What is Safeguarding?
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families has a role to play.
In order to fulfil this responsibility effectively, all at Saintt Mary’s RC Primary Academy ensure the approach is child-centred. This means that Saint Mary’s RC Primary Academy consider, at all times, what is in the best interests of the child.
Saint Mary’s RC Primary Academy recognises that no single practitioner can have a full picture of a child’s needs and circumstances. If children and families are to receive the right help at the right time, everyone who comes into contact with them has a role to play in identifying concerns, sharing information and taking prompt action.
The purpose of safeguarding children is to:
- Protect them from abuse, maltreatment and exploitation.
- Prevent anything from harming their health or development.
- Ensure they can grow up under safe and effective care.
- Take action to ensure they have the best outcomes in life.
As part of our Safeguarding offer, Saint Mary’s RC Primary Academy and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi Academy Trust (OLoL CAMT) have a team of people who lead on safeguarding our students, they are our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs).
Saint Mary’s RC Primary Academy DSLs are also the people who will support with any concerns raised around children’s health, wellbeing and safety, as described above. If you have a concern regarding the wellbeing, health, development, relationships or safety of a child, please use the contact details below.
Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) contact details:
Mrs L Gleed-Thornley (Designated Safeguarding Lead)
Mrs Brader (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead) – Currently on maternity leave.
Mrs Cox (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead)
Miss Spikings (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead)
Mrs Williams (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead)
Tel: 01205 362092
Out of hours duty team (6pm-8am, weekends and bank holidays):
Tel: 01522 782333
Safeguarding hotline number for OLoL:
Tel: 01158550557
This will be diverted to our safeguarding team between 9am-3pm weekdays, and will send a voicemail to the safeguarding team outside of these times.
Robert Della-Spina (Trust Safeguarding Lead)
Tel: 07356 120899