William Barcroft Junior School is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the welfare of all our pupils.
To achieve this, we have systems in place which are designed to:
- Create and maintain a safe learning environment.
- Identify child welfare concerns and take appropriate action.
- Use the curriculum to enable our children to develop keep safe strategies.
- Operate safer recruitment and selection procedures.
All staff have a responsibility to safeguard our pupils however the main point of contacts at the school are:
- Sarah Sargent (Principal and Designated Safeguarding Lead)
- Gemma Newell (Assistant Principal)
- Gemma Baggott (Behaviour, Attendance and Welfare Officer)
Should you have any safeguarding concerns about your own child, or any of our children at William Barcroft Junior School, please make contact with the school or other appropriate agency details of which can be found below:
William Barcroft Safeguarding Contacts:
- Gemma Baggott (DSL):
[email protected]
01472 501777
Local Authority Safeguarding Contacts:
- NELC Childrens Front Door
01472 326292
[email protected]
Sources of support and information
Child protection – national
- NSPCC helpline:
0808 800 5000 - Childline:
0800 1111 - Child Law Advice Line:
08088 020 008 - Africans Unite Against Child Abuse (AFRUCA)
0844 660 8607
www.afruca.org
Bullying – national
- NSPCC helpline:
0808 800 5000 - Childline:
0800 1111 - Kidscape:
08451 205 204
www.kidscape.org.uk
Mental health – national
- Young Minds:
0808 802 5544
www.youngminds.org.uk - Mental Health Foundation:
020 7803 1100
www.mentalhealth.org.uk - Mind:
0845 766 0163
www.mind.org.uk
Parents’ support – national
- ParentlinePlus:
0808 800 2222
www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Sexual harm and sexually harmful behaviour – national
- Stop It Now!
0808 1000 900
www.stopitnow.org.uk - The AIM Project (for children with sexual behaviour problems):
www.aimproject.org.uk
Internet safety – national
- ChildNet International:
www.childnet.com - Child Exploitation and Online Protection:
0870 000 3344
www.ceop.gov.uk - Internet Watch Foundation:
www.iwf.org.uk - Think U Know:
0870 000 3344
www.thinkuknow.co.uk
Useful websites:
- NELSCB
http://www.safernel.co.uk/nelsafeguarding-children-partnership/ - PANTS
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/underwear-rule/