The governors and staff at Great Addington Church of England Primary School fully recognise the contribution that they make to safeguarding children. We recognise that all staff and volunteers have a full and active part to play in protecting our pupils from harm. Our school procedures for safeguarding children are in line with Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (NSCP). We ensure that everyone working in our school has successfully completed the necessary clearances to enable them to work with children.It also means that we have staff members who are specifically trained and nominated as the Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) within school. These staff are Lucy Kingsnorth, Principal (DSL), Josh Marshall (Deputy) and Emma Sturgess (Deputy).
We are all expected to share any concerns we have about staff conduct around children with the Headteacher. As in all schools, if there are concerns about the conduct of the Head, these should be shared with the Chair of Governors, Harry Darby, as follows:
The staff Whistleblowing Policy has been discussed and adopted and all staff have access to this document.
We also follow the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures and the Local Safeguarding Children's Board local guidance and have systems in place to share concerns regarding children's welfare with our DSLs, with parents and with relevant external agencies. Part of our legal duty to safeguard our children may also include us needing to consult specifically with and take advice from, the Police or Children's Social Care, should the need arise.
By working closely together as a staff and with our partner agencies, we firmly believe that we will continue to offer a safe learning environment for all our children.
Please take the time to read our Policies and do not hesitate to contact the school should you have any questions.
School Safeguarding
If you want to know more about our procedures, please speak to one of the following:
Lucy Kingsnorth - Prinicpal and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Josh Marshall - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Tracy Molsher - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Lucy McGill - SENCo
If you have any safeguarding concerns please call the school office to speak to one of our DSLs on 01536 330642.
Social Services
If there is no immediate danger but you are concerned about a child's welfare, contact Social Services on 0300 126 1000.
Out of hours
If you need to contact children's social care urgently during the evening, at night or at the weekend please call 01604 626938.
LADO
To contact the local authority Designated Officer for North Northamptonshire, please call Sheila Kempster on 07831 123193 or 01604 362993. Alternatively please email your query to and a Designated Officer will get back to you as soon as they are able to.
Click here to view ALL of our school policies.
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