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.
If you have any concerns about Child Protection or Health and Safety in school, then please contact a member of our Safeguarding team.
Any concerns are taken seriously and investigated.
If you have any concerns about the welfare of a child at St Alban's please contact our Designated Safeguarding staff:
Mrs Lindsey Ebsworth
Mrs Katie Davey
Miss Clare Brennan
Telephone
01709 862298 (Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm)
head@st-albans.doncaster.sch.uk
katie.davey@st-albans.doncaster.sch.uk
clare.brennan@st-albans.doncaster.sch.uk
Urgent concerns about a child (outside of 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
Chair of Governors Safeguarding Governor | John Cape Karen Seaman |
Name: Mrs Lindsey Ebsworth
Role: Designated Safeguarding Lead for child protection.
Name: Mrs Katie Davey
Role: Designated Safeguarding Lead for child protection.
Name: Miss Clare Brennan
Role: Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Name: Mrs Jane Hays
Role: Safeguarding Administration.
Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy can be found here:
Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024
Our school Online Safety page for parents, carers and children can be found at:
https://www.st-albans.doncaster.sch.uk/page/online-safety/153953
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.
Prevent
PREVENT DUTY
Prevent helps vulnerable people at risk of being recruited by terrorist or extremist groups, whether in this country or abroad. Prevent is one of the four elements of the Government's Counter-Terrorism Strategy. There are 4 elements of this strategy: Prepare, Protect, Pursue and Prevent.
British values that are promoted through the Prevent duty are:
Democracy: Respecting children and their families
Rule of law: Helping children manage their feelings and behaviour
Tolerance of different faiths and beliefs: Challenging negative attitudes and stereotypes
Individual liberty: Allowing children to take risks and recognize success
Mutual respect of different faiths and beliefs: Challenging negative attitudes and stereotypes
We use the nuemonic DR TIM to teach the children to remember these values.
The Prevent duty also encourages learners to respect others, particularly those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act (2010). These characteristics include:
Age
Disability
Gender reassignment
Marriage and civil partnership
Pregnancy and maternity
Race
Religion or belief
Sex
Sexual orientation
You can read the publication at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance
St Alban’s we ensure the Spiritual Moral Social and Cultural development of pupils through the curriculum and assemblies, and providing relevant activities beyond the classroom.
We also actively promote fundamental British values, meeting requirements for collective worship and have established a strong school ethos supported by effective relationships throughout the school with our Children's Promise and Mission Statement.
