SAFEGUARDING
SAFEGUARDING IS EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY!
Haslington Primary Academy and Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Haslington Primary Academy and Nursery is a safe place for children, where our responsibilities for safeguarding children are taken seriously.
NSPCC
The NSPCC is a well-known charity that works with children, young people, schools and other support services to prevent abuse, help rebuild children’s lives and support families.
The NSPCC helpline is staffed by trained professionals who can provide expert advice and support.
If you are worried about a child or young person, you can contact the NSPCC helpline for support and advice for free. Call them on 0808 800 5000 or contact them online.
An online form can also be submitted by by following this link: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/reporting-abuse/report/report-abuse-online/
CHECS
The Cheshire East Consultation Service (ChECS) is the ‘front door’ for access to services, support and advice for children and their families, from early help and support through to safeguarding and child protection.
Phone ChECS on 0300 123 5012 (option 3) Their lines are open Monday – Thursday 8.30 am – 5pm or Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm. Callers will be directed to a Unit Coordinator who will ask if the concerns are early help or safeguarding. You will then be directed to either Practitioner Support Officer (EHB) for Early Help concerns or a Social Worker (ChECS) for safeguarding concerns. The worker will gather your information and advise you of the next step.
If you need to contact someone out of hours and you believe it to be an emergency that cannot wait, please call our Emergency Duty Team on 0300 123 5022.
If you think a child is in immediate danger. DO NOT delay – call the police on 999.
Alternatively, should you have Safeguarding concerns around Haslington Primary Academy and Nursery pupils please contact us and speak to a member of our safeguarding team.
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is: Mrs Donna Mitchell
Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads are: Mrs Katie Donnelly, Miss Leigh Hetherington and Mrs Morris
Our Mental Health Lead is: Miss Leigh Hetherington
FURTHER INFORMATION
Robust mechanisms are in place throughout school relating to safeguarding. Child Protection procedures are followed carefully, in line with our Safeguarding policy and Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Pupils have a good understanding about being and feeling safe and understand that they are able to talk to adults in school at any time when worried about any issues met.
It is our duty to ensure that all children in our care are and feel safe. If a child is missing from school, phone calls are made to ensure the child safe. The senior member of staff will visit home if no contact can be made, to ensure that the child/ren are safe. It is important that parents/carers/guardians contact the school to ensure that we know the whereabouts of their children – please read the Children Missing from Education below.
For further information about Safeguarding please refer to our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy below.