Safeguarding

Worried About a Child?

All reports or enquiries concerning the welfare or safety of a child must go straight to The Bridge Partnership on 0161 603 4500 as the first port of call. This applies to reports from council staff, the public, partners and outside agencies.  All referrals and request for support concerning the welfare or safety of a child must go through the Bridge Partnership via the online Salford City Council’s portal and information hub for services to Children, Young people and families at https://childrensportalehm.salford.gov.uk/web/portal/pages/home

If a child is in immediate danger of being harmed, or if a child is home alone, the police should be called on 999.

Information on how this policy is updated

Updated information based on previous policy or updated based on KCSIE2021

School’s response to how the school will meet the requirements of KCSIE2021

This policy should be considered alongside school child protection procedures (Appendix 2) and other related policies in school. These are (for example)

• Core Values Policy
• School Pupils with Medical Needs
• School Security
• Staff Behaviour / Code of Conduct Policy
• Anti-bullying (including cyber ,homophobic and gender based bullying)

http://greatermanchesterscb.proceduresonline.com/chapters/g_bullying.html?zoom_highlight=bullying

• Peer on Peer / Child on Child Abuse
• Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• Special Education Needs

http://greatermanchesterscb.proceduresonline.com/chapters/p_ch_with_disabilities.html?zoom_highlight=disabilities

• Health and Safety
• Online Safety and Mobile Technology (including Monitoring and Filtering policy)

http://greatermanchesterscb.proceduresonline.com/chapters/p_sg_ch_yp_online.html?zoom_highlight=online+safety

• Appropriate use of technology
• DFE Guidance – Harmful online challenges and online hoaxes
• Safer Working Practice
• Educational Visits Policy
• Handling Allegations of Abuse Against Staff

http://greatermanchesterscb.proceduresonline.com/chapters/p_man_allegations.html?zoom_highlight=safer+working

• Whistleblowing
• Safer Recruitment

http://greatermanchesterscb.proceduresonline.com/chapters/p_safe_rec.html?zoom_highlight=safer+Recruitment

• PSHE
• Children Missing Education

https://www.salford.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/info-for-parents-students-and-teachers/school-attendance-behaviour-and-welfare/children-missing-education/

https://greatermanchesterscb.proceduresonline.com/chapters/p_ch_missing_educ.html

• Child Criminal Exploitation
  • Gang Activity/Serious Youth Violence
  • Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery

http://greatermanchesterscb.proceduresonline.com/chapters/p_sg_ch_trafficked.html

• Child Sexual Exploitation

http://greatermanchesterscb.proceduresonline.com/chapters/p_sg_ab_sexual_exploit.html?zoom_highlight=child+sexual+exploitation

https://safeguardingchildren.salford.gov.uk/professionals/child-sexual-exploitation-and-missing-from-home/

• Female Genital Mutilation FGM

http://greatermanchesterscb.proceduresonline.com/chapters/p_fgm.html?zoom_highlight=fgm

• Prevent Duty

http://greatermanchesterscb.proceduresonline.com/chapters/p_sg_vio_ext.html?zoom_highlight=radicalisation

• Emotional Well Being/Mental Health / Suicide/ Self Harm policies

https://greatermanchesterscb.proceduresonline.com/chapters/p_suicide_self_harm.html

• Healthy Relationships/SRE
• Self Harm Policy
• Search and Confiscate Policy
• Resolving Professional Disagreements, Effective Challenge and Escalation Policies

NB This list is not exhaustive. A copy of any of these policies is available and can be obtained by contacting the school office.

Operation Encompass

Operation Encompass is the process used to inform or report to schools, prior to 9.00 a.m. the following school day, when the police have attended an incident in which a child or young person has been involved in or been exposed to an incident of domestic violence or abuse. The information is given to a trained ‘Key Adult’ within the school. The child can then be supported with silent or overt support.