Safeguarding
We take safeguarding very seriously at St. Anne's. Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mr Paul Booth. Mr John Devlin, Mrs Naomi Atkinson and Mrs Cook are also fully trained. Mrs DeMatteis and Mr McGlinchey are the named governors for Safeguarding. Please contact us at school straight away if you have any worries about children's safeguarding. Some of the policies and documents on this page may be helpful.
Signs and Symptoms of Potential Abuse
We expect all members of our school community to remain vigilant to the signs and symptoms of potential abuse and report any concerns to our Designated Safeguarding Leads. There are 4 main categories of abuse to be aware of;
- Physical Abuse
- Sexual Abuse
- Emotional Abuse
- Neglect
In addition to these 4 areas, the following Safeguarding issues are also high on our agenda;
- The Prevent Duty (Radicalisation & Extremism)
- Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
- Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
- Children Missing From Education (CME)
Safeguarding policies
Our Safeguarding policies - If you require any paper copies of these policies please contact the school office.
- Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
- Low level concerns against staff policy
- Staff Safeguarding Handbook
- Attendance policy
- Child Friendly Child Protection Policy
- Outside Visitors and Agencies Policy
- Behaviour Policy
- Educational Visits Policy
- Keeping Children Safe in Education
- Supporting Pupils with Medical Conditions Policy
- Anti Bullying Policy
- Acceptable Use Policy
- Recruitment and Selection Policy
- Complaints Policy
- Managing Serial Complainants
- Intimate Care Policy
Prevent Duty
As part of St Anne's commitment to safeguarding and child protection we fully support the government's Prevent Duty, and take guidance from Teaching Approaches to help build resilience to extremism.
What is the Prevent Duty?
The Prevent duty is the duty in the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 on specified authorities, in the exercise of their functions, to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.
Click here to see the official Government guidance on the Prevent Duty (April 2021)
Below are links to documents that are relevant for safeguarding children.
- Working Together To Safeguard Children
- What to do if you're worried a child is being abused
- Disqualification Under the Childcare Act
- The Prevent Duty
- Information Sharing Advice
- Preventing and tackling bullying advice
- Statutory framework for the Early Years
- Safer Working Practice
- Bradford Safeguarding website link
- Equality Act 2010
- Children Missing Education
- Child Sexual exploitation: definition guide for practitioners
- UKCCIS Responding to Incidents and Safeguarding Young People (Sexting)
- Safeguarding Staff Handbook
- Supporting Children with Medical Conditions
- NPCC When to Call the Police Guidance For Schools
- Code of Practice for the Detention, Tretament and questioning of persons by Police Officers
- Searching, Screening and Confisication
For further safeguarding support, please see: