Parson Cross CE Primary School
Safeguarding
What is Safeguarding?
Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.
Safeguarding means:
- protecting children from abuse and maltreatment
- preventing harm to children’s health or development
- ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care
- taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes.
Child protection is part of the safeguarding process. It focuses on protecting individual children identified as suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. This includes child protection procedures which detail how to respond to concerns about a child.
Safeguarding at our school
Parson Cross CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and the promotion of a safeguarding culture in order to keep children happy, healthy and safe in school, as responsible citizens and online. All staff are trained at regular intervals and are aware of how to keep our pupils safe and what signs to look out for. Our pupils are encouraged to share any concerns and we have robust policies and processes in place that underpin safeguarding. We aspire for our pupils to be confident in understanding how to keep themselves safe and who to tell if they need help.
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Julie Wright
Our Deputy Safeguarding Leads are Miss Becky Seaman and Mr Richard Hart
Our Governor responsible for Safeguarding within school is Mr Peter Nelson
If you have any questions about this information, you can contact any of the above staff on 01142 313956
Sheffield Safeguarding Children Hub
These are the numbers that you can ring for advice and to make a referral:
tel: 0114 273 4855
8.45am to 5.15pm (Monday to Thursday)
8.45am to 4.45pm (Friday)
At all other times including Bank Holidays, calls will be responded to by the Emergency Duty Service.
Sheffield Safeguarding Children provide guides for parents on their Information for Parents, Carers and Families page, this includes information and link covering areas from online safety, child protection and what to do if you are concerned about a child.
