Safeguarding
Staff in school, by law, have a duty to report any concerns that they may have that any child may be suffering harm, particularly as a consequence of possible abuse. It is a Department for Education requirement that each school in the country nominates a senior member of staff who will have special responsibility for Child Protection. In Rotherham, this member of staff is known as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and must have been in receipt of advanced safeguarding training.
If you have a concern about a child or wish to discuss a safeguarding matter, please ring the school’s office 01709 740751 and ask to speak to one of the designated members of staff listed below.
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Mrs J Cook
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) & Designated Teacher for Looked After Children (LAC)
Mrs S Jenkinson
Designated Safeguarding Governor
Mr Tony Trueman
Safeguarding Policies
Operation Encompass
Greasbrough Primary School is part of a project that is being run across Rotherham/South Yorkshire. It is called Operation Encompass, a partnership between South Yorkshire Police, schools & colleges, supported by the Rotherham Safeguarding Children Partnership.
Operation Encompass has been designed to provide early reporting on any domestic abuse incidents, where the police have attended and that might have an impact on a child in an education setting.
A key member of staff in the school will be informed when a domestic abuse incident has occurred within the previous 24 hours or over the weekend. This will enable the school to monitor children possibly affected and, where required, support if necessary.
The designated member of the safeguarding staff will use this information in the strictest confidence. They will also ensure that the school is able to make provision for possible difficulties experienced by children, or their families, who have been involved in, affected by, or witnessed a domestic violence incident.
As ever, we are keen to offer the very best support possible for our students.
Rotherham Safeguarding
If you are concerned about a child or young person (including yourself), you can report the abuse to Rotherham Safeguarding – click the link below which will direct you to their website. The website has a vast amount of resources and advice to help keep children safe.
The PREVENT Duty
The Prevent duty aims to safeguard people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. As part of Greasbrough Primary’s ongoing safeguarding and child protection duties we are fully behind the government’s Prevent Strategy.
From 1 July 2015 all schools are subject to a duty under section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, in the exercise of their functions, to have “due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism”. This duty is known as the Prevent Duty for Schools.
The statutory guidance refers to the importance of Prevent Duty awareness training to equip all staff to identify children at risk of being drawn into terrorism and to challenge extremist ideas. The Home Office has developed a core training product for this purpose. All our staff have received training sessions on what Prevent is about and how to deal with any issues they may see inside or outside school
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to providing the best possible care and education to our pupils and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
It is of fundamental importance to attract, recruit and retain staff of the highest calibre who share this commitment.
Each recruitment panel will contain at least one person who is Safer Recruitment trained
The aims of the School’s recruitment policy aims as follows:
- To ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position;
- To ensure that all job applicants are considered equitably and consistently;
- To ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital status, disability or age;
- To ensure compliance with all relevant recommendations and guidance including the recommendations of the Department for Education (DFE) in “Safeguarding Children: Safer Recruitment and Selection in Education Settings” , “Working Together to Safeguard Children” 2013 and the code of practice published by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS);
- To ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks
Please explore our Safeguarding pages below for further information and support.
Educate against Hate
Online Safety and Schools
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
County Lines
Child on Child Abuse
Family Bereavement
Childline
Barnardos
NSPCC
Young Carers Support
Rotherham Rise
Rotherham MIND
CAMHS
Sexting
Anti-Bullying Advice
Self Harm
Private Fostering
Forced Marriage and Honour -Based Abuse
Talking Therapies
Child Car Seats
What is Early Help?
Every family goes through challenging times at some point. Early Help can work with you and your family so that small problems don’t become big problems. Early help is for everybody, for families with children and young people of any age and it’s your choice whether to have it or not.
Why would I want Early Help?
There are lots of reasons why people look for early help. It could be that you’re worried about your child’s health, development or behaviour, attendance, or how they’re doing at school, or perhaps because you are caring for a disabled child. It may be that you’re worried about money or housing and how that is affecting your family. Maybe your child or family is affected by domestic abuse, drugs, alcohol, or crime. Perhaps your child is a carer for other people, or maybe you’ve had a bereavement in the family that’s made life a challenge.
Where can I get Early Help?
If you feel you and your family might need support to solve some problems, you can ask someone that you trust about early help. This might be a teacher at your child’s school, your GP, your health visitor, nursery practitioner or your housing support worker. If you find this difficult, you can always contact the Early Help support line to ask for advice. We’ll work with you to find someone for you to talk to.
Sometimes if someone is worried that you’re having some problems, they might ask you if you would like to talk about early help.
What will happen when I ask for Early Help?
The person you speak to will talk with you about the problems you’re experiencing. They will ask what help and support you think you might need. This is called an early help assessment.
Early help assessment is nothing to be worried about. It’s just a conversation to work out how to help you stop small problems turning into big problems. You can talk about things that are going well and things that you’re proud of as well as things that you’re finding a challenge.
This person will also talk with your child or children in your family to make sure they understand how they are feeling and anything they think they might want some help with. Together you’ll agree what to write down so there is a record of what you talked about.
What happens next will be different for every family. You might make a plan with the person you spoke with to sort out the problems. You might want to meet with other people who might be able to help. This is called a team around the family meeting. Or you might want to get a service (like family support, therapy, or a children’s centre) to give you the help you feel you need.
If you decide you’d like some help, the person you talked with will ask if they can share details of your conversation. You need to give your permission. This is to make sure the people who will be supporting you are able to do a good job for you and understand the journey you and your family have been on
Early Help Rotherham
Contact Number: 01709 336080
Website :https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/downloads/download/183/early-help
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OutreachandEngagementCentralTeam/
Or speak to your child’s class teacher, Mrs Jenkinson or Mrs Cook