We all have a statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children and young people in our care

We have safeguarding policies and systems in place to help their safety and ensure a consistent approach to practices throughout the school, followed by all staff.

We are committed to working closely with parents and carers for the benefits of our pupils. We also work with a range of professionals to support our pupils and their families to get the right help at the right time.

Out of Hours

Our school’s opening times are 8.00am until 4.00pm Monday to Friday. Outside of these times, and during school holidays, you will not be able to contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead or the Designated Safeguarding Deputies; any messages left will be responded to when we return to school.

If you have any concerns about the welfare of a child or young person during these times, please contact the Sheffield Safeguarding Hub on 0114 273 4855 (24-hour service).

If you think a child or a young person is in immediate danger, please call the Police on 999 at any time.

If you are a child or young person and are worried or feel unsafe then you can get help from Childline a free, private and confidential service. You can chat online or on the phone, 0800 1111, any time.

Key Documents

Our school safeguarding policies are available on the policies page.

Useful Links

Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance for schools on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.

Working Together To Safeguard Children multi-agency safeguarding arrangements.

Prevent duty to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.

Sheffield Directory Get information and advice, and discover local groups, activities and services in your area.

Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership Sheffield Safeguarding Children Partnership (SCSP) operates in line with the requirements of the statutory guidance ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children' and covers the geographical area of Sheffield.

Operation Encompass an initiative which enhances communication between the police and schools where a child or young person is at risk from domestic abuse.

Community wellbeing links for families.

Online Safety

Children and young people use the internet regularly and may be involved in more online activity than their parents and carers. Some children and young people may have greater technical knowledge than their parents and carers, but they may be unable to identify the risks of giving too much personal information online, and may be unable to spot scams as readily as adults. So, take time to get involved with your child’s or young person’s internet use and teach them about online safety which includes the following.  

Staying Safe Online

  • Don’t post any personal information online – like your address, email address or mobile number.
  • Think carefully before posting pictures or videos of yourself.  Once you’ve put a picture of yourself online most people can see it and may be able to download it, it’s not just yours anymore.
  • Keep your privacy settings as high as possible
  • Never give out your passwords
  • Don’t befriend people you don’t know
  • Don’t meet up with people you’ve met online.  Speak to your parent or carer about people suggesting you do
  • Remember that not everyone online is who they say they are
  • Think carefully about what you say before you post something online
  • Respect other people’s views, even if you don’t agree with someone else’s views doesn’t mean you need to be rude
  • If you see something online that makes you feel uncomfortable, unsafe or worried: leave the website, turn off your computer if you want to and tell a trusted adult immediately.

Further information is available on the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) website: Online safety | ICO

CEOP – Online Safety

If children or young people, or parents or carers are worried about the way someone has been communicating with a child or young person online, you can visit Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command online to make a report and seek support using the link below:

CEOP Safety Centre

Other Safeguarding Risks 

Drowning is preventable, and their toad-ily awesome campaign, Splash Safety at your Pad, has been created to help provide young families with advice, hints and tips around how to enjoy water safely at home. Further information can be found here - Splash Safety

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue are urging young people to think before jumping into lakes and reservoirs. We want to highlight and educate children of the dangers of open water from an early age.

The advice for young people is: 

  • Never jump into open bodies of water - this can cause cold water shock and impact on your ability to swim
  • Don't be peer pressured into swimming where you aren't comfortable, or if you can't swim
  • If you get into trouble, float to live
  • If a friend gets into trouble, encourage them to float to live and call 999 immediately

Frozen water and ice safety tips to share with your child -

The advice for young people is:

  • Never jump into open bodies of water - this can cause cold water shock and impact on your ability to swim
  • Don't be peer pressured into swimming where you aren't comfortable, or if you can't swim
  • If you get into trouble, float to live
  • If a friend gets into trouble, encourage them to float to live and call 999 immediately

At parents request and with parent/guardian consent children in year 6 can walk home alone after school. Before making this decision we would ask you to consider the following:

  • Is your child road safety aware? Does your child cross roads safely?
  • Are they mature enough to take on this level of independence?
  • Would they know what to do in an emergency or if they had an accident?
  • Do they have a mobile phone in case of emergencies? (Ensure phone is charged)
  • Will they behave responsibly and safely?
  • How does your child feel about walking home alone?
  • Are there any roads to cross?
  • Consider possibility of strangers approaching
  • More risk in winter months, darker earlier
  • Reflective clothing (coats/bags)

Parents are responsible for their child's safety outside of school. Children must be collected after an after school club. There is no legal age limit for a child to stay home alone, but it's against the law to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk (NSPCC). Every child is different, it's up to parents to decide if their child is ready to walk home alone.

County lines is a term to describe gangs and organised criminal networks involved in exploiting illegal drugs using dedicated mobile phone lines and can happen locally and across the UK. Children and vulnerable adults are exploited to move, store and sell drugs and money. Offenders use coercion, intimidation, violence and weapons to ensure compliance of victims. (Keeping Children Safe in Education).

This occurs where a person or group take advantage to coerce, control and manipulate or deceive a child under 18. This does not always involve physical contact – it can also occur through the use of technology.

  • Suddenly have significant amount of money, new phones or new clothing
  • Linked to groups of young people/young adults who are older or controlling
  • Poor school attendance
  • Unexplained injuries
  • Isolated from their normal peer group and become secretive
  • Become withdrawn/stressed/anxious/angry
  • Unexplained bus/train tickets