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This school will safeguard and actively promote the welfare of children who are pupils at the school, incompliance with DFE guidance, “Keeping Children Safe in Education” September 2016. In situations where need or child abuse is suspected, our paramount responsibility is to the child through creating a positive safeguarding culture in which any child adult or parent may raise a concern confident that it will be listened to.

The policy is also written in line with the Child Protection Procedures of the Children and Family Services of the London Borough of Harrow; the local Safeguarding Children Board, with whom contact is maintained and the London Safeguarding Children Board.

This policy is operated in accordance with the following legislation.  The Children Act 1989 (Section 17 &87), amended by the Care Standards Act 2000, states that, “Where a school or college provides accommodation for any child, it shall be the duty of the relevant person to safeguard and protect the child’s welfare.” The Education Act 2002 (Section 157) extended this to apply to all independent schools.  The Children Act 2004 makes clear that inter-agency cooperation is a legal requirement and that everyone who comes into contact with children and their families in their everyday work have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.  Quainton Hall School is therefore committed to the principle that all children remain safe and free from harm and is guided in its procedures outlined in ‘What To Do If You’re Worried that A Child Is Being Abused’. (HM Government. 2006a) In accordance with the statutory Guidance ‘Working together to safeguard children’ March 2015 every member of staff is trained and understands their role to play in safeguarding children. The teacher standards 2012 define safeguarding as part of the staffs’ professional duties. The policy is in accordance with the local interagency procedure and Information Sharing guidelines (page 15).

As a registered setting (in our nursery) the school will inform OFSTED of any allegations of serious harm or abuse by any person living, working or looking after children at the premises, or elsewhere or any other abuse which is alleged to have taken place on the premises and of the action taken in respect of these allegations.  This will take place within 14 days.

The Designated Safeguarding Lead is the Deputy Headmaster, Mr Joel Wood who can be contacted by telephone on 020 8861 8853 and is his absence Mrs Tracie Doe (Head of Early Years). They have status and authority to take responsibility for child protection matters. The designated Governor who oversees the process is Mr Andrew Lee.

The nominated designated persons are required to undertake training and updating in child protection matters and inter-agency working, every two years.

All other staff involved in working with young people are required to undertake appropriate training every three years.

Review of Policy

It is the responsibility of the School to review this policy annually with the whole staff and this review needs to be placed before the Board of Governors for approval.  Training needs are assessed regularly, in addition to the 2 and 3 year training cycles for all staff.  Any deficiencies or weaknesses in the School’s child protection procedures, including staff training, will be remedied without delay and recorded.

Governors are required to undergo basic Child Protection Training and the designated Child Protection Governor should be trained to Level 3 standard.

The Needs of Children

The school will ensure
(a)    protection for each child against suffering significant harm and
(b)    the satisfactory development and growth of each child in 5 categories:

  •  social
  •  moral
  •  spiritual
  •  emotional
  •  physical

Protection of Children
The school will take
(a)    appropriate actions to address concerns about welfare
(b)    reasonable measures to minimise risks of harm, namely:

  • risk of accident or injury to children in our care
  • risk of children being abused, bullied, lost or taken by someone
  • risk of children becoming significantly distressed or upset risk of children suffering any form of harm that a reasonable person would consider significant rather than negligible

Child Safety
The school recognises that, to feel safe, children need to have

  • self-awareness, leading to an understanding of themselves
  • awareness of school values
  • understanding of what makes them feel safe
  • knowledge of how to take action in any unsafe situation
  • confidence in the adults entrusted with their care
  • knowledge of when presence from others threatens personal safety

Abuse and Neglect
This can be caused by trusted adults, family members, strangers and other children and takes the form of:

  • Physical abuse
  • Sexual abuse
  • Emotional abuse
  • Emotional neglect

All of which can lead to bullying, including inappropriate use of technology (Cyber bullying)

The school tries to prevent abuse and neglect by

  • dealing with the risks
  • dealing with bullying (see separate Policy on the Prevention of Bullying)
  • allowing access for all pupils to all members of staff at all times
  • having a clear complaints procedure (see Staff Handbook)
  • being aware of risky times and places
  • reporting allegations and suspicions
  • having regulated use of mobile phones and the Internet
  • having a structured programme of PSCHE
  • Creating an open safeguarding culture

All staff are made aware of the signs of abuse and to look for children who exhibit

  • sudden changes in behaviour
  • extreme mood swings
  • depression and withdrawal
  • unwillingness to be involved
  • unwillingness to communicate

All staff are made aware of the signs of neglect and to look for children who exhibit poor appearance and hygiene, such as

  • Be smelly
  • Have unwashed clothes
  • Have inadequate clothing (Winter coat)
  • Seem hungry or turn up to school without having breakfast

Health and development problems, such as

  • Untreated injuries, medical and dental issues
  • Repeated accidental injuries caused by a lack of supervision
  • Recurring illnesses or infections
  • Not been given required medicines and vaccinations
  • Poor muscle tone or prominent joints
  • Skin sores, rashes, flea bites, scabies or ringworm
  • Thin or swollen tummy
  • Tiredness
  • Poor language, communication or social skills

Via appropriate compulsory INSET training. (All staff have copies of KCSIE 2016 Part One and have access to the whole document: read-write, Safeguarding, Pastoral and Welfare, Child Protection)

Significant Harm

There is no absolute criteria on which to rely when judging what constitutes significant harm. Under s31 (10) of the Children Act 2004, the question of whether harm suffered by a child is significant relates specifically to the child's health and development. Their health or development should be compared with that which could reasonably be expected of a similar child and the parenting that we would reasonably expect them to receive from their parent/carer.

 To understand and identify significant harm, it is necessary to consider:

  • The nature of harm, in terms of mistreatment or failure to provide adequate care,
  • The impact on the child's health and development,
  • The child's development within the context of their family and wider environment,
  • Any special needs, such as a medical condition, communication impairment or disability, that may affect the child's development and care within the family,
  • The capacity of parents to meet adequately the child's needs, and the wider environmental family context.

The Department of Health defines abuse as:

Abuse is a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by any other person or persons. Abuse may consist of single or repeated acts.  It may be physical, verbal or psychological, it may be an act of neglect or an omission to act, or it may occur when a vulnerable person is persuaded to enter into a financial or sexual transaction to which he or she has not consented, or cannot consent.
Abuse can occur in any relationship and may result in significant harm, or exploitation of, the person subjected to it.
It may be caused by anyone who has power over the person.  The person responsible for the abuse is very often well known to the person being abused and could be; a spouse; partner; son; daughter; relative; friend; carer or neighbour; a paid carer or volunteer; a health worker; social care or other worker; another resident or service user; an occasional visitor or someone who is providing a service.  It can be caused by a person deliberately intending to harm, failing to take the right action or through their ignorance.  It can involve one or a number of people.

Response to Disclosures and Allegations
The school has an agreed procedure for all staff to adopt; failure to do so might result in disciplinary action being taken against that member of staff. A copy of the procedure can be found in the Staff Handbook.

Guidance to Staff

Staff members working with children are advised to maintain an attitude of ‘it could happen here’ where safeguarding is concerned. When concerned about the welfare of a child, staff members should always act in the interests of the child.  The staff Code of Conduct which can be found in the staff hand book should be read in conjunction with this policy and the whistle blowing policy.

All staff are made aware of what is expected of them (see Staff Handbook). In addition to this they are made aware of situations about which extreme care is required:

  • sensitive areas such as toilets, showers and changing rooms
  • the need to “supervise” rather than “watch”
  • when alone with a child
  • appropriate physical contact
  • showing favouritism or currying favour
  • the need to be consistent
  • the need for unambiguous behaviour towards children
  • the need to understand confidentiality
  • respect for children’s privacy
  • what information to be shared with colleagues

If in doubt, members of staff are asked to seek advice from the Deputy Headmaster.

Staff Employment
The School follows Safer Recruitment Guidelines for the appointment of all staff.
All staff appointments are confirmed only after completion of all statutory checks and in line with all statutory requirements. Staff recruitment is in accordance with the schools safer recruitment policy.

The Head of Early Years, Deputy Head and Bursar have completed a Safer Recruitment Training Course.

Safer recruitment enshrines any recruitment of staff. The Headmaster should be informed of any member of staff who is selected for interview. No recruitment of any member if staff may take place without first consulting the Headmaster.

Allegations against a Member of Staff or Volunteer
Page 12 lists the procedure adopted in the case of an allegation being made against an employee or volunteer.

Quainton Hall School will ensure that wherever staff from another organisation or agency are working with pupils in the school, that the appropriate checks and assurances have been received from the competent authorities within the organisation/s and that the appropriate Child Protection checks and procedures apply to these staff.

The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) has received relevant training and this is updated every two years.  All other staff who have contact with children receive training in Child Protection every three years. This training may be delivered in-house, by the LSCB or by Staff INSET. A record of this training is kept by the bursar and monitored by the SMT.

All new staff undergo a staff induction programme, managed by a mentor and this includes awareness of child protection issues. They will also, as appropriate be placed onto the cycle of training and training renewal.  All staff, temporary staff and volunteers are made aware of the signs of abuse and know to whom they should report any concerns or suspicions.  In doing so, they should seek advice and support as necessary from any of the three named designated persons for Child Protection.  Information is contained in the school’s safeguarding policy, the staff handbook and via training.

At the start of each year the designated safeguarding lead will cover all relevant points regarding working with children and safeguarding responsibilities. This will be done with the whole (staff teaching, admin, maintenance and kitchen etc.) during the first staff meeting of term.

The Safeguarding Policy can be found on the school website. It is always available to parents and interested parties.

The School has adopted a policy on whistleblowing to enable members of staff to raise concerns internally and in a confidential fashion. The policy can be found on the Staff read/write drive, academic/policies/safeguarding.

Disqualification by association
Quainton Hall School has early year provision and all staff come in to contact with children under the age of 8. This being the case staff can be disqualified by association. (Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2006. Staff may not work at Quainton Hall if they or others in their household have been ‘disqualified’.

The grounds for disqualification are not only that a person is barred from working with
children (included on the children’s barred list) but also include, in summary, that:

  • They have been cautioned for, convicted of or charged with certain violent and
  • sexual criminal offences against children and adults, at home or abroad
  • Other orders have been made against them relating to their care of children© Independent Schools Inspectorate 2014
  • They have had their registration cancelled in relation to childcare or children’s homes or have been disqualified from private fostering
  • They are living in the same household where another person who is disqualified lives.
  • Disqualification occurs as soon as the above criteria are met, for example, as soon as a caution or conviction occurs, even before the person is formally included on the children’s barred list.

To identify people caught by the “by association” rule, Quainton Hall School will ask every member of staff to complete the ‘Staff Suitability Self-Declaration Form’ which will be kept by the Bursar. The declaration form will be completed by staff annually.

Pupil training

The school will educate the pupils on awareness of Safeguarding Issues through, PSHCE lessons, assemblies and presentations. Agencies such as ‘Childnet’ will give advice yearly.

Specific safeguarding issues

Expert and professional organisations are best placed to provide up-to-date guidance and practical support on specific safeguarding issues. For example NSPCC offers information for schools and colleges on the TES website and also on its own website Schools and colleges can also access broad government guidance on the issues listed below via the GOV.UK website:

  • Child sexual exploitation (CSE)
  • Bullying including cyberbullying
  • Domestic violence
  • Peer on Peer Abuse
  • Drugs
  • Fabricated or induced illness
  • Faith abuse
  • Female genital mutilation (FGM)
  • Forced marriage
  • Gangs and youth violence
  • Ggender-based violence/violence against women and girls (VAWG)
  • Mental health
  • Private fostering
  • Radicalisation
  • Sexting
  • Teenage relationship abuse
  • Trafficking
  • Internet safety
  • Children Missing in Education or Missing from Home/Care

Further information on Female Genital Mutilation Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs. It is illegal in the UK and a form of child abuse with long-lasting harmful consequences. Professionals in all agencies, and individuals and groups in relevant communities, need to be alert to the possibility of a girl being at risk of FGM, or already having suffered FGM.

Indicators - There is a range of potential indicators that a girl may be at risk of FGM. Warning signs that FGM may be about to take place, or may have already taken place, can be found on pages 16-17 of the Multi-Agency Practice Guidelines.

Actions - If staff have a concern they should activate local safeguarding procedures, using existing national and local protocols for multi-agency liaison with police and children’s social care. When mandatory reporting commences in October 2015 these procedures will remain when dealing with concerns regarding the potential for FGM to take place. Where a teacher discovers that an act of FGM appears to have been carried out on a girl who is aged under 18, there will be a statutory duty upon that individual to report it to the police. Those failing to report such cases will face disciplinary sanctions. It will be rare for teachers to see visual evidence, and they should not be examining pupils, but the same definition of what is meant by “to discover that an act of FGM appears to have been carried out” is used for all professionals to whom this mandatory reporting duty applies. The Mandatory reporting duty will commence in October 2015. Once introduced, teachers must report to the police cases where they discover that an act of FGM appears to have been carried out. Unless the teacher has a good reason not to, they should still consider and discuss any such case with the school’s designated safeguarding lead and involve children’s social care as appropriate.

Training – The DSL will attend the Harrow LSCB update training.

Prevent Duty

Protecting children from the risk of radicalisation should be seen as part of schools’ wider safeguarding duties, and is similar in nature to protecting children from other forms of harm and abuse. During the process of radicalisation it is possible to intervene to prevent vulnerable people being radicalised. Radicalisation refers to the process by which a person comes to support terrorism and forms of extremism

There is no single way of identifying an individual who is likely to be susceptible to an extremist ideology. Extremism is vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. We also include in our definition of extremism calls for the death of members of our armed forces, whether in this country or overseas.

Specific background factors may contribute to vulnerability which are often combined with specific influences such as family, friends or online, and with specific needs for which an extremist or terrorist group may appear to provide an answer. The internet and the use of social media in particular has become a major factor in the radicalisation of young people. As with managing other safeguarding risks, staff should be alert to changes in children’s behaviour which could indicate that they may be in need of help or protection. School staff should use their professional judgement in identifying children who might be at risk of radicalisation and act proportionately which may include making a referral to the Channel programme.

From 1 July 2015 specified authorities, including all schools as defined in the summary of this guidance, are subject to a duty under section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (“the CTSA 2015”), in the exercise of their functions, to have “due regard13 to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism”14. This duty is known as the Prevent duty. It applies to a wide range of public-facing bodies. Bodies to which the duty applies must have regard to statutory guidance issued under section 29 of the CTSA 2015 (“the Prevent guidance”). Paragraphs 57-76 of the Prevent guidance are concerned specifically with schools (but also cover childcare).

The statutory Prevent guidance summarises the requirements on schools in terms of four general themes:

Risk assessment, working in partnership, staff training and IT policies.

  • Schools are expected to assess the risk of children being drawn into terrorism, including support for extremist ideas that are part of terrorist ideology. This means being able to demonstrate both a general understanding of the risks affecting children and young people in the area and a specific understanding of how to identify individual children who may be at risk of radicalisation and what to do to support them. Schools and colleges should have clear procedures in place for protecting children at risk of radicalisation. These procedures may be set out in existing safeguarding policies. It is not necessary for schools and colleges to have distinct policies on implementing the Prevent duty.
  • The Prevent duty builds on existing local partnership arrangements. For example, governing bodies and proprietors of all schools should ensure that their safeguarding arrangements take into account the policies and procedures of Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs).
  • The Prevent guidance refers to the importance of Prevent awareness training to equip staff to identify children at risk of being drawn into terrorism and to 13 According to the Prevent duty guidance ‘having due regard’ means that the authorities should place an appropriate amount of weight on the need to prevent people being drawn into terrorism when they consider all the other factors relevant to how they carry out their usual functions.
  • To ensure that children are safe from terrorist and extremist material when accessing the internet in schools suitable filtering is in place and is monitored by MJS. The filtering used at QHS is Beebug’s adaptation of a standard product called Smoothwall.

Child Net or a similar company will present a yearly Internet safety workshop and parent seminar. The Department for Education has also published advice for schools on the Prevent duty. The advice is intended to complement the Prevent guidance and signposts other sources of advice and support.

School staff should understand when it is appropriate to make a referral to the Channel programme.

Channel is a programme which focuses on providing support at an early stage to people who are identified as being vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism. It provides a mechanism for schools to make referrals if they are concerned that an individual might be vulnerable to radicalisation.

Training – The Headmaster and DSL will attend the Harrow LSCB update training.

Child Protection and Allegations of Child Abuse

Procedural Guidelines

Child abuse can fall within the following categories:

  • Physical Abuse
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Neglect
  • Emotional Abuse

PHYSICAL ABUSE is a form of abuse which may involve hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning or scalding, drowning, suffocating or otherwise causing physical harm to a child. Physical harm may also be caused when a parent or carer fabricates the symptoms of, or deliberately induces, illness in a child.

SEXUAL ABUSE involves forcing or enticing a child or young person to take part in sexual activities, not necessarily involving a high level of violence, whether or not the child is aware of what is happening. The activities may involve physical contact, including assault by penetration (for example rape or oral sex) or non-penetrative acts such as masturbation, kissing, rubbing and touching outside of clothing. They may also include non-contact activities, such as involving children in looking at, or in the production of, sexual images, watching sexual activities, encouraging children to behave in sexually inappropriate ways, or grooming a child in preparation for abuse (including via the internet). Sexual abuse is not solely perpetrated by adult males. Women can also commit acts of sexual abuse, as can other children.

NEGLECT is the persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical and/or psychological needs, likely to result in the serious impairment of the child’s health or development. Neglect may occur during pregnancy as a result of maternal substance abuse. Once a child is born, neglect may involve a parent or carer failing to: provide adequate food, clothing and shelter (including exclusion from home or abandonment); protect a child from physical and emotional harm or danger; ensure adequate supervision (including the use of inadequate care-givers); or ensure access to appropriate medical care or treatment. It may also include neglect of, or unresponsiveness to, a child’s basic emotional needs.

EMOTIONAL ABUSE is the persistent emotional maltreatment of a child such as to cause severe and adverse effects on the child’s emotional development. It may involve conveying to a child that they are worthless or unloved, inadequate, or valued only insofar as they meet the needs of another person. It may include not giving the child opportunities to express their views, deliberately silencing them or ‘making fun’ of what they say or how they communicate. It may feature age or developmentally inappropriate expectations being imposed on children. These may include interactions that are beyond a child’s developmental capability as well as overprotection and limitation of exploration and learning, or preventing the child participating in normal social interaction. It may involve seeing or hearing the ill-treatment of another. It may involve serious bullying (including cyber bullying), causing children frequently to feel frightened or in danger, or the exploitation or corruption of children. Some level of emotional abuse is involved in all types of maltreatment of a child, although it may occur alone.

Any member of staff suspecting that a child has been abused, neglected, or that pastoral care of that child is lacking must immediately inform the Deputy Head – Joel Wood, or, in his absence the Head of Early Years – Tracie Doe, via a completed Child Protection Form, which can be obtained from the Pro forma Document Store in the staffroom.

Anyone with concerns about the well-being or safety of a child should seek advice from Joel Wood or Tracie Doe

If, at any point, there is a risk of immediate serious harm/abuse to a child a referral should be made to the Children’s Social care immediately. There should is no need for prior consultation, but speak to the DSL and Headmaster as soon as possible. Anybody can make a referral. If the child’s situation does not appear to be improving the staff member with concerns should press for re-consideration. Concerns should always lead to help for the child at some point.

When a child makes a disclosure, it is important to

  • Listen carefully to the child.  Accept what you are told and remain objective.
  • Refrain from questioning, except to clarify meaning.  No suggestions or leading questions must be put to the child.
  • Explain to the child that you cannot promise confidentiality and will need to inform the DSL about the allegations/concerns so that he/she can contact people whose job it is to keep children safe.  Reassure the child that they have done the right thing and acknowledge the child’s courage in deciding to disclose the information.
  • Record carefully what has been said by the child, what you have said or observed.  Do this as soon as possible after the meeting.  Keep pictures drawn by the child and draw a diagram of any physical injuries observed.
  • Notes should be taken which should be signed, timed and dated.

Remember – Receive information – Reassure – React – Explain and record.

A help sheet is in the Child Protection Folder and on display in the Staffroom read-write:\Safeguarding, Pastoral and Welfare\Child Protection

The Deputy Headmaster or Head of Early Years should contact Harrow Children and Family Services to seek further advice prior to making a referral using the CAF (Common Assessment Framework) Form.

•    the criteria, including the level of need, for when a case should be referred to local authority children’s social care for assessment and for statutory services under:

o    section 17 of the Children Act 1989 (children in need);
o    section 47 of the Children Act 1989 (reasonable cause to suspect children suffering or likely to suffer significant harm);

(Once a referral has been made to the children’s social care and it is assessed that the child and family would benefit from a coordinated support the LSCB guidelines on multi-agency working come into practice and the school (Quainton Hall) would form part of this agency).

The matter of how/when to inform the parents of the investigation will be responsibility of Children’s Social Care.

Record Keeping

When a child protection concern has been identified, reported or disclosed, the member of staff receiving tis information should:

  1. Make brief notes as soon as possible. Use the back of the Disclosure Sheet initially and then the school Child Protection Referral Form. (Shared-drive, Safeguarding, Pastoral and Welfare, and in the Staff Room).
  2. Not destroy any original notes – these are sometimes required by a court.
  3. Record the date, time, place and noticeable non-verbal behaviour and the words used by the child.
  4. Draw a diagram to indicate the position of any visible injuries.
  5. Record statements and observations rather than interpreting
  6. or assumptions.
  7. Sign and date your notes.
  8. All notes and records must be given to the DSL promptly and before leaving school.

The Child Protection Files are kept in the locked filing cabinet in the Headmasters study. The DSL and Bursar know where the keys are kept. A folder of concerns and records that are no longer ‘live’ is also kept in the same cabinet drawer.
The Assistant Head (Academic), Kathryn Beevor keeps a record of all staff CPD, on the shared drive, including Child Protection Training
Action when a child has made a disclosure; has suffered or is likely to suffer harm: (Anybody can make a referral)

Allegations against a member of staff

If an allegation of child abuse concerns a member of staff, the referral should go directly to the Headmaster, who will deal with the matter in the manner prescribed in the employee’s contract of employment

This procedure follows the guidance in “Keeping Children Safe in Education” published by the DfES, effective from 5th September 2016. (This is statutory guidance from the Department for Education issued under Section 175, Education Act 2002, the Education (Independent School Standards) England) Regulations 2010 as amended by SI 2012/2962 and the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 2011. Schools and colleges must have regard to it when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children).

  1. Any allegation should be reported immediately to the Headmaster, unless the allegation is against the Headmaster, in which case it should be referred to the Chair of Governors, Mrs V Baron.
  2. The Headmaster will report the allegation to the Harrow Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) on the same day if the member of staff or volunteer has  A) behaved in a way that has harmed a child, or may have harmed a child.  B) possibly committed a criminal offence against, or related to, a child; or C) behaved towards a child or children in a way that indicates (s)he is unsuitable to work with children. If the allegation involves staff in EYFS to EYFS lead will inform OFSTED.
  3. The LADO will discuss the matter with the Headmaster and obtain full details of the allegation and circumstances in which it was made.  This discussion will also establish whether there is evidence or information supporting the veracity of the allegation.  The Headmaster will not investigate the allegation at this stage.
  4. If the allegation is found to have substance and there is cause to suspect that a child is suffering or is likely to suffer significant harm, the LADO will refer to Children’s Social Care, who will implement a strategy discussion to be convened at once; this discussion will include the LADO and the Headmaster.
  5. If there is no cause to suspect significant harm is an issue, but a criminal offence might have been committed, the LADO will inform the Police immediately and convene a similar discussion to decide whether a Police investigation is required; this discussion will include the school and any other agencies involved with the child.
  6. If the initial consideration decides the allegation does not involve a possible criminal offence, the school will deal with it.  In such cases, if the nature of the allegation does not require formal disciplinary action, the Headmaster will institute an appropriate action within three working days.  If a disciplinary hearing is required and can be held without further investigation, the hearing will be held within 15 working days.
  7. Where further investigation is required to inform consideration of disciplinary action, the Headmaster will discuss with the LADO who will undertake the investigation.  The investigating officer should aim to provide a report to the school within 10 working days.
  8. On receipt of the report of the disciplinary investigation, the Headmaster and Chair of Governors will consult the LADO and decide whether a disciplinary hearing is required within 2 working days.  If a hearing is needed it will be held within 15 working days.
  9. If Children’s Social care has undertaken enquiries to determine whether the child is in need of protection, the Headmaster and Chair of Governors will take account of any relevant information obtained in the course of such inquiries when considering disciplinary action.
  10. The LADO should liaise with the school to monitor progress of the case and provide advice or support when required or requested.
  11. If a criminal investigation is required, the Police will aim to complete their enquiries as quickly, fairly and thoroughly as possible and will keep the progress of the case under review.  They should set, at the outset, a target date for reviewing progress of the case and consulting the CPS about whether to proceed with the investigation, charge the individual with an offence, or close the case.  If possible, that review should take place no later than 4 weeks after the initial action meeting.  Should it be decided to continue with the investigation, dates for subsequent review should be set at that point.
  12. If the Police (and/or CPS) decide not to charge the individual with an offence, or decide to administer a caution, or the person is acquitted by a Court, the Police should aim to pass all information they have which may be relevant to a disciplinary case to the school within 3 working days of the decision.  In such circumstances the school and the LADO will proceed as described in sections 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 above.  If Children’s Social Care has undertaken enquiries to determine whether the child is in need of protection, or any information obtained in the course of those enquiries which is relevant to a disciplinary case will also be passed on to the school.
  13. If the person is convicted of an offence, the Police will inform the employer immediately, so that appropriate action can be taken.
  14. If, on conclusion of the case, the school ceases to use the person’s services, or the person ceases to provide his or her services, the school will consult the LADO about whether a referral to DCSF is required.  If a referral is appropriate, the report will be made within one month.
  15. If, on conclusion of the case, the school ceases to use the person’s services, or the person ceases to provide his or her services, the school will the DBS and the NCTL.

Child Protection File

The file can be located in a Headmaster’s office filing cabinet. The following staff know where the key is kept: Headmaster, Deputy Head and Bursar.

The seven golden rules to sharing information
1. Remember that the Data Protection Act 1998 and human rights law are not barriers to justified information sharing, but provide a framework to ensure that personal information about living individuals is shared appropriately.
2. Be open and honest with the individual (and/or their family where appropriate) from the outset about why, what, how and with whom information will, or could be shared, and seek their agreement, unless it is unsafe or inappropriate to do so.
3. Seek advice from other practitioners if you are in any doubt about sharing the information concerned, without disclosing the identity of the individual where possible.
4. Share with informed consent where appropriate and, where possible, respect the wishes of those who do not consent to share confidential information. You may still share information without consent if, in your judgement, there is good reason to do so, such as where safety may be at risk. You will need to base your judgement on the facts of the case. When you are sharing or requesting personal information from someone, be certain of the basis upon which you are doing so. Where you have consent, be mindful that an individual might not expect information to be shared.
5. Consider safety and well-being: Base your information sharing decisions on considerations of the safety and well-being of the individual and others who may be affected by their actions.
6. Necessary, proportionate, relevant, adequate, accurate, timely and secure: Ensure that the information you share is necessary for the purpose for which you are sharing it, is shared only with those individuals who need to have it, is accurate and up-to-date, is shared in a timely fashion, and is shared securely (see principles).
7. Keep a record of your decision and the reasons for it – whether it is to share information or not. If you decide to share, then record what you have shared, with whom and for what purpose.

Best Practice model, direct from Information sharing DFE-00128-2015, March 2015
Important contacts:

DSL – Mr Joel Wood

Deputy DSL and EYFS Lead – Mrs T Doe

Designated Lead Governor  (Safeguarding) - Andrew Lee
LSCB MASH (Referrals)         020 8901 2690 ‘Golden Number’
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004

Expressing Opinions

At the risk of repeating myself, I truly enjoy reading strongly stated opinions. Even if they are contrary to mine

How To Express
The Newcomer Rules have a few examples of how I hope for readers to express themselves, and how not to.

Another example of a reader's opinion came in an e-mail today, which was contrary to my own, but was simply stated as an opinion. I can read her opinion, and get a sense about who she is, and what's she's about. That's a good thing.

So for any of the folks reading this blog, who are less than pleased with some topic, feel free to express yourself. I am open to all expressions of opinion. The only things I don't tolerate are:

- Hateful expressions (they will be deleted and the sender will be banned)
- Demands for me to change what I'm doing (the sender can expected to be insulted)
- Opinions that have already been expressed repeatedly, with no other value added (nothing will happen with these...I just don't like them)

Knitting time has been as rare as hen's teeth, so I've not made significant progress on the new baby blanket.

Here's a close up of the pattern, in case anyone wants a slightly better view.

eBay Yarn Sales
My eBay yarn sales end today, and I'm surprised and pleased at the bidding. I was honestly concerned that eBay bidders wouldn't understand the value of some of these yarns, but they seem to understand it very well.

Mental note: Underestimating the savvy of eBay yarn purchases isn't a good idea.

Check them out here if you haven't had an opportunity.

The final total sales amount of these yarns will determine whether I put up a second batch for sale this coming weekend.

Readers' Comments/Questions
Jessi asks what I will do with my handspun.

When I ordered the processed wool, I only ordered a pound of each type of wool. The place I purchased it, practically guaranteed that I could get more if I wanted it up to a year from my purchase. I will probably finish spinning the pound of Corriedale and get enough more to spin a sweater's worth of yarn. I would love to be able to show off one of my own designs that I had spun the yarn for myself.

Lynn mentioned that she doesn't like the built-in lazy-kate for plying on the Ashford.

I ended up making a lazy-kate from a sturdy shoe box and two knitting needles. I got the idea from one of the many spinning books I studied a month or so ago. It worked great.

Mary asks if I'll be putting pictures of the coned yarn that I ended up keeping instead of selling on eBay.

Yes, I will definitely show you anything I end up with.

Antonio wants to know if I'll make an appearance at Rheinbeck Sheep and Wool.

I haven't decided yet. I would like to go, but that would possibly mean not going to Stitches. I'm deferring this decision for a while because I don't want to deal with saying "no" to either event.

Stephanie asks for more information on the homespun yarn.

I don't have the yarn with me, here in Albany. I'll put up more details when I get home.

Carol S. mentions that she wants a Kromski.

That was the only wheel I actually tried when I was at Maryland Sheep & Wool, and I liked it (even though it was only a single treadle wheel). It was a much more enjoyable spinning experience than the Ashford. I'll need to check them out again now that I know how to spin a little better (I've always had a fondness for Pollacks, like Thaddeus).

Elly had a question on a VERY old post about the mitered square, men's pullover I did in Noro Silk Garden, and whether it was stiff.

Not at all stiff. The silk gives a VERY loose gauge. It makes a fabric on the thinner side, but VERY warm.

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Thursday, May 08, 2014

Mini Blogathon

Very early Monday morning, I will drive a very full car to Upstate NY to stay a week at Easton Mountain Retreat Center.

Daily Blogging

So, starting Monday, I will blog daily for the week...hopefully posting beautiful photos of Easton Mountain and exciting photos of the guys attending the 7th Men's Spring Knitting Retreat.

The retreat doesn't actually start until Thursday, but I will be "retreating" for a few days beforehand.  And I can honestly say, I don't get a lot of knitting done when I'm at the retreat, so there may not be a lot of knitting content (at least not my knitting) in the week of daily blogging.

But I still thought I'd like to document my journey in a week-long travelogue.

So, feel free to ask questions or make requests in comments (which I'll try to address in the Readers' Comments/Questions section).

Current Knitting

I ended up finishing the Koigu Cross Stitch Scarf.

I had forgotten how fun this project was to make and I was honestly surprised at how fast it flew off my needles.  I think I'll have to find a lot more Koigu and make up a batch of these scarves.

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Friday, January 16, 2015

Heels Toes and Koigu

While work is keeping me extremely busy lately, I've still had time to obsess on color and knitting design ideas.

Two Design Tips from QueerJoe

Here are two of the many general rules I try to stick to when I'm designing something new:
  1. When using Koigu's handpainted yarns, I always try to use a slip-stitch pattern and at least two very different colorways of yarn.
  2. When knitting socks with different colored heels and toes, I like my contrasting heel and toe color to be vibrant and the point of garish.
I know these are two very specific rules, but if you're planning on designing with Koigu, or knitting socks with contrasting colored heels and/or toes, it might come in handy, no?

I discovered the first rule when I was designing my first Koigu Cross Stitch Scarf years ago.   I found this stitch pattern that I thought would work great for a scarf, and was too lazy to get up to find to "matching" skeins of Koigu and ending up using two colors that I KNEW would look terrible together (one was pastel-ly with lots of grays and the other was bright an purply/red).  What I found was that the mixing of the stitch pattern melded these two disparate colorways in beautiful ways, and whenever I tried to find matching yarns to make this scarf, the result was much more boring.

Similarly with sock heels and toes, I find loud contrasting colors work very well to show off the subtleness of the sock yarns I use.  Plus, even if it's a complete mistake (which it never has been for me) hardly anyone ever gets to see the toes and heels of my socks when I'm wearing them.

Current Knitting

I found another stitch pattern that I thought would work really well with multiple colors of Koigu, but I think I'm quite wrong.

Since I wasn't sure, I decide to knit up a small girl's top and use that as my test swatch.  I'm going to finish the garment, but I don't think it's going to turn out how I envisioned it.

I also bought some new sock yarn that I'll use as the heel and toe yarn for every sock I knit until I run out of this stuff.

This is Hot Socks Neon yarn and it's a wool/nylon blend.  Can't wait to start my next pair of socks.

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TITLE; Last saturday with them ♥
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 | 7:03 PM | 0 comments
Last saturday, its all about eating~ fattening day nah ~.~
First meal of the day was Subway, one of my favourite breakfast, after finish my half day work, lunch wif my babes at hotbowl, famous of their white curry mee, slurp~ after that we go for yummy claypot chicken rice, irresistable~

Dessert at nite, a cozy restaurant, crepe cottage, their foods and desserts are so delicious~

last but not least, happy hour!!
Im enjoy with them ♥

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I have been neglected my blog for so many years, suddenly feels like to blog again!!

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. 在外面受到委屈的时候，你就回来吧......

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Another night, i cant sleep well.
yesterday even worse, i lye on the bed for 3 hours from 3am.
it affect my memorize system, i cant memorize well those notes.
but i think i can get a pass, i think so.
and cant eat well, usually,
when i go to KFC, i'll eat alazkan fish burger,
but thursday, i cant even eat half of the burger,
i feel very tension about my life.
my life is getting worse since form5 graduated.
i don't know what i really want in my life,
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Recently met some new friends.
all younger and active than me.
glad that i met them,
cause long time doesn't meet so much friends d.
But, my attitude was not good,
deeply apologize to u all.
i didn't realize it until my dear told me so.
i'll try my best to control my attitude. >_<"
Besides, final is coming soon, but i haven't start my revision.
going to start SOON, hehe....
i don't want to postpone my graduation,
hope can graduate by this year end,
and rest a while to learn my driving,
my dear will be my teacher, cause he's good in driving.
not to show off ;P
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our family not used to celebrate it,
some more my brother don't know go where play,
and my parents got their own activity,
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i choose and bought the cake,
i don't like fruit cake, but old ppl like to eat,
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after we tk our dinner only eat cake,
after i eat it, feel so yummy~~
but my stomach cant fit in second piece,
cause im too full!
so plan tml continue my second piece lychee cake, teehee~~
then yam char with bibi, big and small elephant.
play wiss toy at station 1,
i didn't play again this time,
coz i feel my hand is shaky,
not suitable to play it.
took by dear, i took another one better,
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  1. MC

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I'm about to build my own data-logger and wonders if there is a description of the rcz-format so I can create files and import them to the racehrono. Or is this not the correct way to integrate?

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    Right now correct way to integrate DIY data logger is to provide live Bluetooth RFCOMM stream with NMEA 0183 and RaceChrono's own $RC3 sentences. There's no "offline import" facility yet, but it's on my TO-DO list, which would allow you to import a saved file (with same format) afterwards.

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    The RC3 format requires interpolated timestamp field anyways if it's streamed with GPS sentences (NMEA 0183). You can "playback" the file afterwards with Android version (see my first message), which basically imports the pre-recorded session. Proper import functionality coming later.
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Yesterday was my last day at work. I went straight home and to the dentist immediately thereafter in order to pay the man 800 dollars to take 4 of my teeth out. I was so nervous, but I don't remember anything but feeling a sharp poke in my arm from the IV, and then slowly waking up, hearing unfamiliar voices and feeling very confused. Then I heard Stephen's voice and I knew whatever was going on must be ok. I made a groggy attempt to reach my hand out to him and he held my hand and kept talking to me. I slept the whole way home. I remember hearing Stephen saying he was going to the store, and later hearing him say that he brought me a special treat- coconut chicken soup from our favorite Thai restaurant (if you're ever in Denver, please please ask me for directions to this place!).

I slept 4 or 5 hours yesterday afternoon, and another 10 last night. Surprisingly I'm barely swollen at all and I'm not too sore, though my mouth smells like something crawled down my throat and died, and tastes much, much worse. I was allowed to drink a sip of water yesterday morning with my birth control and I brushed my teeth, but I wasn't allowed to eat or drink anything else before the surgery, including gum. I haven't been allowed to brush my teeth since the surgery, until at least 3 today, and my mouth is a foul, terrible place right now. I can't imagine that eating my Thai food is going to improve the situation much, though it's going to be delicious.

I think I might take a Vicodin and go back to sleep. The sooner this is over, the sooner I *get to* start packing. Yippee.

Thursday, September 06, 2007

How to piss me off

My company has hired a woman to take my position next week when I quit, and they have her working the front desk with me to get the hang of things. Given her complete lack of communication skills, it is my opinion that this woman might be a better fit at a fast food restaurant or the shady billing department for Royal Prestige. This woman's name is Chong Mi. She is an interrupter, and an over-talker. She is a conversation usurper (she will take over any conversation and turn herself into the new subject). She talks about herself all day, and she talks TO herself all day. And not like mumbling-under-her-breath talking to herself, either. She just talks out loud in a normal voice, seemingly to no one in particular, and occasionally glances at me to see if I'm listening (I'm not). She also does this thing where if she thinks she's said something kind of funny, she'll pause for a few moments and then say in a slightly higher-pitched voice "I was like...(insert previous comment)!! AHAHAHA!" Chong Mi is driving me CRAZY.

You know when there's a random fly in your house and is just nonchalantly buzzing around, landing on things and playing dumb while you sneak up on it then flying away at the last second? And then buzzing around your head, taunting you? Always BUZZING?!? Chong Mi is like that fly.

I'm just going to walk you through a few of our typical "conversations".

Chong Mi: So, is your husband going to do most of the packing?
Rachel: Well, Stephen is actually working right up to-
Chong Mi: Yeah, My husband isn't a packer. I did most of our packing myself! Ahahahaha! Yeah, he just sat around! Hahaha!

The phone rings. I page Sherry and tell her she has a call on 803. Sherry tries to pick up 801, and the caller hangs up. The phone rings again and Sherry picks up the right line.

Rachel: I think Sherry picked up the wrong line. I guess the caller got tired of waiting and hung up.
Chong Mi: Yeah, maybe.

60 Seconds Later

Chong Mi (in revelatory tone): OH! I know what must have happened. I bet Sherry picked up the wrong line. Ha! Well, there we go.
Rachel: Stunned silence

Chong Mi overheard me talking to someone about Moses- I was worried because he was sick (he's fine now).

Chong Mi: So, is your dog ok? What did the vet say?
Rachel: He's not sure. They want to run some bloodwork and take some X-Rays. They think-
Chong Mi: Oh, yeah I had this cat once that was just so FUNNY- haha- but she was sick and she was really old, and they wanted me to pay 800 dollars for surgery for her, and they weren't sure if she would even live, so we had to put her down, and it was really hard. So I know EXACTLY how you feel. ***nods assuringly***
Rachel: Stunned silence

Stephen stops by the office in the morning, and I feel obligated to introduce him to the bane of my sanity.

Rachel (grudginly): Chong Mi, this is my husband, Stephen.
Stephen (shaking Chong Mi's hand): Hi, it's nice to meet you.
Chong Mi (shaking Stephen's hand): Hi! Good luck with South Carolina!
Stephen: Oh, um. Thanks.
Rachel: Increasingly irritated silence

Dawn walks past the desk and initiates a conversation with Rachel regarding the upcoming move.

Dawn: Well, it sounds like it's going to be a big change for you! I lived down south for a while, and it's very different there.
Rachel: Oh really? Where down South, exactly?
Chong Mi: Yeah, I lived in Tennessee for 6 months and I went crazy! You know, it's so bible belt. And the bugs! Oh my gosh, but I lived in a small town, and I had my little girl with me. But you know (assumes intellectual tone and lectures about the cultural atmosphere in whatever podunk town she lived in for a solid 5 minutes).

I think you get the idea. Chong Mi breaks all my conversation rules which are reasonable and should not have to be explained as they are really only common courtesy.

1. Don't interrupt me.
2. Stop thinking about what you're going to say when you stop hearing the sound of my voice.
3. Respond with something relevant. A few ways to do this are
a) make a comment which reflects the feelings I just described (That must have been hard for you.)
b) share a story or situation which ties in to the one I just described (You know, my brother once did something similar...)
c) A genuine facial expression, laughter, or other non-verbal communication tool
4. Under no circumstances shall you overtalk me by speaking louder and louder until I finally give up.
5. Don't do that asking-a-question-because-you-want-me-to-ask-you-the-same-question thing (example: What are you doing this weekend? Oh cool... uh-huh... Well I'M going to this awesome concert...). If you want to tell me what YOU are doing this weekend, please come right to the point and stop wasting my time with ingenuine conversation.
6. Don't fish for compliments.

There. Rules that are applicable to me, but really, to everyone. This stuff is universal, people.


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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Brazos River Multi-congregation Baptismal Service

What a day this was.  Beautiful scenery, great friends, wonderful music, tasty food, heart-warming baptisms and a God that never fails.   A total of ten people were either baptised for the first time or rededicated their lives to Christ.
A beautiful friend of mine who has been a Christian for years just never baptised chose to join me on this memorable day.  You know the type of friend I mean...I have only VERY casually known her and her family for less that 2 years.  Just in the last month did we set aside the time to get our families together and get to know each other more.  There are some people God gifts into your life that you just IMMEDIATELY feel love for and a connection with.  We truly do have brothers and sisters in Christ.  Amber is for sure my sister.  I love her and her family dearly--immediately.  I was blessed to have them with me on this special day.
In addition to sharing this experience with a dear friend I also got to have one of the most moving experiences of my life.   I got to see my husband submit to the Holy Spirit and obey what God was commanding him to do.  Jason was excited about the services--I was getting re baptized.  He had felt the tug to rededicate his life as well but he didn't act on it.  We had talked about it.  After the fact, he even admitted to me that on the way to work that very day he had actually cried because he felt the Spirit leading him but he just did not want to obey.

I was the last of the nine ladies to be baptized by Bro. Jeff.  Jason had driven the shuttle down from the elementary school since there was not allot of parking at the ladies' house where the baptisms were being performed.  He had no change of clothes, no towel and NO intentions of getting in that river!!!
If you know me, you know that I am unbelievably (even comically) clumsy.  There was a steep bank to climb to get out of the river, it was muddy, my shoes were wet and I was drenched.  Jason raced over to offer his hand to me and give me a kiss.  He wanted me to know that he was proud of me.  He went to reach out his hand....and in that very moment he chose to obey that tug he had felt for more than a week.
Jason handed me his keys, phone and wallet and said "I am going in".  Bro. Jeff had opened up the baptisms to anyone who felt moved to participate...and Jason was!!!!  It was a beautiful sight to see pastor and man embrace in an emotional hug.  When Jason turned around to the crowd it melted my heart to see a tear on his cheek.  At this moment I was so very honored to have him as my husband.  He loves hi family, provides for our needs, protects us and most importantly LOVES THE LORD!!!!
What a beautiful sight for our two young girls to witness....the humility of their earthly father to jump in the river an be baptised in front of 100 or more people and be so emotionally moved--not something most men would allow themselves to do.  He even managed to shuttle people back up to the school after the dinner--wet clothes and all!!!! What a great day!
Praise the Lord for salvation!!!!

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Monday, July 29, 2013

About town with a Rollei 35TE

My good friend and mentor Bill Brudon invited over to his place ten years ago, and asked me to pick from two Rollei 35 cameras that he had. I chose the later one made in Singapore, a 35TE, figuring he wanted the German-made model.  Bill was always giving me cameras, and I still miss having our occasional chats about photography and stories about his career.  He may have passed on, but I keep using the gear that he gave me.

The Rollei 35TE is a compact metal-bodied 35mm camera from Rollei.  It features a collapsible lens tube, leaf shutter with speeds from B- 1/500 sec, a high-albada brightline viewfinder, a 40mm f3.5 Tessar lens, metering with indicator LEDs, a hotshoe (on the bottom), and threaded cable release and tripod socket. Mike Elek has a good page on the web about it. The 35TE model was made from 1979 to 1981. It takes a 5.6V mercury battery, which I happen to have several of.   It's a great camera to carry along, and if you don't mind using the zone focus guestimation, it is a pretty decent street camera due to its small size.  It fits into most trouser pockets as well. I hadn't used mine in several years, so I took out out a few weeks ago and shot a roll of Polypan-F with it.  I walked around the Ann Arbor Art Fair for a bit and shot most of the roll there.  In use, it's easy to prefocus at the hyperfocal distance for f/11or f/16, and just point and shoot of you have the shutter speed set already.    On a sunny day, it's easy.  Everything about this camera seems well-made, and it is fun to carry around with a wrist strap to keep it ready for action.

Saturday, July 27, 2013

The Plastic but Practical Pentax P30T

Last week I picked up a Pentax P30T on the big auction site. It came with a Pentax K1000, an old (but nice) Pentax Takumar 135 f/3.5, a flash, and some other accessories for a Nikon.  As a bunch of stuff goes, I felt that the $14.00+ shipping was a decent deal.  I had gotten rid of ALL my K-mount gear last year, but every now and then I make an impulse buy.  This particular P30T has seen some use, but it appears to work just fine. I know how some people bemoan the onslaught of polycarbonate-bodied cameras, but unless seriously abused, they hold up pretty well.  The Pentax P30T was sold from 1990-97, and is a manual focus, manual advance 35mm SLR.  I like the clean lines and unobtrusive controls on the top deck of the body.  As far as inexpensive SLRs go, this model features Aperture-priority and metered Manual control, a self-timer, depth-of-field preview, remote shutter port, DX film speed detection, metering lock, hotshoe, and shutter speeds from B, 1-1/1000 sec with flash sync at 1/100 sec.  The only big minus appears to be the lack of manually setting the ISO, and if you use a cassette without the DX code, the default ISO is 100.  Oh, and exposure compensation would also be nice, too.  However, given the market that the P30T aimed it, most of those users probably didn't miss those features.  The camera came with a SMC Pentax-A 50mm f/2.0 lens.
 As you can see from the photos, the camera does have a nice clean design with a bit of a grip.  Because there are few protruding controls, I'd give it high marks for being easily carried around.  The eyepiece viewing is adequate, and the focus screen has a diagonally aligned central focus spot.  The metering readings in the viewfinder are easy to see, and when not in A mode, an M shows up.

Shooting with the camera was comfortable, and the lightweight body is easily carried and handled.  The film advance lever moves smoothly and has a relatively short travel distance.

The film reminder window allows you to see what film you have loaded, which is handy for those of us that use so many cameras and films, that it is easy to forget what is in the camera.

Overall, this camera has a lot of pluses, and just a couple of minuses. Of course, I did not pay much for it, either. However, it is a more capable camera that a Nikon EM, and more similar in the feature set to the much earlier Nikon FE.

 I shot a roll of somewhat expired Kodak Gold 100, and the film was developed and scanned at Huron Camera in Dexter.  The first two shots of flowers were taken with a "Pro Optic" 70-300 K-mount lens that I picked up at Recycle/Reuse for $5. The rest of the photos were taken with the 50mm f/2 lens that came with the camera.
This camera certainly is a sturdy and reliable compact SLR, regardless of the plastic body.  While maybe not in the classic status of the Pentax ME or ME Super, it still is worth considering.

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The beautiful Kerrytown Concert House

Venus on the sidewalk

Monday, July 22, 2013

Beachcombing with a camera.

I was pretty busy in June, and through the course of two trips to the Upper Peninsula and back, went through hundreds of exposures on digital and film (some of which I have yet to process). The first trip to Drummond Island and back allowed me to do some shooting along the N shore of Lake Huron in Chippewa County.  In many places, limestone boulders jut out of the sand, and in others, rocky outcrops with sandy infills are part of the shore.  Luckily, some of the more interesting spots are accessible from the road.  All of the shots shown here were taken at the shore near the rest stop on M-134 W of Detour State Forest Campground.  I had not even looked at these images on the computer until this evening, so I was really pleased with what I captured from the beach.
I really had a blast with the D90 set to b&w mode, as I wanted to capture the forms, textures, and abstract quality of the rocks along the shore.  Sometimes the rocks looked like some kind of ancient ruins, crumbling back into the earth, while others looked like fossil creatures.  I could have easily spent hours there, but we were on our way home.  The light was soft, and that avoided harsh shadows, which really aided in showing texture.

I'd like to visit again, and camp at the State Forest Campground, which looked great for rustic camping.  Of course, I'd also like to shoot the rocks on film, too.   This last photograph was taken in color, and the orange lichen gives the illusion that it is a false-color photo.  Isn't nature grand?

Monday, July 15, 2013

Meyer Optik Dompilan 50mm f/2.8 in M42 mount

I bought this lens at the local Recycle-Reuse store for a buck.  It's an M-42 version of the lens that was on my very first SLR, an Exa1a.  The Meyer-Optik Domiplan 50mm f/2.8 is a Cooke Triplet design, with a minimum aperture of f/22, and a close focus distance of only 75cm.  Relatively easy to find, it is a low-cost lens in M42 and Exakta mount.  Now, I shot many rolls of film with my Exa back in the 1970s, and the Domiplan 50mm was all that I had at the time.  Is it a great lens?  No, but on average, stopped down it is still pretty darn good.  Besides, if all lenses were absolutely perfect, the world would be a boring place.

After I purchased this lens I realized that the aperture was stuck open.  Hmm.  Maybe some sticky oil?  I merely whacked the base of the lens flat against a cushioned pad, and the diaphragm blades came unstuck. Since I paid only a buck fior the lens, I had nothing to lose.  The Domiplan aperture control ring is on the very front of the an Argus Cintar.  It's also automatic aperture control only, so the aperture pin need to be engaged for stop-down metering, depth of field examination, etc.  Not necessarily the easiest lens to use, but I got around fine with it when I was a teenager.

I attached the Dompilan to my Mamiya 1000DTL M-42 camera.  To make it easier to adjust the aperture AND use a light shade, I attached an old 49mm metal lens shade and it works perfectly. It's not a fast lens with a maximum aperture of f/2.8, but it will do.  I loaded up a roll of Eastman Kodak Hwakeye 400 ISO color film and shot away with it while I was on Drummond Island back in mid-June. The results were fine, and this cheap lens certainly did the job.

Comparing the two lenses - one on the Exa 1a, and the other on the Mamiya, the only difference is the shutter control button on the Exakta-mount lens. This is not the Exa 1a that I was given in 1973.  That one was sold long ago after I got seriously back into photography.  This one is a display model that I picked up cheaply on eBay.  I have no desire to go back to shooting with a crappy-waist-level 35mm viewfinder...
Sunset on Drummond Island with Ultrafine 125 BW film
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An unusual triangular building at Point Detour.
Edwin - a cemetery on Drummond Island

The Tee Pee -- a landmark on Drummond Island.

On the Maxton Plains alvar.

A cozy place.  I love photographing these small rural POs.   Looks like a small light leak somewhere

Friday, July 12, 2013

Film shots from the straits of Mackinac

A few weeks ago, my buddy Marc Akemann and I were on a road trip to Photostock and then to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  I have already posted a few digital shots on the previous post, but I haven't said much about shooting the film cameras.  We had some great fog conditions for photographing the Mackinac Bridge, which is itself a marvel.  It's 5 miles long, and the main towers are 552 feet above the water.  Prior to its opening in 1957, one had to take a car ferry across the straits, and the Upper and Lower peninsulas were certainly separated economically and culturally as well as physically.  The Mighty Mac changed all that, as the UP became more of a tourist destination, and not just a place for hunters and fishermen to visit. You can see many of the old places along US-2 that have survived from the late 1950s-early 60s.  That is another project someday-- before its too late-- to document the tourist-oriented business along US-2 between St. Ignace and Manistique.

Marc and I had the opportunity to photograph the Mackinac Bridge from several vantage points NW and SW of the bridge, and I have already photographed it numerous times from the NE and SE side.  This time though, we had the added attraction of some foggy weather over the straits, and it resulted in some different shots for me.

capturing the bridge
It seems that cellphones have replaced point and shoots for most people.  Nikon N2000 with 35mm f/2 lens. That 35 has become my carry-around lens now.
fogged straits
I haven't been using my Pentax 6x7 as much as I should be, but when I do, I am almost always pleased with my results.  This was taken with Ilford XP-2 film. I probably had at least one filter on the lens -- a red filter.
Big rocks, Mighty Mac
Taken with my Nikon FM2N, 50mm 1.4 lens, on Arista 100 film.  Funny thing is that I brought the FM2N as a backup to my N2000 and N90s.  I finished up the roll that was on it, which turned out to be the trip from December 31 that Marc and I took along the Raisin River!  Maybe I have too many cameras...

Taken from the NW side of the bridge which gives a pretty good viewpoint. A tern was hunting in front of me and kept diving into the lake to catch fish. You can see it on the left side of the photo.  This was Fuji 400 ISO color film, arguably not the best choice for this subject.  A finer-grained film such as Kodak Ektar would be a better choice.

Film drying.  I shot quite a bit of Polypan-F on the trip, and am really pleased with the negatives I got from it.  I'll have another entry about shooting at Fayette State Park, which I highly recommend as a photo destination!


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Cut Me Free by J.R. Johansson [twitter • website] Publication Date: January 27, 2015 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Pages: 304 Target Audience: Young Adult Fiction Keywords: child abuse, changing identities, escaping abuse, thriller Format Read: ARC from Publisher (Thank you!) Summary: Though Charlotte is able to escape her abusers (her parents) and relocate to another city, once she begins to settle she […]

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February 23, 2015 - 11:29 am

Magan - Yay, Lori! I’m so glad you’re interested. It’s insane and I think as a parent, it makes it even more intense to read. I hope you enjoy it!

February 23, 2015 - 11:29 am

Magan - Emma, yes! Definitely keep an eye out for more work from here. I checked out her author page on Goodreads and she seems to write a LOT of thriller/mystery. I will check out more of her work for sure. 😉

February 23, 2015 - 11:26 am

Magan - Brianna, you don’t have to love the writing of Room to love Cut Me Free. The same intensity, however, is what made me make the comparison. Emma Donoghue didn’t write Cut Me Free so I think that change alone would make CMF more appealing to you. 🙂

February 23, 2015 - 11:24 am

Magan - Alexa, uncomfortable to the MAX. I seriously wanted to just skip to the end so bad. (In fact: I don’t know how I had enough willpower to NOT.) I hope you give it a go. 🙂

February 15, 2015 - 12:24 am

Alexa S. - Oh man, oh man. Cut Me Free sounds so intense! It would be a read that would make me uncomfortable, but I also wouldn’t be able to stop myself from finding out what happens next. I feel like it would definitely make me think about a lot of things, and I can only imagine how you felt reading it!

February 14, 2015 - 1:54 pm

Brianna - I read Room, but didn’t love it. The premise was compelling, but I’m not a fan of Emma Donoghue’s writing. She mostly writes lesbian fiction, which is fine, but she’s got a very slow, slogging writing style, in my opinion.

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Emma @ Miss Print - Ah! This sounds way too intense for me (as I think maybe we discussed on Twitter?) but I’m glad it was worth the stressing for you. It sounds like this author is definitely one to keep my eye on.

February 12, 2015 - 12:15 pm

Lori - This is new to me! I’m adding it on Goodreads right now because you definitely have me intrigued!