At Westfield Nursery and Primary School, we strive to educate all our children in an environment where learning, respect and the community are promoted.
Safeguarding is the action we take to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.
This is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and families has a role to play.
Safeguarding covers a broad agenda and aims to achieve the following:
Our key aims as a school are to ensure:
Our School recognises that it has an explicit duty to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of children from abuse and to work together with other agencies to ensure adequate arrangements within our school to identify, assess and support those children who are suffering harm.
Every staff member and Governor is trained to Level 1 safeguarding and also holds the Prevent certificate. On this page you will you will see the key people to talk to who are trained to Level 3.
We believe that Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and as such our school aims to create the safest environment within which every pupil has the opportunity to strive and reach their potential. We recognise the importance of us ensuring our pupils know how to seek support, feel that they will be listened to and appropriate action taken. We will do this by endeavouring to work in partnership with other agencies and seek to establish effective working relationships with parents, carers and other colleagues to develop and provide activities and opportunities throughout our curriculum that will help to equip our children with the skills they need. This will include materials and learning experiences that will encourage our children to develop essential life skills and protective behaviours.
At Westfield, we follow and adhere to the Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership procedures and a direct link to their website is available at this link www.cumbriasafeguardingchildren.co.uk
Any concerns or support sought will be via Cumbria Children's Services who strive to offer families with the support they require. They will work with us in an integrated way to improve outcomes for our children and their families. More information is available from their website: www.cumbria.gov.uk/childrensservices/aboutus.asp
Safeguarding is about ensuring that everyone is safe from harm, safe from bullying, safe from people who could abuse, safe from discrimination or harassment, and that we all feel safe in our environment.
If you have concerns regarding someone who works with a child including foster carers and volunteers these should be reported to the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO). This applies to all paid, unpaid, volunteers, casual, agency employees or anyone working in a self-employed capacity. These individuals are considered working/volunteering in positions of trust. Please click here for more information.
We have been asked by the Cumbria Police's Operation Encompass Team to share this information with our school community.
Miss Nicola Hodgson Acting Headteacher Designated Safeguarding and Child Protection Officer (Level 3) |
Mrs Lynn Carini Safeguarding Governor Safeguarding Level 3 |
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Mrs Cheryl Sanderson Acting Assistant Headteacher SEN Inclusion Leader Safeguarding Level 3 |
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Miss Stacey Skinner EYFS & KS1 Leader Safeguarding Level 3 |
Mrs Linsey Ritson KS2 Leader Safeguarding Level 3 |
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For information about staying safe online please visit our Internet Safety page where there are lots of resource for parents/carers.