Safeguarding

We all have a statutory duty to “safeguard and promote the welfare of children”.

If you have any concerns about the health and safety of a child at this school or feel that something may be troubling them, you should share this information with an appropriate member of school staff as soon as possible.

Please don’t worry that you are reporting small matters. We would rather that you tell us things which turn out to be nothing than miss a worrying situation.

Some issues e.g. a child’s appearance, hygiene, general behaviour, can be shared with any teacher or member of support staff in the school.

However, if you think the matter is very serious and may be related to a child protection concern e.g. physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect, you must talk to the people below immediately.

If you are unable to contact them you can ask the school office staff to find them and ask them to speak to you straight away about an urgent matter.

Thank you for supporting and safeguarding the children at our school.

At Owler Brook Primary School, all staff treat the safeguarding of pupils as our main priority by ensuring they take safeguarding duties seriously and promote the well-being of all our children. They do this by:

Ensuring a safe learning environment for all children.
Promoting a shared responsibility for the well-being of children.
Developing and implementing effective measures to help us identify and report any safeguarding concerns.
Working with other agencies and partners to support children and families.
Keeping updated and well-informed to help raise awareness and understanding of Child Protection issues.
Promoting an awareness and understanding of how children can keep themselves safe, including when online.

Mrs S Bridges

CEO

Mrs K Oldham

Headteacher / DSL

Ms C L Shaw

DDSL / Pastoral Lead

Will Johnson

DHT & DDSL

Mr B Bridgewood

DDSL and Senior Learning Mentor

Mrs A Wright

DDSL and EYFS Assistant Head

Pam Smith

Chair of the Trust Board

0114 242 6736

What is Safeguarding?

Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.

Safeguarding means:

Preventing harm to children’s health or development.
Ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care.
Taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best possible outcomes.
Protecting children from abuse and maltreatment.

We are an Operation Encompass School

https://www.operationencompass.org/

Operation Encompass is an initiative which runs jointly between schools, Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire Police. It aims to support children who are living in households where there are incidents of domestic violence and abuse.

Witnessing or even hearing domestic abuse is distressing for a child or young person. They may witness the abuse, overhear it from another room, see a parent’s injuries or be subjected to their distress following an incident. They may even be physically hurt themselves trying to prevent the abuse.

The domestic violence and abuse school notification project is designed to provide confidential notification to schools on any incidents of domestic violence and abuse which occur within a child’s household that might have an impact on a child whilst they are in school. This ensures that member(s) of the school staff are trained to allow them to use the information that has been shared, in confidence, and ensure that the school is able to make provision and allowances for possible difficulties experienced by children, or their families, who have been involved in or witnessed a domestic violence or abuse incident.

We are keen to offer the best support possible to our pupils and we believe this to be both useful and supportive for all those it may involve.

We believe Operation Encompass demonstrates our school’s commitment to the safety and welfare of pupils and their families.