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Safeguarding at ESA

Ensuring every child has a safe space to learn

At ESA we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare, physical and mental health, and safety of our pupils by creating and maintaining an open, safe, caring and supportive atmosphere, where the wellbeing of the child/children is paramount.

Our school is a place where students can focus on learning and personal growth, free from fear or harm. Through our stringent safeguarding protocols, our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Safeguarding Team oversee a secure and supportive environment where every student feels valued and protected. Our Safeguarding Team meets weekly to ensure a consistent approach throughout the school year.

The school uses CPOMS – a specialized software solution for schools designed to manage, record, and monitor safeguarding, pastoral, and wellbeing incidents effectively. It helps strengthen child protection efforts by consolidating data, ensuring no concerns are missed, and allowing for early intervention to support students.

At ESA, safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility
Our commitment to safeguarding and the welfare of children

At ESA, safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility

Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families has a role to play. No single professional can have a full picture of a child’s needs and circumstances. If children and families are to receive the right help at the right time, everyone who comes into contact with them has a role to play in identifying concerns, sharing information and taking prompt action.

In order to fulfil this responsibility effectively, all professionals should make sure their approach is child centred. This means that they should consider, at all times, what is in the best interests of the child, taking into consideration the views and wishes of the child.

All staff should be aware that children may not feel ready or know how to tell someone that they are being abused, exploited, or neglected and/or they may not recognize their experiences as harmful.

The English School of Asturias is committed to safeguarding all students’ well-being in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which sets out the rights that need to be realized for children to develop their full potential, free from hunger and want, neglect and abuse.

Our commitment to safeguarding and the welfare of children

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined for the purposes of this policy as:

To provide help and support to meet children’s needs as soon as problems arise
To protect children from abuse, whether within or outside the home, including in the digital environment
To prevent the deterioration of children’s mental and physical health or their development
To ensure that children grow up in circumstances that allow for safe and effective care
Promote the upbringing of children with their biological parents or, failing that, with their family network through a kinship care arrangement, wherever possible and where this is in the best interests of the children
Take steps to ensure that all children achieve the best possible outcomes
Proactively teach pupils about child protection
Ensure that systems and procedures are in place to protect pupils
Act in the best interests of the child
Maintain ‘professional curiosity’ and consult the CPWC when there are concerns about one or more children

To read our complete Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, please visit the policies page.

Qustodio

Qustodio is a digital wellbeing application designed to help parents monitor and manage their children’s online activities. Qustodio provides digital safety and management tools for families through the "My School" offer, covering their child's school-issued device and one personal device per student. Parents connect via qustodio.com/my-school using their school-registered email to monitor student activity and control filtering rules. This enables guardians to manage features like internet pausing, browsing history, content filtering, and time limits for school devices, while offering safe search and app blocking for the personal device, along with a 3-day free trial of Qustodio Premium Complete.

School policies

At ESA, we believe that a well-structured and transparent school environment helps create a positive learning experience for all students. This section provides easy access to our school policies.

See our policies