Safeguarding

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring our students can safely access a quality education. We have extremely clear guidance and procedures to make sure this is always the case.

What is safeguarding?

Safeguarding is the action taken to promote the welfare of young people and protect them from harm.

Safeguarding means:

Protecting children from abuse maltreatment
Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes
Preventing harm to children's health or development
Ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care.

What does Safeguarding Cover?

Safeguarding covers numerous topics, many of which are interconnected, including:

Bullying
Child Exploitation
Domestic and Sexual violence/abuse
Mental health and wellbeing
County Lines
Self-Harm
Peer on Peer abuse
Neglect
Prevent (Preventing Violent Extremism)
Substance Misuse
Violence Against Women and Girls (including FGM)
E-Safety.

Our aim

The school aims to ensure that:

Appropriate action is taken in a timely manner to safeguard and promote children’s welfare
All staff are aware of their statutory responsibilities with respect to safeguarding
Staff are properly training in recognising and reporting safeguarding issues.

Bow School takes its safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Our current policy, can be downloaded here.

All organisations that come into contact with children should have specific safeguarding policies and procedures in place. This includes voluntary and community organisations, faith groups, private sector providers, as well as schools, hospitals and sports clubs.

Safeguarding Newsletters and Parent Communication

World Mental Health Day Parent Letter

Bow Safeguarding Newsletter Autumn 2024

If you are worried about a child

If you want to talk to a social worker, you can contact Tower Hamlets Children’s Services Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) at the number below. If you are concerned that by calling you may be put in a difficult position, you can make a referral anonymously

Telephone: