Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.

Trust safeguarding vision:

Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do for all members of our Trust community. Fostering a secure environment that empowers and protects, ensuring positive outcomes and wellbeing for everyone, irrespective of their needs or their background.

In the event of an urgent safeguarding issue, please contact a member of our DSL (Designated Safeguarding Lead) team detailed below on 01924 326 700. 

Our 24/25 Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available on the policies page.

Further information about safeguarding can also be found on the following websites:

Kirklees Safeguarding Children Partnership

NSPCC

Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP)

Advice and support for you and your family - Early Support Service

Online Safety 

Hyrstmount Junior School is committed to promoting the safe and responsible use of the internet. 

We understand that it is increasingly difficult to keep up with the ways that our children are using new and ever-changing technologies.  Our children are immersed in a society that has become dependent on powerful computers, including smartphones, iPads, interactive online games and virtual communities.  Whilst the internet can be an extremely useful tool, it can also put children at risk of exposure to inappropriate content and behaviours.

It is important that parents/carers are kept up to date with the information about social media and gaming, so that you can make informed decisions about your child's access to platforms and how to monitor their use. 

Family Agreement

Creating a family agreement is a great way to start positive family conversations around safe and responsible internet use, and to agree clear expectations and boundaries.

Useful Links

We do lots of work in computing lessons to ensure our learners are always safe when using the internet. Please have a look at the links below to help ensure your children are safe when using the internet at home. Technology will keep changing, so it's important to keep yourself up to date.

Parent/carer control guides
User guides for parents/carers on how to set parental controls on devices, social media, gaming, home broadband and search engines. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select the relevant drop-down box to find your guide.

Childnet - help and advice for patents/carers
Lots of useful information for parents/carers on a variety of subjects, including, digital wellbeing, online bullying and apps.

CEOP Education
A wide variety of information for parents/carers on online safety.

360safe Accreditation
At Hyrstmount Junior School, we are committed to keeping everyone who is a member of our school community safe. That is why we review our online safety practices using 360safe.