Child Protection
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil,
to give you a future and a hope."
Jeremiah 29:11
The Designated Safeguarding Lead is: Sian Abram Contact Email: sabram@ststephenscep.blackburn.sch.uk The deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is: Belinda Lalsing Contact email: send@ststephenscep.blackburn.sch.uk The nominated Safeguarding and Child Protection Governor is: Kathryn Farnell Contact: Farnellk@lems.lancs.sch.uk The Headteacher is: Jacquelyn Young Contact email: jyoung@ststephenscep.blackburn.sch.uk LADO for Blackburn with Darwen is: Elissa Harper The LADO enquires for children the email address for the LADO will be: LADO@blackburn.gov.uk 01254 506915 Blackburn with Darwen – Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH): 01254 666400 Blackburn with Darwen – Emergency Duty Team: 01254 587547 (out of office hours)
Blackburn with Darwen Prevent Education Officer: Leanne Romney – Community Safety Team leanne.romney@blackburn.gov.uk 01254 585270 Blackburn with Darwen Principle Inclusion Officer (CME/ EHE): Catherine Salt catherine.salt@blackburn.gov.uk 01254 666756 Engage Link Worker: Jay Ratcliffe. jay.ratcliffe@blackburn.gov.uk. 01254 505670/07855 143747 CAF Link Worker: Sonya Rustidge. Sonya.Rustidge@blackburn.gov.uk 01254 585812 |
Our School Commitment
St. Stephen’s C of E Primary School is committed to providing a safe, caring and welcoming environment where every child is able to reach their full potential free from harm, abuse and discrimination. All staff and volunteers are expected to discharge their safeguarding responsibilities effectively and recognise that high self- esteem, confidence, peer support and clear lines of communication with trusted adults helps all children, especially those at risk of or suffering abuse, to thrive.
Our school will therefore:
- Establish and maintain an ethos where children feel safe, secure, valued and respected and feel confident as are encouraged to talk, believing they will be effectively listened to.
- Ensure that children know that there are adults in the school who they can approach if they are worried or are in difficulty.
- Provide a systematic means of monitoring children known or thought to be at risk of harm, and ensure we, the school, contribute to assessments of need and support for those children.
- Include in the curriculum activities and opportunities for PSHE which equip children with the skills they need to stay safe and / or communicate their fears or concerns about abuse.
- Include in the curriculum material which will help children develop realistic attitudes to the responsibilities of adult life, particularly with regard to childcare and parenting skills.
- Ensure that every effort will be made to establish effective working relationships with parents and colleagues from other agencies.
- To ensure that all staff working within our school who have substantial access to children have been checked as to their suitability, including verification of their identity, qualifications, and a satisfactory DBS check (according to guidance) , and a single central record is kept for audit.