Safeguarding
At St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School the safety and well-being of young people in our care will always be our main priority. It is recognised that all staff and adults in school play a key role in safeguarding pupils and in the prevention of harm, early identification, intervention and support for pupils at risk of significant harm. We aim to create an environment where children are safe, valued and know that their concerns will be taken seriously. The vision, aims and ethos of St Mary's all support the intention that children are safe and secure in our care and they also feel this safety and security.
We follow policies and procedures outlined by Lancashire Safeguarding Children Board to ensure all children are safeguarded. We work closely with our multi-agency partners seeking support and guidance as required to ensure the safeguarding of young people is prioritised. Our staff are professionally inquisitive and vigilant and the school will always adopt this approach.
Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is updated annually and all staff receive regular safeguarding training.
The Designated Safeguarding Leads are:
Ms C Hind (Executive Head Teacher)
Mrs E Wolff (Head of School)
Mrs S Wilkinson (SENCo)
Our Nominated Governor for Safeguarding is:
Mrs Theresa Moore
If you have any concerns regarding the safety of children at St. Mary’s please do not hesitate to contact the Designated Safeguarding Leads
Keeping Children Safe
- Kidsafe UK Registration Certificate
- This page is information and reference to the whole St Mary's community
- ** NEW ** Great advice about screentime and digital useFor parents and families to share and talk about
- Safeguarding Contacts - Golden Numbers
- Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) information
- Help your children understand 'Yukky Feelings'
- Key documents and Useful Information Below:
- Lancashire Children Safeguarding BoardImportant Site for staff and families
- School Safeguarding Policy 2023-2024 (Updated August 2023 inline with Revised KCSIE September 2023)
- Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) September 2023
- Key Changes to KCSIE September 2023
- Key Changes To KCSIE September 2023.pdf
- 7 Minute Safeguarding Briefings(Short reads for safeguarding updates for the St Mary's community)
- Guidance for Safer Working practice February 2022
- LCC Continuum of Need
- KIDSAFE Information for classes
- session 4 parent info 23.pdf
- FP2 Parent carer letter session 4.pdf
- session 11 FP 2 parent info.doc.pdf
- FP2 Parent carer information letter Y5 & 6.doc
- FP2 Parent carer letter session 1 Y5 & 6.docx
- FP2 Parent carer letter session 2 Y5 & 6.docx
- FP2 Parent carer letter session 7 Y5 & 6.pdf
- FP2 Parent carer letter session 9 Y5 & 6.pdf
- FP2 Parent carer letter session 10 Y5 & 6.pdf
- session 1 parent info Year 2.pdf
- session 2 parent info.pdf
- Anti-bullying Policy
- Children Missing in Education
- Child on Child Abuse Policy
- Code of Conduct for Parents and Visitors
- Operation Encompass Letter to Families
- Operation Encompass
- Lancashire County Council Safeguarding - LSCB Continuum of Need
- The Lancashire Continuum of Need and Threshold Guidance.pdf
- NSPCC Keeping Children - Really useful guide for parents and carers
- NSPCC Positive Parenting - A really useful guide for children of different ages
- NSPCC Help for families and children to keep 'Private Parts Private'
- Brook Traffic Light Tool for Understanding Child Sexual BehavioursPlease speak to a class teacher or member of the Leadership Team if you require support understanding this document.
- Thinkuknow. Parent and carers guide to sharing images (Primary).360p.mp4
- If you or anyone you know is worried about Child Exploitation, Online Protection or anything related to Internet safety please click the link below which will take you to the CEOP reporting website:
- CEOP
- https://www.ceop.police.uk/ceop-reporting/
- Helpful links to look at with your family