Safeguarding
At St Peter’s Church of England Primary School we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We have a number of detailed policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Child Protection Policy which can be viewed by clcking the link below. Other policies and procedures may be viewed by contacting the school.
Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child's welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child's welfare.
All staff/visitors should be aware of the following contacts:
Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs): Mr John Wilson and Mr Chris Colvin
Safeguarding Governor : Michaela Higgins
Local Authority Designated Officer – Tania Brown Tel: 0161 342 4398 tania.brown@tameside.gov.uk
Tameside’s Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) - Monday to Friday during office hours – 0161 342 4101.
Monday to Friday outside office hours and weekends and public holidays – 0161 342 2222.
If at any stage you are concerned about the immediate safety of a child; ring the police. Telephone 999.
As part of St Peter’s commitment to keeping children safe we have signed up to implement the principles and aims of the Encompass Model.
In signing up to Encompass the Governing Body and Senior Leadership Team:
• Endorse the Encompass Model and support the Key Adults in our school to fulfil the requirements of the Encompass Protocol
• Promote and implement Encompass processes and use these in accordance with internal safeguarding children processes
• Recognise the sensitive nature of the information provided and ensure that this is retained in accordance with the principles of data protection