Safeguarding
We all have a statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and at St Alban’s safeguarding is of high importance in our school.
- Mrs Ebsworth is Designated Senior Lead for child protection.
- Mrs Katie Davey and Miss Clare Brennan are Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads
- Mrs Karen Seaman is the Designated Safeguarding Governor
If you have any concerns about Child Protection or Health and Safety in school, then please contact one of us.
Any concerns are taken seriously and investigated.
Please see the "Safer Schools - Safeguarding Advice for Parents" page on our website:
https://www.st-albans.doncaster.sch.uk/page/safer-schools-safeguarding-advice-for-parents/131418
COVID-19
We have included additional links on our E Safety pages for useful information on keeping your child safe online.
If you have any concerns about the welfare of a child at St Alban's please contact our Designated Safeguarding staff, Mrs Lindsey Ebsworth or Mrs Katie Davey by telephoning the school on 01709 862298 (Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm) or by email katie.davey@st-albans.doncaster.sch.uk or admin@st-albans.doncaster.sch.uk.
Urgent concerns about a child (outside these hours)
For urgent safeguarding concerns please call the Duty team at Doncaster Children's Services Trust on 01302 737777 or report online at https://www.doncasterchildrenstrust.co.uk/worried-about-a-child
Early Help Support
Early Help is a way of getting extra help and support when your family needs it, but getting it as soon as difficulites start, rather than waiting until things get worse. It's for children and young people of any age and their family.
Help can come from all kinds of services and organisations who work together to support your family. You might be using some of these services already, but we want to make sure they are providing the right support for you and your family needs.
For more information on early help please click the following link:
https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/early-help-what-is-it-in-doncaster
To start a referral for Early Help follow the link below:
https://dscp.org.uk/report-concern
CPOMS
We use a safeguarding system called CPOMS.
Most schools operate a manual (in many cases hand written and paper based) system for the reporting of incidents, including potential Child Protection issues. CPOMS has enabled us to improve our management of child protection and similar incidents and actions, whilst reducing paperwork and administration.
Operation Encompass
St Alban's Catholic Primary School participates in Operation Encompass which is a partnership between South Yorkshire Police and Education, supported by Doncaster Safeguarding Children's Board.