St Patrick & St Edmund's
Safety and Wellbeing
There is a strong culture of keeping pupils safe at the school.” Ofsted 2019
If parents have a concern about the welfare of their child or any other child, school has a number of fully trained Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) who can be contacted through the school office 0121 2473947.
Our Safeguarding Trained Staff are :
| Name | Role |
| Miss Marston |
Executive Headteacher Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) |
| Mrs Breslin |
Head of School Lead Designated Safeguarding Lead (LDSL) Single Point of Contact (SPOC) and Prevent Lead |
| Miss Chavda |
Assistant Headteacher Lead Designated Safeguarding Lead KS2 (DSL) |
| Mr Lennon |
Assistant Headteacher Lead Designated Safeguarding Lead KS2 (DSL) |
| Mrs Romaan |
Inclusion Lead and SENDCO Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) |
| Miss Sergent |
Senior Learning Mentor Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) Deputy Single Point of Contact (SPOC) and Prevent Lead |
| Mr Cook |
Lower Key Stage 2 Lead Designated Safeguarding Lead KS2 (DSL) |
| Mrs Appleby |
EYFS Phase Lead Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
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| Mrs Tyson |
Class Teacher Designated Safeguarding Lead KS2 (DSL) |
| Miss Clarke |
St Elizabeth Centre Childhood Learning Co-ordinator Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) |
| Miss Thompson |
Class Teacher Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) |
| Miss Turner |
Class Teacher Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) |
All staff will ensure that arrangements are in place for:
All reasonable measures to be taken to minimise the risks of harm to children’s welfare;
All appropriate actions to be taken to address concerns about the welfare of a child, or children, working to agreed local policies and procedures in full partnership with other local agencies;
We recognise that some children may be the victims of neglect, physical, sexual or emotional abuse. Staff will often, by virtue of their day to day contact and knowledge of the children, be well placed to identify such abuse and offer support to children in need.
To ensure that all children are protected while using the internet, all computers, laptops and iPads in school are constantly monitored using Securus software.
In order to protect our children, we aim to:
- Create an atmosphere where all our children can feel secure, valued and listened to
- Recognise signs and symptoms of abuse
- Respond quickly and effectively to cases of suspected abuse
- Monitor and support children at risk
- Use the curriculum to raise children’s awareness, build confidence and skills
- Work closely with parent/carers and support external agencies
- Ensure that all adults within our school/service who have access to children have been fully checked as to their suitability.
Further safeguarding information for parents:
Relevant information relating to Safeguarding for Parents will be shared through our weekly newsletter. We strongly advise parents to read this information and discuss it with their child/ children. Useful websites for parents are listed below:
Bullying and Cyber bullying
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect/bullying-and-cyberbullying/
Sarah’s Story- Child sexual abuse
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect/child-sexual-abuse/
Sexual Exploitation
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect/child-sexual-exploitation/
Grooming
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect/grooming/
Harmful Sexual Behaviour
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect/harmful-sexual-behaviour/
Further E-Safety Information for Parents
Useful websites are listed below:
NSPCC Online Safety Help
From setting up parental controls to getting advice, parents can call the helpline on 0808 800 5002. https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/partners/nspcc-o2-online-safety-partnership/
CEOP- Parent Information
Parent Info is a collaboration between Parent Zone and NCA-CEOP, providing support and guidance for parents from leading experts and organisations. https://parentinfo.org/
For-me ChildLine App
The first App to provide counselling to your smartphone.
https://www.childline.org.uk/toolbox/for-me/
Other safeguarding numbers
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Birmingham Children Team |
0121 675 4806 |
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NSPCC helpline |
0808 8005000 |
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Samaritans |
116 123 |
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Police |
Emergency 999 non emergency 101 |
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Childline |
0800 1111 |
The school’s work to promote pupils’ personal development and welfare is a strength of the school. There are excellent relationships between adults and pupils and staff work hard to meet individual needs and they demonstrate a high regard for pupils’ welfare. Ofsted 2019