If you have a safeguarding concern about either a child or an adult within the academy, please inform one of the following people:
DSL: Mrs S Golding (Headteacher)
DDSL’s Mrs J Groves, Mrs A Howarth, Mrs K Haigh, Mrs V Greedy, Mrs A Newbigin, Mrs R Rudderham
Safeguarding Governor: Mrs J Bell
Members of the public can report concerns anonymously to Social care direct on:
Telephone: 0345 8503503
email: social_care_direct@wakefield.gov.uk
More information and access to the Wakefield District Safeguarding Children Board (WDSCB) can be found by clicking the link below:
At St Botolph’s Academy, we have a duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children within our community. All our staff, including supply teachers are DBS checked and we have Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures in place. During the year, there may be times when we need to share information and work with other agencies in order to safeguard the welfare of children in our care. In these cases, we will always share concerns with parents, unless this is not in the best interests of the child.
Safeguarding in Wakefield
Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSCP) supports local organisations who work or volunteer with children and families to work together to safeguard children and promote their welfare.
You can learn more about them here:
Wakefield Young People’s Safeguarding Charter
Safeguarding Advisor for Education
Wakefield Families Together
As part of our safeguarding procedures we have access to Wakefield’s Team Around the School. Learn more about them and what the Team Around the School means here:
Local Safeguarding Contacts
Local Early Help
Wakefield District Domestic Abuse Service WDDAS
Phone: 0800 915 1561
Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)
CSE Police Team
Email: DA.CSE@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
Phone: 01924 878397
Virtual Head for LAC
Local Safeguarding Downloads
Useful Links
Operation Encompass
We are an Operation Encompass school. Operation Encompass provides an efficient, confidential channel of communication between police forces and Key Adults within schools. This enables the immediate and discrete recognition of the child’s situation by the Key Adult, ensuring a secure and sympathetic environment is provided and the broader effects of abuse are addressed.
For further help please refer to the following website: Domestic abuse
Prevent Strategy
Prevent is part of CONTEST, the Government’s strategy to address terrorism. The main aim of Prevent is to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. Prevent focuses on all forms of terrorist threats. E.g. international terrorism, far right extremists (among others).
Three Key Themes
Prevent is part of CONTEST, the Government’s strategy to address terrorism. The main aim of Prevent is to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. Prevent focuses on all forms of terrorist threats. E.g. international terrorism, far right extremists (among others).
Prevent is part of CONTEST, the Government’s strategy to address terrorism. The main aim of Prevent is to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. Prevent focuses on all forms of terrorist threats. E.g. international terrorism, far right extremists (among others).
The Government’s Prevent strategy can be found at the following address: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Three key themes
The police, Local Authorities, and our partner organisations are working together to help strengthen and empower our communities to reject those who want to cause harm. We work together and focus on three key themes:
- Safeguarding vulnerable individuals through the provision of advice and support and intervention projects.
- Working closely with institutions such as Universities, Schools, Prisons, Health, Charities and faith establishments.
- Challenging terrorist ideology by working closely with other local and national agencies, partners and our communities
Prevent Team
The Prevent Engagement Team of officers and police staff aim to encourage discussion ensuring that terrorism is prevented from taking root in our communities. They support the wider engagement activities already taking place in schools, places of worship and community groups.
Through this work they aim to strengthen communities in order to challenge the ideologies and messages of hate which lead to terrorism.
For more information on the Prevent Strategy, please downlaod the parents leaflet below
This link will take you to a Government website which has information for parents and teachers