Keeping Children Safe

Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families has a role to play in safeguarding children.

School staff are particularly important as they are in a position to identify concerns early and provide help for children, to prevent concerns from escalating. Schools and their staff form part of the wider safeguarding system for children.

Schools work with social care, the police, health services and other services to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.

Further information

Keeping Children Safe in Education, is the guidance provided by the Department for Education.

This leaflet outlines how to keep children safe online

Our Child Protection Policy can be found on our School Policies Page

Operation Encompass 

We are proud to share that our school is part of Operation Encompass. This is a national scheme that operates jointly between schools and police forces.

Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, when a child or young person has experienced domestic abuse.

As a school we have ensured that members of our staff, (Designated Safeguarding Leads) known as a Key Adult, have been trained in the Operation Encompass procedures allowing us to then use the information that has been shared, in confidence, to support the child/ren in our care.

The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 identifies children who experience domestic abuse as victims of domestic abuse in their own right.

We are keen to offer the best support possible to all our pupils and we believe this will be extremely beneficial for all those involved.