Safeguarding
Please make sure you report any safeguarding concerns as soon as possible.
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Ms McShane. In her absence, there are Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads in her place:
Mrs Small
Mrs Johnson
Mrs Parkinson
Is someone in immediate danger? Talk to a member of staff or Call 999
Let us know what’s happening using this email address: safeguarding@stantonroad.wirral.sch.uk and we'll support you.
These messages are looked at during the school day in term time.
To contact our Safeguarding Officers
Call: 0151 334 1398
To Contact Wirral Borough Council Children’s Service
Call: 0151 606 2008 (during office hours)
0151 677 6557 (out of office hours)
Contact Wirral CAMHS
For information regarding children’s mental health.
Call: 0151 488 8453 (during office hours)
If you think a child is in immediate danger, please call 999
Aims
At Stanton Road we are committed to helping children achieve good outcomes by providing a safe learning environment that promotes their welfare and helps them to develop socially and emotionally so that they can make the most of their life chances.
In line with the Education Act 2002, the school will ensure that arrangements are in place to safeguard and promote the welfare of pupils by:
providing a safe, healthy learning environment that allows them to develop to their full potential;
safeguarding their welfare, particularly those pupils who are most disadvantaged;
providing pupils with opportunities to discuss issues and report problems affecting their safety and welfare;
ensuring safe recruitment practices;
ensuring robust procedures for recognition and referral where there are welfare or child protection concerns;
monitoring and supporting pupils who are subject to child protection plans and contributing to the implementation off their plan;
raising awareness amongst staff of child protection issues and ensuring staff are equipped to deal with concerns;
teaching children to keep themselves safe and ensuring they know who to approach for help;
promoting partnership working with parents and professionals.
Responsibilities
All adults working with Stanton Road (including visiting staff, volunteers and students on placement) are required to report instances of actual or suspected child abuse or neglect to the Designated Person with responsibility for child protection.
The Designated Person is: Ms McShane
The Deputy Designated Person is: Mrs Small, Mrs Johnson, Mrs Parkinson
The Nominated Governor for Child Protection & Safeguarding is: Mrs Chapman-Brown
For more information on Child Protection and Safeguarding, please read our Child Protection Policy.
Operation Encompass
Stanton Road Primary School is participating in the Operation Encompass partnership scheme, between local schools, academies, colleges, community health agencies, and Merseyside Police. Operation Encompass was set up to provide early reporting to schools about any domestic abuse incidents that occur outside of school hours, to which a young person attending our school has been exposed, and which might then have an impact on their schooling the following day. This information will be shared throughout the year, including school holidays and the weekends.
For more information please follow: www.operationencompass.org.
Information will only be shared with the school by the police where it is identified that a young person was present, witnessed or was involved in a domestic abuse incident.
Help and Advice for Parents/Carers
As parents, you want to make sure that your children develop healthily and thrive. We are here to help you with advice on how to build strong relationships with your children and keep them safe. Here is advice and resources for helping parents to keep their children safe, advice for parents on keeping children safe out of school, at home and online, when using the internet, social networking websites and playing online games, help and advice for creating a safe and nurturing environment for your children.
For guidance, further details can be found from:
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/
www.youngminds.org.uk/for_parents/parent