Safeguarding at St Mary's
Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families has a role to play in safeguarding them.
At St Mary’s RC Primary School, we take this role seriously and recognise the contribution we can make to protect and support our children and their families.
All the staff receive regular annual training around safeguarding and child protection matters. All staff know how to identify and log concerns using a system called CPOMS. We all then work to provide the necessary support and intervention.
Designated Leaders
In school Miss Claire Halstead is the Designated Senior Lead (DSL) for Safeguarding and Miss Chrissy Paterson is the Deputy DSL. Mr Michael Mulrooney is the named Governor for Safeguarding.
Miss Claire Halstead: Designated Senior Lead (DSL)
Mrs Sophie Nowell: Deputy DSL
Miss Rachel Thoburn: Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA)
St Mary's Early Help Offer
From time to time, all families go through situations which are difficult to cope with. We often see in the media reports on families who are, or who have been, struggling, or even in danger.
At these times, help and advice is needed but finding the right department or agency can be stressful. The Early Help Offer gives parents a framework for asking for support. School will try to support you and an assessment form may be completed, or signposting given, to provide parents and families with services who can help. This may be behaviour support, parenting advice, bereavement counselling, health advice, or for specific medical issues. The list is not finite.
At St Mary’s RC Primary, we are ready to utilise any service we need, in order to best support our pupils and their families. We are always happy to help where we can and to try and help you find the right agency to support you. We will ask for individual tailored support that best meets the needs of individual situations. If in any doubt, please come and talk to us. We are here for you.
To find out more about our early help offer, you can use the link above or click on the button in the section below.
Useful Links
Below are links to several policies, information about our Early Help Offer and Operation Encompass, along with the most up to date version of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE Sept 2023).