Safeguarding | Shay Lane Primary School

Safeguarding

Meet our Safeguarding Team

All the staff below have received up to date training as designated safeguarding leads.

All the remaining members of staff also receive safeguarding training at least every two years. If you have any concerns regarding anyone in school's safety or welfare, please do not hesitate to contact the safeguarding team on 01924 862600.

Mrs M Melgram

Headteacher Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs H Shepherd

SENCO and Deputy Safeguarding Lead

Miss K Stones

Assistant Headteacher Deputy Safeguarding Lead

Mr A Poppleton

Assistant Headteacher Deputy Safeguarding Lead

Safer recruitment trained staff: Mrs M Melgram, Mr A Poppleton and Miss K Stones

Prevent trained members of staff: Mrs M Melgram, Mr A Poppleton, Miss K Stones, Mrs S Pollitt, Mrs H Smales, Mrs S Dack, Miss E Butterfield, Miss E Whipp, Mrs L Herrington, Mr C Dyas, Miss L Greatorex, Mrs J Tuttiett, Mrs J White, Mrs S Amos, Mrs B Learoyd, Mrs H Foster, Mrs A Bury, Mrs J Hargreaves, Mrs M Kent, Ms R Smith and Miss E Ritchie.

Mental Health Lead: Miss E Butterfield

Mental Health First Aiders: Mrs M Melgram and Mrs M Kent

SENCo: Mrs H Shepherd(hshepherd@shaylane.wakefield.sch.uk)

This is an Operation Encompass school - Making the next day better

Operation Encompass shares the right information with our school, so we understand what is affecting the child following an incident of domestic abuse. This enables us to give support and make sure they feel safe and included in school.

Safeguarding Statement / Child Protection

Please click the link for our annual safeguarding report to governors - Safeguarding Governor Report - October 2024

The welfare of children is of paramount importance and it is the responsibility of the school to safeguard all pupils. We endeavour to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued. We will act quickly and follow our procedures to ensure that children receive effective support, protection and justice. Through our day-to-day contact with pupils and direct work with families, education staff have a crucial role to play in noticing indicators of possible abuse or neglect. Parents should be aware, therefore, that where it appears to a member of staff that a child may have been abused, the school is required, as part of local child protection procedures, to report their concerns to Social Care Direct immediately. The Headteacher, Mrs Michelle Melgram, is the designated teacher responsible for safeguarding, Mr Andrew Poppleton and Miss Kim Stones are Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads and Mr. David Wright is the Designated Safeguarding Governor.

Safeguarding Statement / Safe Recruitment and Selection of Staff.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act; therefore, all convictions must be declared. Providing false information is an offence. Appointed staff, governors, regular volunteers and trainees have identity, qualification and criminal records bureau checks and have been successfully cleared to work with children.

E-Safeguarding

The internet is an essential element in 21st century life for education, business and social interaction and the school has a duty to provide children and young people with quality access as part of their learning experience. It is the duty of the school to ensure that every child and young person in its care is safe. E-Safeguarding includes all aspects of technologies and electronic communications including tablets and mobile phones.

Prevent Strategy

What is the Prevent strategy?

The Prevent strategy is to reduce the threat to the UK from terrorism by stopping people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. It is intended to address all forms of terrorism whether from external or internal extremist threats including those associated with the extreme right who pose a continued threat to our safety and security.

Channel forms a key part of the Prevent strategy. The process is a multi-agency approach to identify and provide support to individuals who are at risk of being drawn into terrorism.

Our Designated Prevent Lead in school is the Designated Safeguarding Lead.

What do we do in school?

Many of the things we already do in school to help children become positive and happy members of society. In school we make sure we:

Provide a safe place for pupils to discuss issues so they better understand how to protect themselves.
Teach a broad and balanced curriculum which promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life.
Through our PSHE curriculum we teach children about the importance of making the right choices, being tolerant of others, valuing other's views and the need to respect similarities and differences.
We challenge negative attitudes and stereotypes.
We teach children about how they can keep themselves safe.
We use filters on the internet to make sure children can’t access unsuitable material and we monitor what the chilren access through a system called Onguard.
We vet visitors who come into school to work with pupils.

We have three very simple school rules, which are referred to as our school rights. It is everyone's responsibility in the school to keep these rights.

1) Everyone has the right to be treated with respect.

2) Everyone has the right to learn.

3) Everyone has the right to feel and be safe.

Directory of Safeguarding Contacts:

Find a support service | CSA Centre

Local Services

Social Care Direct - 0345 850 3503

Children's First Hub (Normanton) - 01924 307878 https://www.wakefieldfamiliestogether.co.uk/community-support/family-hubs/

Wakefield District Domestic Abuse Service www.wakefield.gov.uk - 0800 915 1561

A specialist service providing a range of support for women and men experiencing domestic abuse. Support for children living in safe accommodation is also available.

Rosalie Ryrie Foundation www.rosalieryriefoundation.org.uk - 01924 315140 or 07305 788583

A voluntary sector service working with victims, children, families and perpetrators of domestic abuse.

Well Women Centre https://wellwomenwakefield.org.uk 01924 211114

A by women- for women service, that provides a wide range of support and advice. Counselling is available, as it is a group work programme that is benefical for women who are or have experienced domestic abuse (The Freedom Programme) a drop-in session is also available.

Marie House - 07843 344457

Local refuge accomodation for women and children who need to access supported, safe accomodation due to domestic abuse.

Turning Point Talking Therapies https://www.turning-point.co.uk/wakefield/ - 01924 234860

A free service for those 16 yrs or over who are registered with a Wakefield District G.P. Provides a range of theraputic interventions for stress, anxiety, low self-esteem.

Wakefield Families Together https://www.wakefieldfamiliestogether.co.uk/

There are several bases across the district which offer early help to children and their families.

National Services

Childline - https://www.childline.org.uk 0800 1111

NSPCC - 0808 800 5000 help@nscpcc.org.uk

Samaritans https://www.samaritans.org 116 123

Samaritans work to ensure there is always someone there for anyone who needs someone.

Wakefield I Can (WF-I-Can) website - wf-i-can.co.uk

Refuge www.refuge.org.uk 0808 2000 247

This service runs the National Domestic Abuse Helpline. The 24/7 advice line can help you find refugfe space and provides information and support.

Women's Aid https://www.womensaid.org.uk

Priovides frontline services across the country inlcuding refuge.