Safeguarding

Please be assured that, while your child is with us, we will do everything possible to ensure they achieve to their full potential and are completely safe in our care.
We aim for all children to

·    Be Safe
·    Be Healthy
·    Make a Positive Contribution
·    Enjoy and Achieve
·   Achieve Economic Well-being

We will do this in partnership with you as parents, outside agencies and our strong and supportive community.
Please see below all relevant Policies.

Safeguarding Team

 Designated Safeguarding Lead –  Mr. I Fitzgerald: Deputy Headteacher

Deputy Safeguarding Lead – Mrs. L Gannon: Headteacher
– Mr J Conn: Senior Leader

Deputy Safeguarding Officers –  Mrs. A Berry: Learning Mentor/HLTA 

Attendance Lead Professional – Mrs. J Pinnington: Admin Officer

Nominated Safeguarding and Child Protection Governor – Mrs. M Handley: Parent Governor
Educational Welfare Officer (EWO) Miss R Cotham: Liverpool City Council  

Videos

 

NSPCC advice for keeping children safe: gaming online

What are the risks of online games?

  • Children may view inappropriate or upsetting content if they play games that aren’t suitable for their age. This could include sexual or violent material. It might be in-game content or produced by other players.
  • Some players can be abusive towards others or try to exlude them from the game. Some players may also hack another user’s account or try to steal and destroy their virtual possessions. This can be as upsetting for a young person as if it happened in real life.
  • Children may play with adults they don’t know. People of all ages play games. Some adults may exploit this and try to build an emotional connection with a child for the purpose of grooming.
  • Some children may find it hard to stop playing games or find that gaming is getting the way of them doing other activities. 

 

5 ways to help children play safe

1. Check the game’s content

2. Know how to mute, block and report

3. Be Share Aware

4. Activate safety settings

5. Keep the conversation going

Online games: helping children to keep safe

Tackle Child Abuse Campaign

Together we can tackle child abuse – the four types of child abuse

Keeping children and young people safe is everyone’s responsibility. We all have a role to play in protecting children and young people from child abuse and neglect. Right now, some people do not report suspected child abuse and neglect because they’re worried about being wrong.

Tackle Child Abuse Campaign

Prevent Strategy and Information

What is the government’s PREVENT strategy? – Qube Learning

We have put together this informative video to raise awareness among our learners of the threat from terrorism, radicalisation and extremism.

Messages of hate can take many forms. Extremist groups use them to recruit young people. Click this link find Q&A and resources to help you protect your child.

http://educateagainsthate.com/parents/

NSPCC Underwear Rule - PANTS

Talk PANTS with Pantosaurus and his PANTS song #TalkPANTS

Meet Pantosaurus – our pant-wearing Dino! He wants every child to stay safe and strong, just like him, and he’s on a mission to share an important message.

 

St Cleopas C of E Primary School Safeguarding

Children Statement

Our school is committed to safeguarding  children and promoting children’s welfare and expects all staff, governors, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment and maintain a vigilant and safe environment.  Everyone has a responsibility  to act without delay to protect children by reporting anything that might suggest a child is being abused or neglected. It is our willingness to work safely and challenge inappropriate behaviours that underpins this commitment.  The school seeks to work in partnership with families and other agencies to improve the outcomes for children who are vulnerable or in need.

This policy was last reviewed in June 2020.
This policy provides guidance to all adults working within the school whether paid or voluntary or directly employed by the school. Open the document in ‘Policies’ to read it in full.
St Cleopas C of E Primary School Safeguarding Children Statement

Safeguarding Children Statement

Our school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting children’s welfare and expects all staff, governors, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment and maintain a vigilant and safe environment. Open the document to read the statement in full.

Operation Encompass Information

 

St Cleopas is part of a project, which is run between Merseyside schools and Merseyside Police. The project called Operation Encompass, has been designed to provide early reporting of any domestic violence incidents that occur outside school, which might have an impact on a child in school. This is done through a notification to school following an incident.

The project ensures that at least one member of the school staff, known as the Key Adult, is trained to liaise with the police and to use the information that has been shared, in confidence. In this way, we aim to support each child who has been involved in, or witnessed, a domestic abuse incident.

The Key Adult at School Name is Mr I Fitzgerald. If he receives an Encompass notification he will make sure that a person the child trusts is available to help – if the child needs this. A lot of the time this support is silent; keeping a careful eye on him or her and make sure the child has a calm school day. The confidential information is ordinarily not shared with all staff, just an agreement on how to help, if needed.

All schools have a duty to share any information with other organisations if they feel a child is at risk of being hurt. The Key Adult may contact other organisations. This is described in our Child Protection Policy.

The sharing of information from the Police allows the school to be ready to help your child straight away, and it means that parents are aware that the Key Adult knows that something has happened. Parents can come and talk to our Key Adult at any time. The Key Adult can point you towards other people that can help. Our aim is to support children and their families.

If you have any questions about Operation Encompass, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Click HERE for Head Teacher Information Letter