Safeguarding at Stanhope Primary

Safeguarding key staff:

Designated Safeguarding Lead
Operation Encompass Key Adult
Attendance Champion
Safer Recruitment
Head Teacher Mr Adam Rogers

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Operation Encompass Key Adult
Early Help
Safeguarding and Attendance Officer Mrs Jane Thompson

Stanhope Primary School is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
its pupils. It is the duty of all members of staff, both teaching and non-teaching, to play
an active role in ensuring this. All members of staff are expected to be aware of and
follow the Safeguarding procedures. In particular, they need to be aware of their duty
to report concerns, the guidance for identifying child abuse, what to do if a child
makes an allegation of child abuse and issues about confidentiality.

We believe every pupil should be able to participate in all school activities in an
enjoyable and safe environment. This is the responsibility of every adult employed by,
or invited to deliver services at Stanhope Primary School.

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as:

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 children’s mental and physical 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.#

Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024

Child protection is part of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. It is defined
as activity that is undertaken to protect specific children who are suspected to be suffering,
or likely to suffer, significant harm. This includes harm that occurs inside or outside the
home, including online.

Effective safeguarding means practitioners should understand and be sensitive to factors,
including economic and social circumstances and ethnicity, which can impact children and
families’ lives.

Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023

How do we safeguard at Stanhope Primary School?

Safeguarding is EVERYONE’S Responsibility

We have a caring ethos in school where our children know there are people to talk to.

 We have procedures that are followed for Child Protection, Early Help, Safer
Recruitment of staff and volunteers, up to date DBS checks and up to date information
on the Single Central Record.
 Risk Assessments are carried out on either, daily, weekly, monthly, termly or yearly
basis, depending on the nature of the risk.
 We hold special events in school, e.g. Friendship Week and Attend to Achieve Week.
 Health and Safety Procedures, including premises checks, school security and safety
of equipment checks.
 Buddies support all our children.
 Curriculum Focus – ICT issues – Keeping Children Safe Online, Kid Safe Programme,
Personal Social and Health Education, Special Assemblies
 Visits from people in the community, Police, Fire Brigade and the School Nurse.
 Specialised talks for pupils, growing up and preparation for adolescence, Reducing
Accidents at Play (RAP), Drug and Alcohol Education and Guidance.
 Operation Encompass and Prevent Training for Staff.
 Pedestrian Training Programme.
 Safe Routes to school for our Year 6 as they move to Year 7.
 Transition Support for Year 6 to Year 7.
 Attendance and Admissions Arrangements.
 Exclusion Arrangements.
 Liaison with other agencies e.g. School Nurse, Health Visiting, Speech and Language,
Portage and All Saint’s Children Centre.

For further information, please download our Safeguarding and Child Protection
Policy