Keeping Children Safe

Schools and colleges and their staff are an important part of the wider safeguarding system for children. 

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families has a role to play. In order to fulfil this responsibility effectively, all practitioners should make sure their approach is child-centred. This means that they should consider, at all times, what is in the best interests of the child.

No single practitioner can have a full picture of a child’s needs and circumstances. If children and families are to receive the right help at the right time, everyone who comes into contact with them has a role to play in identifying concerns, sharing information and taking prompt action.

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined for the purposes of this guidance as: • protecting children from maltreatment; • preventing impairment of children’s health or development; • ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and • taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

Children includes everyone under the age of 18.

The safety and welfare of your child is paramount to all at St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are fully committed to ensuring that consistent effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff at school. All concerns are passed through the members of staff who are trained as 'Designated Safeguarding Leaders' in school in compliance with statutory requirements. All staff and governors receive regular safeguarding training.

The Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) are Mrs Eccles, Headteacher and Mrs Baker, Assistant Headteacher. Mrs Riley, Deputy Headteacher, is the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead. 

If you have any serious concerns about your child or any other pupil at St Dunstan's, please do not hesitate to contact either Designated Safeguarding Leads. 

Please find our Safeguarding Policy under 'Policies'