Kemsing Primary School is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all students, staff and visitors.

Our Designated safeguarding lead is Mr Tom Hardwick and Mrs Brown & Mrs Purkiss are our deputy designated safeguarding officers. If you have any concerns relating to the wellbeing or safety of a child please speak directly to them.

If you wish to raise a safeguarding issue or concern within school, please contact our safeguarding team via safeguarding@kemsing.kent.sch.uk 

Please follow the link below to visit our policies page where you will find our Safeguarding policies.

Other useful contact numbers:

Local Authority Designated Officers - 0300 041 0888, E: kentchildrenslado@kent.gov.uk

Emergency Out of Hours - Integrated Front Door - 0300 041 1111 or the police

Prevent - 0207 340 7264

NSPCC Reporting Line - 0808 800 5000

NSPCC Whistleblowing Line - 0800 028 0285

Area Safeguarding Advisor - Anup Kandola - 0300 041 7865, E: anup.kandola@theeducationpeople.org

Safeguarding Admin Support - Rachel Unsworth - 0300 041 2445

Parent Volunteers

Parent volunteers are required to have a full DBS check.  Please contact the school office by email (E: office@kemsing.kent.sch.uk) for more information.  All helpers will attend safeguarding training with one of the designated safeguarding leads.

Outside Organisations

We work with outside organisations and agencies to enhance our safeguarding procedures, such as Kent Police Operation Encompass and the NSPCC.