Safeguarding at St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is;

• Providing help and support to meet the needs of children as soon as problems emerge
• Protecting children from maltreatment, whether that is within or outside the home, including online
• Preventing the impairment of a child’s physical and mental health or development
• Ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
• Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

The phrase ‘child protection’ refers to the processes followed to protect children who have been identified as suffering or being at risk of suffering significant harm.

• Child includes everyone under the age of 18.
• Parent refers to birth parents and other adults who are in a parenting role, for example step-parents, carers, foster carers, and adoptive parents.
• Staff refers to all those who work for the school or on behalf of the school, full time or part time, temporary or permanent, in either a paid or voluntary capacity.

In accordance with the statutory requirement for a named member of the Governing Body to take leadership responsibility for safeguarding at the school the Safeguarding Link Governor is Fr David Evans.

The headteacher Angelina John is responsible for ensuring that the school’s Child Protection Policy and other safeguarding policies are communicated to all staff, understood by all members of staff, and followed by all members of staff.

The Designated Safeguarding Lead takes the ultimate lead responsibility for safeguarding arrangements within the school on a day-to-day basis, including online safety and understanding the filtering and monitoring systems and processes in place.

The lead DSL is: Ms Angelina John

The deputy DSL’s are: Ms Naomi Sutherland & Ms Kelly Studman

The designated teacher for looked after and previously looked after children is: Ms Angelina John

The Safeguarding link governor is: Fr David Evans

The Chair of Governors is: Mrs Stephanie Lieber

The Headteacher is: Ms Angelina John

Policies

1. Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)  

2. Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy