At Choppington Primary School our safeguarding policy is to ensure every child who is a registered pupil at our school is safe and protected from harm in accordance with the Keeping Children Safe In Education (2018). We will always work to:
- Protect children and young people at our school from maltreatment;
- Prevent impairment of our children's and young people's health or development;
- Ensure that children and young people at our school grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care;
- Undertake that role so as to enable children and young people at our school to have the best outcomes.
If you have any concerns please speak to a member of staff at school. Our designated safeguarding lead is Mr Daniel Nelson - Headteacher and deputy safeguarding staff are Mrs Gail Broderick - Pastoral Officer and Mr Richard Smith - Assistant Headteacher. For further information or guidance please follow these links:
Operation Encompass
We are an Operation Encompass school. This ia a joint operation between NCC Children's Services NCC Eduation and Skills Service and Northumbria Police. This operation started in Northumberland in April 2017 with the purpose to 'safeguard children and young people who are affected by domestic abuse by ensuring by appropriate services are made aware of an incident at the earliest possible opportunity'.
Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools before the start of the next school day when a child or young person has been involved or exposed to a domestic abuse incident the previous evening.
All staff were trained in preparation for Operation Encompass. Our two nominated key adults are:
Mr Daniel Nelson - Headteacher and Mrs Gail Broderick - Pastoral Officer. Please follow these links for further information: Operation Encompass; Domestic Abuse How to get help.
The Prevent Duty
Protecting children from the risk of radicalisation is seen as part of our schools wider safeguarding duty. In order to fulfil our prevent duty it is essential that we are able to identify children who may be vulnerable to radicalisation and know what to do when they are identified. All members of school staff have been trained in Prevent Awareness by Safer Vision. For further information please follw this link: 10 things you should know about Prevent - Northumberland