New Pasture Lane Primary School

Safeguarding Children

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility.

Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families and carers has a role to play in safeguarding children.

You can contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead or Deputies via the office on 01262 601684.

Meet our safeguarding team

Mrs Clark Mr Coleman Joanna Betts

Designated Safeguarding Deputy Designated Deputy Designated

Lead Safeguarding Lead Safeguarding Lead

& Designated Teacher

At New Pasture Lane Primary school all school staff have an essential part in protecting children from abuse.

All Staff and Governors are trained in the Core Module for Safeguarding children and have regular updates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Roles & Responsibilities

The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) are responsible for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. The DSL is the primary safeguarding lead, responsible for managing safeguarding concerns, ensuring policies and procedures are followed, and providing support to staff on safeguarding matters. The DDSL, shares these responsibilities and is trained to the same standard as the DSL. Both roles are essential for creating a safe environment and responding to safeguarding concerns effectively.

The Designated Safeguarding Governor is responsible for ensuring that the school has robust safeguarding and child protection policies in place. This includes regular reviews and updates to these policies to comply with statutory guidance, such as Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE).

Designated Safeguarding Governors

Co Chair of Governors Mr J Place

Vice Chair of Governors Sue Gollop

The designated safeguarding lead meets with the safeguarding Governor half termly to ensure safeguarding and child protection requirements are met. They also submit a report to the full governing body termly.

You can contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead or Deputies via the office on 01262 601684.

Safeguarding and Partnership Hub (SaPH)

The Safeguarding and Partnership Hub in East Riding is a crucial component of the East Riding Safeguarding Children Partnership (ERSCP). It coordinates all safeguarding efforts within the region, ensuring that all agencies work together effectively to protect children and young people. The hub provides information, guidance, training, and support to professionals, parents, carers, and community members. It also offers a confidential contact point for those concerned about a child's welfare, ensuring that any concerns are addressed promptly and appropriately. The hub's role is vital in maintaining the safety and wellbeing of children in the East Riding area.

If you are a young person, family member, carer, or member of the public and you want to discuss a child that you are worried about, or make a self-referral, you can contact the children’s Safeguarding and Partnership Hub (SaPH):

The Safeguarding and Partnership Hub (SaPH) 01482 395500

Information regarding East Riding Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO):

Every local authority has a statutory responsibility to have a Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO), who is responsible for coordinating the response to concerns that an adult who works with children may have caused them harm. A child is a person under the age of 18 years.

The criteria for making a referral to LADO are that an individual has:

behaved in a way that has harmed a child or may have harmed a child
possibly committed a criminal offence against or related to a child
behaved towards a child/children in a way that indicates they may pose risk of harm to children
behaved or may behave in a way that indicates they may not be suitable to work with children.

To report concerns about an adult working with children in East Riding, contact the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) via email:

LADO@eastriding.gov.uk

For immediate, out-of-hours emergencies, call the Emergency Duty Team on 01482 393939.

Useful information and websites:

Operation EncompassOperation Encompass is an early intervention safeguarding partnership between Education and the Police, established in 2011. Its primary aim is to ensure that schools are informed if the police have been called to a child's home due to a domestic incident, allowing them to provide immediate support to affected children.

NSPCC

The NSPCC is he UK's leading children's charity, preventing abuse and helping those affected to recover.

Talk PANTS helps children to understand that their body belongs to them, and they should tell someone they trust if anything makes them feel upset or worried.