Safeguarding

Our Safeguarding  policy outlines the particular roles and responsibilities of our staff, and the actions they must take if they have concerns about the safety or well-being of a child.

 

Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs D Walton 

In the absence of the Designated Safeguarding Lead, a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead will deal with child protection matters.

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads: Mrs T Asghar, Mrs V Ling, Miss K Dyson and Mrs Wade

Please contact one of these people if you have any concerns about the safety or well being of any child in our school during school hours.

School telephone number: 01274 575353

 

Operation Encompass Safeguarding Statement

Our school is part of Operation Encompass.

Operation Encompass is a national police and education early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children who experience Domestic Abuse.

Operation Encompass is in place in every police force in England and Wales, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar.

Children were recognised as victims of domestic abuse in their own right in the 2021 Domestic Abuse Act. There is a legislative requirement for police forces to share information with educational settings through Operation Encompass.

Through Operation Encompass the police will share information with our school about ALL police attended domestic abuse incidents which involve any of our children who are related to either of the adults involved in the incident. This sharing of information will occur PRIOR to the start of the next school day. The notification will inform us about the context of the incident and will include the Voice of the Child.

A Key Adult (DSL) in school has completed the free National Online Operation Encompass Key Adult training; they will cascade the principles of Operation Encompass to all other staff.

All staff have had training about Operation Encompass, the prevalence of Domestic Abuse and the impact of this abuse on children. To raise awareness of Operation Encompass we display the posters within school and share information with parents. Operation Encompass notifications are stored in line with all other confidential safeguarding and child protection information.

As a school we have also discussed how we can support our children who are experiencing Domestic Abuse on a day-to-day basis and particularly following the Operation Encompass notification.