At Newdale Primary School and Nursery, we believe that children have a right to attend school and learn in a safe environment. Children should be free from harm by adults and other children in school.
We recognise that some children will sometimes negatively affect the learning and wellbeing of others and their behaviour will be dealt with under the school’s Behaviour Policy. Our staff recognise that children are capable of abusing their peers. Abuse is abuse and all of the staff at Newdale Primary School and Nursery are clear that it is not tolerated and will never be passed off as ‘banter’, ‘part of growing up’ or ‘just having a laugh’.
The governors, senior leadership team, and all staff at Newdale Primary School and Nursery are committed to the prevention, early identification, and appropriate management of peer on peer abuse both inside and outside School, including online.
Definitions of what constitutes Peer on peer abuse can be found in our school policy, on the policies page of the website. This list shows what is likely to be termed abuse but is not limited to just what is written on this list.
All of our staff are trained in what to do when dealing with peer on peer abuse and the important role they have to play in preventing it and responding where they believe a child may be at risk from it.
We would encourage you read our policy. There are some definitions in there which may cause distress to some, so please talk to us if you would like us to go through it with you in a different way – we are always here to help.
If you have any concerns regarding peer on peer abuse or any aspects of safeguarding, you can talk to one of the Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) at school. These are Miss Cook, Mrs Bishton, Mrs Powell, Miss Clay and Miss Newport. You can also contact family connect yourself on 01952 385385 or out of hours on 01952 676500. You can also report your concerns using an online form by following this link Child protection Information – Family Connect (familyconnecttelford.co.uk)