Email: mash@sutton.gov.uk
Designated Safeguarding Governor: Anita Clay
