The School has the following trained members of staff fulfilling the role of Designated Senior Person (DSP) who has responsibility for Child Protection matters within the School; Our DSP is Heena Ghadvi. Our Deputy DSPs (DDSP) are Ayshen Wilson, Angela Smart, Caroline Gordon and Lyndsey Jennings.
Oakmere is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for children, staff and visitors and promoting a climate where children and adults will feel confident about sharing any concerns which they may have about their own safety or the well-being of others. We aim to safeguard and promote the welfare of children by protecting them from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.
Using Images Safely and Responsibly
We all enjoy and treasure images of our family and friends. Our new born baby, first steps, family events, holidays and school events are moments we all like to capture in photos or on video.
We then have the added and exciting dimension of adding our images and video to our social network, such as Facebook, WhatsApp, TikTok, YouTube and many other online websites. This means that we can easily share our photos and video with family and friends.
Whilst this is naturally useful, in schools and educational settings we do need to protect and safeguard all children and staff in our school, including those who do not want to have their images stored online.
Online Images and Video
What should we think about before adding online any images or video? Are there any risks?
Some Facts
- Once online any image or video can be copied and stay online forever.
- Some children are at risk and MUST NOT have their image put online. Not all members of the school community will know who they are.
- Some people do not want their images online for personal or religious reasons. Some children and staff may have a complex family background which means that image sharing online can have unforeseen consequences.
- We must all ‘Think before we post’ online
At Oakmere Primary School we are happy for parents and carers to take photos and video of the school production for personal use but request that these images are not distributed or put online. This is to protect all members of the school community.