Safeguarding and Child Protection

Safeguarding & Child Protection

Our school community has a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. This means that we have Safeguarding and Child Protection policies and procedures in place. All staff, including our volunteers and supply staff, are aware of our procedures and undertake Safeguarding Induction training.

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 always ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with their parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that this is not in the child’s best interests or a child is at significant risk or in immediate danger.

Our school safeguarding governor is James Davey.

Should you have any concerns about the welfare of a child, you can speak to the following staff members at school:

Designated Safeguard Lead – Ms Karen Smith – Head Teacher

head@lee-royd.lancs.sch.uk

Deputy Designated Safeguard Lead – Miss Jennefer MacKenzie – Nursery Teacher and SENCo

j.mackenzie@lee-royd.lancs.sch.uk

Deputy Designated Safeguard Lead – Mrs Nichola Dewhurst – Higher Level Teaching Assistant

n.dewhurst@lee-royd.lancs.sch.uk

All contactable at – 01254 231725

Alternatively, you can ring for advice and/or make a referral via the following:

If you are concerned about a child – Call 0300 123 6720 or out of hours 0300 123 6722. If you think a child is in immediate danger – don’t delay call the police on 999.
If you are concerned about an adult that works with children – If there are immediate safeguarding concerns to the child call 0300 123 6720 or out of hours 0300 123 6722. If there are no immediate safeguarding concerns to the child inform senior management at the organisation where this person works. Senior managers must contact the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) when they receive an allegation or concern about a person who works with children
If a child is at risk of immediate harm, you should always dial 999

Our Early Help Offer

We are an Operation Encompass Nursery School. See the information below for more details.