St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Safeguarding

We take safeguarding very seriously at St. Joseph's. Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mr Andrew Arnold. Mr Devlin, Mrs Parker,  Mrs Coventry and Miss Wild are also fully trained. Mrs DeMatteis is the named governor 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)

For further information on this, please see below. 

Our policies - To view any of these policies please enquire with the school office

Child Protection  &  Safeguarding Policy

Child Friendly Child Protection Policy

Outside Visitors and Agencies Policy

Whistleblowing Policy

Educational Visits Policy

Keeping Children Safe In Education

Volunteer Policy

Lockdown Policy

Attendance Policy

Below are links to documents that are relevant for safeguarding children.

Working Together to Safeguard Children

Keeping Children Safe In Education

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

UKCCIS Responding to Incidents and Safeguarding Young People (Sexting)

Recruitment and Selection Policy

Safeguarding Staff Handbook

Supporting Children with Conditions Policy

Volunteer Policy