Safeguarding Children
At St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the health, safety and well-being of every child is our priority. We expect all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment to safeguarding our pupils.
We listen to our pupils and take seriously what they tell us. All school staff are trained in Child Protection, and children are made aware of the adults they can talk to if they have any concerns. Staff are trained to look out for signs of physical/emotional harm or neglect and are required to report these to the Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs).
The procedures which we follow are outlined in our school policy and are informed by the most recent guidance outlined in Kepping Children Safe in Education. On rare occasions our concern about a child may mean that we have to consult other agencies. We will ensure that all concerns are discussed with parent/carers first, before any referrals are made, unless we believe that such a move may be contrary to a child’s welfare.
Safeguarding Team
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Miss R Angeline, Deputy Headteacher
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads: Mrs A Reeh, Headteacher and Mrs C Bell, Attendance Officer.
If you have any concerns about a child or family, please do not hesitate to contact any member of the school's safeguarding team via the School Office on 0161 480 5029.
Worried or concerned about a child or young person?
If you are worried that a child has suffered harm, neglect or abuse or, you are worried that a child may be at risk of suffering harm should contact the schools designated safeguarding leads
Alternatively, you can report your concerns to:
Stockport Multi-Agency Safeguarding and Support Hub (MASSH)
Telephone: 0161 217 6028 (Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm) or 0161 718 2118 (out of hours)
https://www.stockport.gov.uk/contacting-the-massh
If an adult or child is in immediate danger you should ring the emergency services or contact the police on 999
Operation Encompass
We are part of a project that will run in partnership with the Local Authority Safeguarding Board and Greater Manchester Police.
Operation Encompass is a Police and Education early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children and young people exposed to domestic abuse.
Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools before the start of the next school day when a child or young person has been involved or exposed to a domestic abuse incident the previous evening.
The information is given in strict confidence to our school’s safeguarding team to enable support to be given, dependent on the needs and wishes of the child.
Operation Encompass is a Trauma Informed and Trauma Sensitive charity, acknowledging and understanding the impact of domestic abuse as an adverse childhood experience.
Operation Encompass mitigates against the damage caused by exposure to domestic abuse and other adverse childhood experiences.
