Safeguarding and Child Protection
At TIBHS, we take safeguarding very seriously and all our staff understand that “safeguarding is everyone’s business and everyone’s responsibility”. The school works closely with the local Safeguarding Children’s Board and related safeguarding teams and takes full part in multi-agency training organised by them. All adults who regularly work on our site are required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to prevent unsuitable people from working with pupils. All visitors are closely supervised when on site.
Our staff are trained to be vigilant for all kinds of safeguarding concerns, including bullying, online safety, emotional or other abuse or extremist behaviour. We have clear procedures in place where any potential safeguarding concerns are identified and appropriate action taken. Where a pupil is deemed to be at significant risk and we need to involve other agencies, we share information with other public bodies such as Children’s Social Care. Where information is shared, we work within the agreed local information sharing protocols to make sure that information is shared in line with local and national rules.
Where safeguarding concerns are raised that relate to any adults in school, we work closely with the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) to make sure we follow the correct procedures, and ensure all concerns are investigated and followed up appropriately.
Our pupils are taught about how to keep themselves safe and about what to do if they have any concerns. We also teach them and display information about local and national charities (e.g. NSPCC Childline) that they can contact for confidential advice.
TIBHS also subscribes to Operation Encompass, a unique Police and Education early intervention safeguarding partnership which ensures that a child’s school is informed, prior to the start of the next school day, that there has been an incident of Domestic Abuse to which the child or young person has been exposed, and which might then have an impact on them in school the following day.
A member of the School Leadership Team is the Designated Senior Person for safeguarding. We also have a designated lead governor for child protection on the Governing Body.
Click here to download our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
Click here to download our Behaviour (Anti-Bullying) Policy
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Miss Samina Yakub
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads: Mr Mohsin Patel & Mr Zakir Mitha
Tootoot
Tootoot gives our students a discrete and confidential way to speak up about their concerns, no matter how big or small.
Tootoot has been used by students to talk about incidents of bullying, cyberbullying, self-harm, domestic abuse, and mental health concerns.
If you have a concern that needs to be raised, log on to your Tootoot account at:
https://tauheedulislamboyshighschool.tootoot.co.uk/login