Safeguarding | St Cleopas CofE Primary School

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 - Mrs L Gannon: Headteacher

Deputy Safeguarding Lead - Mr I Fitzgerald: Deputy Headteacher

- Mrs M Rufus: Senior Leader

Deputy Safeguarding Officers- Mrs A Berry: Learning Mentor/HLTA

Mrs G Farrell: Learning Support Assistant

Attendance Lead Professional- Mrs J Pinnington: Admin Officer

Nominated Safeguarding and Child Protection Governor- Mrs M Handley: Parent Governor

Educational Welfare Officer (EWO) Mrs C Harvey: Liverpool City Council

CPOMS

NSPCC gangs helpline - protecting young people involved with gangs

The NSPCC gangs helpline is free, anonymous and here 24/7. If you're worried about a young person's involvement in a gang, call 0808 800 5000 or visit http://www.nspcc.org.uk/gangs

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 Please click the link to find out more about the Department of Education's campaign to tackle child abuse, and what you can do to help.

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.

Online Safety Advice for Parents

Parent Info Parent Info provides high quality information to parents and carers about their children's wellbeing and resilience. Schools can host the content on their own website and use it in any other ways (in letters to parents etc) that they want. This service is free and ranges across a wide range of subject matter, from difficult topics about sex, relationships and the internet or body image and peer pressure to broader parenting topics like ‘how much sleep do teenagers need?’ In line with CEOP’s Thinkuknow programme, some of the content covers internet safety, but it all starts from the assumption that young people make little distinction between their online and offline lives and the issues for parents are often the same. The aim is to help parents help their children be discriminating, web-literate and resilient.

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.

Dear Parent / Carer, I am writing to let you know about a new project that all schools in Liverpool will be participating in. The project, called Operation Encompass, is being run in partnership with Merseyside Police.

This policy was last reviewed by the governing body on: Thursday 9th October, 2014
This policy provides guidance to all adults working within the school whether paid or voluntary or directly employed by the school. Open the document to read it in full.

St Cleopas C of E Primary School Safeguarding Children Statement

St Cleopas Safeguarding Statement.pdf

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.