Safeguarding and Safeguarding Policies & Procedures

Here you will find the Safeguarding policies and procedures which we follow in school ...

If you are unable to find what you are looking for, please contact the school office.

All school policies are available in hard copies on request from the school office.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is a priority at Barkisland C.E. (V.A.) Primary School and it is everyone’s responsibility; all staff receive regular training and we have many policies and procedures in place to safeguard our children in school including: -

• Child Protection Procedures
• Safeguarding Policy
• Supporting Children with Medical Needs Policy
• Behaviour Policy
• Anti-Bullying Policy
• E-Safety Policy
• Lockdown Procedures
• Data Protection Policy
• Radicalisation & Extremism Policy
• Acceptable Use Policy
• Safeguarding Procedures

Please see our full list of policies on the website under policies tab, many of which have safeguarding in mind.
If you are worried about the welfare of a child who attends Barkisland C.E. (V.A.) Primary School please speak to one of the Designated Safeguarding Leads – 

If you have any concerns regarding your child/ren below are some helpful contact platforms: 

School Nursing Team – Locala     03033309974

Family Hub – 01422 251090  www.calderdalefamilyhubs.org.uk

Early Help Support –  01422 393387 9-5 Monday to Thursday 9-4 Friday

Relationships Matter – relationshipsmatter.org.uk

Urgent Child Protection concerns – MASST 01422 393336

NHS Talking Therapy – 03330153 494     vitahealthgroup.co.uk

Strengthening Families, parenting courses – 01484 386621

Family Support Advice Line – 01484 386621  

Unique Ways – 01422 343090  www.uniqueways.org.uk

Calderdale Staying Safe (DA support group) -01422 323339  www.calderdalestayingsafe.org.uk

Calderdale Citizens Advice Bureau – 08082787879

Invictus Wellbeing – 01422 730015  www.invictuswellbeing.com

You can contact Calderdale Multi Agency Screening Team directly on 01422 393336

Open Minds - For information on emotional health and wellbeing please access Open Minds Calderdale at www.openmindscalderdale.org.uk.

E-Safety

We provide appropriate safeguards and raise awareness to allow students to enjoy their online lives and help them use technology confidently.

Useful links for parents - These sites offer guidance on keeping children safe online:-

• Childnet – making the internet safe for children https://www.childnet.com
• Thinkuknow – guidance for different age groups – https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk
• Mobicip – parental control software – https://mobicip.com
• Connect Safely – simple rules to follow online – https://www.connectsafely.org
• CEOP child exploitation and online protection centre – https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/ offers advice on making a report to a CEOP adviser about online abuse