Safeguarding

The child’s welfare is of paramount importance. Our school will establish and maintain an ethos where pupils feel secure, are encouraged to talk, are listened to and are safe. Children at our school will be able to talk freely to any member of staff at our school if they are worried or concerned about something.

Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families has a role to play in safeguarding children. We recognise that staff at our school play a particularly important role as they are in a position to identify concerns early and provide help for children to prevent concerns from escalating. All staff are encouraged to maintain curiosity and respectful uncertainty when working with children and young adults.

All staff and regular visitors will, through training and induction, know how to recognise indicators of concern, how to respond to a disclosure from a child and how to record and report this information. We will not make promises to any child and we will not keep secrets. Every child will know what the adult will have to do with any information they have chosen to disclose.

Throughout our curriculum we will provide activities and opportunities for children to develop the skills they need to identify risks and stay safe. This will also be extended to include material that will encourage our children to develop essential life skills. Programme of PSHE, NSPCC Upper KS2 Workshop, other whole school Agency workshops, including Fire Service, PCSO, School Nurse, e-Safety, Safer Internet Day, topics taught, Assemblies, Bikeability sessions, School Council and Pupil Leadership Team.

At all times we will work in partnership and endeavour to establish effective working relationships with parents, carers and colleagues from other agencies in line with Working Together to Safeguard Children (updated March 2026).

Our safeguarding team:

Further information about how to keep children safe can be found here:

NSPCC | The UK children's charity | NSPCC

Childline | Childline

CEOP Safety Centre

Local safeguarding partnership information can be found here:

Home - Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board (staffsscb.org.uk)

If you have a concern or request support for a child or family, please contact Staffordshire Families Integrated Front Door

Details of contact routes can be found at www.staffordshire.gov.uk/reportconcern

Information about how to keep children safe online can be found here:

Keeping children safe online | NSPCC

Keep Children Safe Online: Information, advice, support - Internet Matters

If you would like support in setting parent controls on the internet at home, click the following link.  www.nspcc.org.uk/parental-controls

Operation Encompass

As an Operation Encompass school our DSL and DDSL have undertaken the operation encompass training meaning that they receive alerts from the Police following a domestic abuse incident incolving families within our school.

Home: Operation Encompass 

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