Safeguarding

Introduction

At Queen Katherine School, we take our responsibility to keep all children safe very seriously. We aim to provide a welcoming and safe environment where students and their families are respected and valued. We are always watchful for signs of abuse or neglect and follow the appropriate steps to make sure children get the support, protection, and justice they need. All children, no matter their age, gender, ability, culture, race, language, religion, or sexual identity, have the right to protection.

As set out by the Department for Education (DfE), is defined as:

• protecting children from maltreatment;
• preventing impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development;
• ensuring children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and
• taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

If you have any concerns about safeguarding or child protection, please contact Mrs. G Wade, our Designated Safeguarding Lead, at geraldine.wade@queenkatherine.org

All visitors must report to reception, sign in, and wear a visitor badge. For safety reasons, visitors will always be escorted while on school grounds.

Our Designated Safeguarding Leads

Designated Safeguarding Lead and SENCO: Mrs Geraldine Wade
 geraldine.wade@queenkatherine.org

KS5 and Deputy Safeguarding Lead: Mr Robin Simpson
 robin.simpson@queenkatherine.org 

The Team

Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership

Every Local Authority area has an Independent Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB). LSCB’s are responsible for ensuring agencies work together to safeguard children and for testing how effectively this happens. The Cumbria LSCB became The Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership (CSCP) in 2019.

https://cumbriasafeguardingchildren.co.uk

Agency	Contact Details
Provides advice and support to young people on any issue they wish to discuss. Childline is there to help anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. You can talk about anything. Whether it’s something big or small, their trained counsellors are there to support you.	Website: Childline | Childline Childline is free, confidential and available any time, day or night. You can talk to us: by calling 0800 1111 by email through 1-2-1 counsellor chat Whatever feels best for you.
Support and tips to help you keep children safe. From advice on children’s mental health to staying safe online, support for parents and what to do if you’re worried about a child.	Website: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/   Helplines: Help for adults concerned about a child Call 0808 800 5000 Help for children and young people Call Childline 0800 1111 Help for people who have experienced sexual harassment or abuse in education. Call 0800 136 663
The Mix is the UK’s leading support service for young people. They provide help and advice on any challenge you’re facing – from mental health to money, from homelessness to finding a job, from break-ups to drugs.	Website: The Mix – Essential support for under 25s   Talk to us via our online community, on social, through our free, confidential helpline or our counselling service. Telephone: 08088 084994 One to One Chat Crisis Messenger
Prevent   If parents feel that their child has been exposed or have any concerns about radicalisation.	Website: Prevent – Cumbria Constabulary
Give a range of advice for parents if their child is being bullied or if they suspect they are being bullied.	Website: https://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/bullying/advice-for-parents   Helpline: 0808 800 2222

Operation Encompass

Operation Encompass is a unique Police and Education early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children and young people exposed to domestic abuse. Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools before the start of the next school day when a child or young person has been involved or exposed to a domestic abuse incident the previous evening. The information is given in strict confidence to a school’s Key Adult to enable support to be given dependent on the needs and wishes of the child.

https://www.operationencompass.org/

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