Safeguarding
Safeguarding
Our Commitment to Safeguarding
Northgate Primary School & Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This is ensured through five key elements:
- Establishing a safe environment in which children can learn and develop.
- Ensuring we practise safer recruitment by checking the suitability of staff and volunteers to work with children.
- Raising awareness of safeguarding issues and equipping children with the skills needed to keep themselves safe.
- Developing and implementing procedures for identifying and reporting cases, or suspected cases, of abuse and allegations against teachers and other members of staff.
- Supporting pupils who have been abused in accordance with a Child Protection Plan.
For some children, a one-off serious incident or concern may occur, and it will be clear that this must be recorded and reported immediately. More often, however, it is the accumulation of a number of small incidents, events or observations that provides evidence that a child may be at risk of harm.
At Northgate Primary School & Nursery, we take our safeguarding responsibilities very seriously. We ensure that everyone working in the school has successfully completed the necessary clearances and training required to work with our children. Our duties also include safeguarding children from radicalisation and extremism. We have a responsibility to protect children from extremist and violent views in the same way that we help protect them from risks such as drug misuse and child sexual exploitation (CSE).
Key Safeguarding Roles
It is vital that any concern you have about a child’s welfare, however small, is recorded and passed to our Designated Safeguarding Lead.
- Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL): Miss Abi Criddle, Nursery Manager
- Deputy DSL: Miss Amy Chadwick, Early Years Practitioner
All staff members at Northgate Primary School & Nursery have an important role to play in identifying welfare concerns and possible indicators of abuse or neglect at an early stage.
If the Designated Safeguarding Leads are unavailable, or if it is outside school hours, please contact:
Children’s Services: 0300 123 2224
Further Information
The following organisations provide useful information and guidance relating to safeguarding children:
Northgate Primary School & Nursery safeguarding information leaflets are available from the school office at all times.
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