Safeguarding and Child Protection
Here at Christ Church CE Academy our Designated Safeguarding Lead with overall responsibility for daily Safeguarding is Mrs J Connor, Safeguarding & Inclusion Officer.
Other Designated Safeguarding Leads in school are:
Ms M Farrell (Head of School)
Miss K Morgan (Assistant Head Teacher)
At Christ Church CE Academy the health, safety and well-being of every child is our concern. We want to work in partnership with parents and carers to keep all our children healthy, safe and happy. We have a comprehensive Safeguarding Policy in place. If you wish to see our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, please ask at the main office or visit our ‘policies’ page on this website.
Cause for Concern
Here at Christ Church CE Academy we listen to our pupils and take seriously what they tell us. If we have any concerns about their health, safety or well-being we would normally speak to the parent/carer about the concerns before taking further action.
When concerns are shared in this way more often than not there are reasonable explanations and no further action is required. Concerns may range from children being visibly upset to persistent lateness or absence to children “disclosing” concerns.
When we think a child is at risk we will refer to Duty and Assessment, Kirklees.
The safety and wellbeing of all pupils is of paramount importance to us.
If you have any immediate concerns about a child's safety, please call Kirklees Safeguarding -01484 456848
or contact NSPCC.
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Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2024
Keeping children safe in education - GOV.UK
13 languages available-Part 1.
Attendance
All lateness and absences are recorded using our ‘First Day Calling’ procedures which is incorporated into our safeguarding practice here at Christ Church CE Academy. Reasons will be sought for all absence or lateness. Attendance is monitored and referrals to the Attendance and Pupil Support Officer or Children Missing in Education team can be made if deemed necessary. Parents /carers are always informed of concerns around attendance at the earliest point.
Useful Safeguarding Links
Please find below some external websites that provide advice and guidance on a range of safety issues:
Childline is there to give young people a voice when no one else is listening. Whatever problems or dangers they're facing, it is a place for them to turn to for support – any time of day or night. Childline is a free, private and confidential service where children and you people can talk about anything.
They can be contacted on 0800 1111, or have a range of information, support and tools online.
Talk PANTS helps children understand that their body belongs to them, and they should tell someone they trust if anything makes them feel upset or worried. A really useful website to help you start the conversation with your child.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/pants-underwear-rule/
A series of 3 animations ‘I saw your willy’, ‘Lucy and the boy’, and ‘Mia’s story’, designed to prompt conversations between adults and children to keep them safe from online abuse. We use these videos in school but they are also ideal to share at home. The section also includes tips on how to start these kinds of conversations.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
A new West Yorkshire based overnight listening service for children, young people, and their parents/carers experiencing mental health; call, text or chat.
Get Safe Online
Advice and help about online safety.
https://www.getsafeonline.org/
Get Safe Online | The UK's leading Online Safety Advice Resource
Educate Against Hate
Practical advice for parents, carers, and staff on protecting young people from extremism and radicalism.
Educate Against Hate - Prevent Radicalisation & Extremism
Young Minds
Provides young people with reassurance and advice to help them make positive choices for their mental health and know what to do next if they are struggling.
https://www.youngminds.org.uk/
Kooth- Mental Wellbeing
Kooth is an online wellbeing community
CAMHS- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
CAMHS stands for child and adolescent mental health services. They are the NHS service that offers support and treatment for children and young people, aged up to 18 years old, who are experiencing difficulties with their mental health and wellbeing. They also support parents, carers and families of these children and young people too.
Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Domestic Abuse
Everyone has the right to live a life free from fear, without violence, intimidation or controlling behaviour.
Support is available for people who are experiencing abuse, and also for those who recognise that they are using abusive behaviours and want to make changes.
You can contact Pennine Domestic Abuse Partnership on 0800 0527222
Welcome to Pennine Domestic Abuse Partnership - PDAP
This school an Operation Encompass school. Where we receive information if police have been called out to a domestic abuse incident and any of our pupils were present. Click here for further information and to find out what this means.
http://www.operationencompass.org/
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Online Safety
We support the use of the internet by all our children in school. They are taught how to stay safe online both in school and beyond. Click here for further information about online safety.
Filtering and Monitoring:
We take internet safety seriously in school. Our internet usage is subject to filtering (blocking potentially harmful content and/or sites) and monitoring (identifying when a user accesses or searches for certain types of harmful content on school devices) checks. Our filtering system is provided by City Fibre Broadband. Our monitoring systems are provided by Ultimate Threat Management.
What we are doing in school:
In an ever-changing world, we prepare our children to access the online world safely.
Online safety lessons are taught in all year-groups (age-appropriate) through the Computing and RSHE curriculum and children take part in online safety assemblies. The content includes how to deal with strangers online, keeping personal details safe, and what to do about online bullying.
Tips for staying safe online:
Always be careful when you are using the internet. It can help you to keep in touch with your friends and help your education – but it can also cause harm – to you and to others.
Remember help is always available at school if you are having any problems online.
Don’t be afraid to talk to your teacher or another adult at school.
Make sure you keep new online friends strictly online.
If someone you don't know asks to be your online friend you must ensure an adult knows about it.
Understanding online safety is tricky for all ages. NSPCC has advice to help you learn about staying safe online as a family.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
Experts answer: “When do you think my child should get their own phone?” - UK Safer Internet Centre
Find out how screen time can affect your child development -https://www.internetmatters.org/issues/screen-time/
Please remember that using social network sites is inappropriate for primary age pupils.