Meet our Designated Safeguarding Leads
If you have a concern about a member of staff or an adult’s behaviour towards a child, please ask to speak to the Head of School (Lydia Harrison)
If you have a concern about a member of staff or an adult’s behaviour towards a child, however small you may feel that concern is, please ask to speak to Sarah Wilson (Executive Principal).
If you have a concern about the Executive Principal, however small you may feel that concern is, please ask to speak with the George Wild (Chair of Governors).
Anyone should feel able to raise concerns about poor or unsafe practice or potential failures in the school’s safeguarding regime and should feel confident that such concerns will be taken seriously by the senior leadership team. Appropriate whistleblowing procedures are in place within the school and can be read in further detail by accessing our Whistleblowing Policy. Alternatively, the NSPCC offer advice, suport and guidance around whistleblowing which can be found below.
Our Safeguarding Policy can be found here.
Please click here to see the NSPCC help and advice on Safeguarding and Whistleblowing.
OPERATION ENCOMPASS
Our school has been given the opportunity to take part in a project that will run jointly between schools, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and South Yorkshire Police. This project is known as Operation Encompass.
Operation Encompass is the notification to schools when a child under 18 may have been affected by a domestic incident. This will be done by the start of the next school day.
Operation Encompass will ensure that a specifically trained member of the school staff, known as a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), is informed. The DSL can then use the information, in confidence, to ensure the wellbeing of the child. The school may be able to make provisions or adjustments to assist the young person.
Our school is keen to offer the best support possible to all of our young people and we believe this will be extremely beneficial for all those involved.
Operation Encompass is a national initiative, already in place in many local authority areas across England. We are confident that the initiative will further strengthen our ability to safeguard and emotionally support those children and young people affected by domestic violence.
If you would like to know more, please speak with the Designated Safeguarding Lead or visit the Operation Encompass website at https://www.operationencompass.org
The Prevent Duty
Springwell Learning Community recognises and responds to its duty to protect our learners from the risk of radicalisation under the Prevent duty. The Designated Safeguarding Lead and their Deputy have undertaken Prevent training in line with the Prevent duty to protect children and vulnerable adults from radicalisation. All staff at Springwell Learning Community are required to attend a workshop to raise awareness of Prevent. This forms part of a rolling programme of staff training associated with safeguarding. Please click on the link below regarding the Government’s publication on preventing children from radicalisation – The Prevent duty.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protecting-children-from-radicalisation-the-prevent-duty
Please click on this link for A Guide for Parents
Other Information and Advice
Please also see links below for further information and advice regarding;
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
Forced Marriage
Keeping Children Safe in Education
