At Welburn CP Primary School safeguarding is of paramount importance. We are strongly committed to promoting the safety and welfare of all children in our care. At all times, our approach considers what is in the best interests of the child. We are rigorous in our duty and ensure that consistent, effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support children, families and staff.
Our Child Protection Policy can be found in the Policies section of our website here.
Safeguarding Procedures
We safeguard our pupils by:
- Identifyingpupils who may need early help or at risk from harm
- Helpingpupils by reducing the risk to them and securing the help they may need
- Managingthe risk of harm to our pupils by following safer recruitment and allegation procedures.
North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
In line with all North Yorkshire schools, at Welburn we follow the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership procedures.
Click here for the 'Parents & Carers' section of their website.
For monitoring safeguarding, wellbeing and all pastoral issues we use the online system, CPOMS.
This supports our robust reporting and ensures that any information we report is shared immediately and securely between relevant parties.
School Safeguarding Team
Designated Safeguarding Lead Helen Thomson
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Naomi Lewis
Safeguarding Curriculum for Pupils and Whole School Community
We teach our pupils about safeguarding so they know how to keep themselves safe and reduce risks.
From Reception to Year 6, pupils learn about safeguarding including online safety, stranger danger and healthy relationships, road and fire safety and first aid. These messages are embedded throughout our curriculum.
Worried About a Child?
Here at Welburn School we believe that safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, if you ever have any concerns about the welfare of a child, more information can be found here about sharing your concerns.