Wigton Moor Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children and expects our staff and volunteers to share this commitment and believe that safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.

The school aims to ensure that all staff follow the DfE’s statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education including ensuring:

• Appropriate action is taken in a timely manner to safeguard and promote children’s welfare
• All staff are aware of their statutory responsibilities with respect to safeguarding
• Staff are properly trained in recognising and reporting safeguarding issues.

Key contacts for Child Protection - Designated Safeguarding Team

Email the team: safeguarding@wigtonmoor.leeds.sch.uk

Kat Jury- Designated Safeguarding Lead, Deputy Head and Lower KS2 Lead

Alexandra Winter - Headteacher

Caroline Lee - Learning Mentor - please also see the Wellbeing Support page for more information

Please note: the dedicated and confidential NSPCC helpline –0800 1111

Report Abuse in Education can be reached on 0800 136 663 or by email at help@nspcc.org.uk

Self-Evaluation and Review

Wigton Moor Primary School takes its commitment to safeguarding and child protection very seriously. We conduct regular self-evaluation and audits of our policies, practice and procedures. Governors hold school leaders to account for ensuring that planned actions are completed within the timeframes indicated.

Staff Training

Safeguarding is the responsibility of all staff at Wigton Moor Primary School and all staff undergo regular training in Safeguarding, including (but not limited to): Child Protection, Safer Recruitment, First Aid and Prevent (the name given to the training which aims to prevent young children becoming radicalised). Staff are also have local and national updates as part of a weekly briefing.

Preventing Radicalisation

Prevent Strategy Information for Parents explains our responsibilities in protecting children from extremist and violent views. It also supports us in promoting and teaching important values such as tolerance, respect and the celebration of diversity.

Prevent Duty Information is also included in the Safeguarding Policy.

• Parent Leaflet on the Prevent Strategy

Domestic Violence and Abuse - Operation Encompass

If you are suffering from domestic violence or abuse, please talk to us or contact Leeds Domestic Violence Service on 0113 246 0401, or the National Domestic Violence Helpline on 0808 2000 247. Please click here for more information on Leeds Domestic Violence Service. 

Operation Encompass ensures that there is an electronic notification to a school’s trained Designated Safeguarding Lead prior to the start of the next school day after an incident of police attended domestic abuse where there are children related to either of the adult parties involved. 

This sharing of information enables appropriate support to be given, dependent upon the needs and wishes of the child.

Bullying

We work hard to ensure that any instances of bullying are dealt with quickly and followed up over time. We care about all the children at our school and work closely with children and families to give every child the best experience.

For more information see our Behaviour Policy -  Behaviour Policy

Please note: this policy is under review currently

Governance

Our safeguarding governor is Linda Feldman. 

She can be contacted on the following email: linda.feldman@wigtonmoor.leeds.sch.uk

This is an example of how our curriculum helps to protect our pupils. For further information, please see the PSHE page.