Visitors

Safety Information for Visitors

We hope that your visit will be enjoyable, informative and safe.

Please help us by reading and complying with the guidance below, which is intended to ensure your health and safety and the safety of others whilst at Phillimore Community Primary School. If you have any questions after reading this, please do not hesitate to ask a member of staff to help you.

Security

All visitors and contractors coming into the school must report to Reception.

Please sign in using our electronic visitor system (clear instructions on how to do this will appear on the screen). A photograph of your face will be taken, and a self-adhesive visitor ID pass generated. Please make sure your ID is clearly visible to staff and students.

If it is possible for you to have unsupervised contact with children, the school receptionist will ask you to produce your DBS certificate or details thereof, together with proof of identification, i.e. Passport or driving licence. Without this, you may not be granted access.

You must sign in on each occasion you visit the school.

Please log out of our visitor system at the end of your visit and dispose of your visitor ID in the bin provided.

Photographs

Visitors are prohibited from taking photographs whilst on the school site.

Fire & Evacuation

• Your host will explain what to do in the case of emergencies and fire alarms.
• The alarm is a continuous bell. You must leave the building by the nearest exit.
• Stay with your host as they will escort you to the assembly point and ensure that you are recorded as present by the administration staff.
• The assembly point is in the main schoolyard.
• Do not take any personal risks.
• You must not re-enter the building until told it is safe to do so

First Aid

If you need first aid or feel unwell, please go to the main school office (where you signed in).

Health & Safety

Contractors must ensure that they are fully conversant with the safety rules and regulations to be observed by contractors working on site.

As a visitor to our school, it is essential that you follow any health and safety guidelines that may apply. By doing so, you will assist us in meeting the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974.

Smoking

Phillimore Community Primary School operates a no-smoking policy. Please do not smoke anywhere on the school site.

Safeguarding Guidance for Visitors to the School

Adults visiting or working on the school site play an important part in the life of the school. You can play a part in keeping students safe whilst working at, or visiting, the school by observing the following guidelines:

• Do not initiate verbal or physical contact with children unless it is appropriate and a part of the agreed reason for your visit.
• Do not give any personal information to parents, such as your mobile number or address. Do not provide parents with your personal email address; only provide your professional work email if necessary as part of your visit.
• If you have any concerns that a student may be at risk of harm, report it immediately to the Designated Safeguarding Lead - Mrs Rebecca Sutton, who can be contacted via the main school office. Do not discuss your concerns with the child, and do not carry out an investigation.
• If a child makes a disclosure to you, do not promise confidentiality. Explain that you will need to talk to someone else. Inform the Designated Safeguarding Lead - Mrs Rebecca Sutton, of your concerns immediately.

For further guidance, the school’s child protection policy can be found here https://www.phillimoreprimary.school/safeguarding/

Thank you for helping to keep Phillimore Community Primary School safe.