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Keeping our children safe at Worsthorne Primary School
Mrs. Sarah Nicholls
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Mrs. Chloe Noon
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs. A. Cockett
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Amy Angus
Safeguarding Governor
Worsthorne Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies if there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will ensure that our concerns are raised with parents/carers first unless we feel that such a move may be contrary to the child’s welfare.
At Worsthorne Primary School we take our role in safeguarding very seriously as we believe that all children have a right to feel and be safe.
The Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs. Sarah Nicholls (Headteacher).
The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads Mrs Chloe Noon and Mrs Amanda Cockett.
The Designated Safeguarding Governor is Amy Angus. .
The Chair of Governors and Vice Chair of Governors also have oversight of all safeguarding.
The Designated Person for Looked After Children (CLA/LAC) is Mrs. Sarah Nicholls (Head Teacher) .
Pupil Premium Champion is Mrs. Sarah Nicholls.
The Online Safety Champion is Mrs. Michelle Kayley.
The Prevent Lead is Mrs. Sarah Nicholls (Head Teacher).
Additional information on Online Safety can be located in the Curriculum section, under Computing.
All safeguarding documentation is read and understood (signed) by all the teaching staff, non-teaching staff and governors of Worsthorne Primary School. School staff have weekly updates from DSL’s.
The school uses Child Protection Online Management System (CPOMS) to report all incidents, however small, to build a full picture for every child. DSL’s have oversight of every child.
The Senior Leadership Team are responsible for the recording, implementation and tracking of all statutory updates and training requirements.
The DSL and Deputy DSL carry out induction meetings with newly appointed staff. In addition, we follow the procedures for safer recruitment. School staff and Governors undertake safer recruitment training.
All staff use the agreed format for recording and passing on concerns. Staff report all matters from ‘niggles’ to well being concerns to disclosures of abuse. Concerns are factual and evidence based. All concerns are recorded on our electronic system, CPOMS and passed onto DSLs immediately.
We take part in Operation Encompass
We are linked to the Operation Encompass Scheme which is a Police and Education Early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children and young people who have been involved or exposed to a domestic abuse incident the previous evening.
Operation Encompass is reporting to schools before the start of the school day to share this information. This is sent to DSLs in the strictest of confidence and through secure channels.
Further information can be found in the handbook below or visit www.operationencompass.org
CEOP
The NCA’s COEP Command (formerly the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) works with child protection partners across the UK and overseas to identify the main threats to children and coordinates activity against these threats to bring offenders to account. they protect children from harm online and offline, directly through NCA led operations and in partnership with local and international agencies. For more information, please click the link below.
Early Help at Worsthorne
DSL’s oversee all Early Help with the support of Mrs. Pier, our ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant).
Mrs. Pier is able to provide advice, mental health and early help support for children and their families. She works closely with children in school. Mrs. Nicholls supports parents and other family members on issues that may be impacting on themselves and/or other family members’ wellbeing. They offer support and advice on a wide range of issues and can signpost parents towards outside agencies if required.
We provide services to children and parents through the school’s Early Help offer.
Mrs. Pier and Mrs. Nicholls work closely with staff, outside agencies and organisations to improve opportunities for children and their families at our school. Part of their role is linking families with other agencies, both statutory and non-statutory such as school nurses, parenting workshops/programmes, the Children and Family Well Being Service, counselling services, financial and housing advice services, parent support groups, to name a few! Families may choose to work with us on an Early Help Plan, which can help families identify the aspects of their lives they would like to change and identify what support is needed to help make this happen.
Sometimes the stresses of everyday life can be overwhelming for all of us and you may feel you just need to talk these through with someone. You may need help with social and emotional wellbeing, including friendship issues, grief and loss, parental separation, parenting, absence and lateness, behaviour and other issues outside of these.
Please feel free to come in and talk to Mrs Nicholls or Mrs Pier by asking at the school office or ask to speak them by ringing 01282 425690.
Early Help in Lancashire
The vision of all partner organisations working with children and families in Lancashire is to improve children’s lives by working in partnership to raise aspirations, build achievement and protect the most vulnerable.
This is based on the belief that:
- Children, young people and families develop resilience if there are protective factors in place such as: a positive relationship with an adult; good literacy and communication skills; good school attendance; and, parents in or actively seeking/ready for work
- Children’s needs are best met when help is offered in a universal setting within a socially mixed group and early on when problems start to emerge
- Children and young people’s needs are best met when addressed in the context of the whole family, meaning that parents/carers/siblings’ needs are addressed with consent as part of a holistic and integrated Early Help response
Early Help services should support and strengthen families so that they can thrive.
We follow the Working Well with Children and Families Guidance
https://www.lancashiresafeguarding.org.uk/media/19299/wwwcf-part-1-and-2-final.pdf
Lancashire CSAP (Children’s Safeguarding Assurance Partnership) website:
The CSAP website is full of useful safeguarding and CP information.
Your Family’s Early Help Assessment and family RADAR has replaced the CAF document.
Early Help Assessment – Section E – family radar
The Early Help Assessment and Plan features a family radar. The family radar is linked to the cycle of change and will help you to identify which areas of support the family need the most. By completing a family radar, we are trying to get the families you work with to understand at what point of the cycle of change they are at.
Early Help Assessment
The Early Help Assessment is an intervention with a family to gather, explore and analyse with them information about all aspects of the child or young person (and their family’s) life and then to identify areas where change will address support needs and positively impact on their lived experiences.
This is recorded on an Early Help Assessment form which includes the family’s Early Help Plan.
Your Family’s Early Help Assessment is available to all practitioners and professionals working with children, young people, and their families across Lancashire, Bolton and Wigan.
Working alongside families from a holistic, strength-based approach when areas of support are first identified will stop escalation towards crisis and the need for more intensive and specialist intervention.
Through the Early Help Assessment, Plan, and reviews via Team Around the Family meetings the wider partnership of services can provide families with the right support at the right time.
The Early Help Assessment and Plan features a family radar. The family radar is linked to the cycle of change and will help you to identify which areas of support the family need the most. By completing a family radar, we are trying to get the families you work with to understand at what point of the cycle of change they are at.