St Luke's Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy which can be viewed on this page and in the Policies section of our website.

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 Lead (DSL).

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child’s welfare. We want to ensure that children are safe online and ask parents and carers to be vigilant and aware of the increased risks linked to children using technology and social media platforms.

We actively support the Government’s Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism.

The roles and responsibilities of our Safeguarding team are outlined below:

Policies

The internal link below will take you to our policy section where you can find our:

• Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
• Online Safety Policy
• Behaviour, Positive Relationships and Anti-Bullying Policy
• RSE Relationships and Sex Education
• Attendance Policy
• Staff code of conduct
• Mobile Phone Policy
• Whistleblowing
• Volunteers Policy
• Educational Visits Policy

Contacts

Children's Social Care

Click here for details

Helplines

Childline

0800 1111

NSPCC helpline

0808 800 5000