At St. Anselm’s, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils and recognise that we act to keep children safe and protect them from harm in all aspects of school life.

Our safeguarding responsibilities include the actions we take to prevent harm, promote wellbeing, create a safe environment and ensure all children thrive and have a secure understanding of their rights and responsibilities and treat others with respect.

The definition of safeguarding, as per the Working Together to Safeguard Children Legislation, is:

• Protecting children from maltreatment.
• Preventing impairment of children’s health or development.
• Ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.
• Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

Essentially, safeguarding is how you ensure the safety of the children in your care. It is the responsibility of every professional that comes into contact with a child, not simply those who work in education.

Knowing the key legislation and policy ensures that you are able to do all you can to protect the children in your care.

Designated Safeguarding Leads  (DSL's)

At St. Anselm’s our faith is a

• All safeguarding concerns are reported using Edukey and directly to a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
• The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is a senior member of the school's leadership who is designated to take lead responsibility for dealing with safeguarding issues.
• The role of the DSL for Child Protection is to take responsibility for dealing with child protection issues, provide advice and support to other staff, liaise with the local authority and work with other agencies to ensure all children at our school are safe.
• If you have any safeguarding concerns regarding children please see one of our DSL's immediately.
• You can telephone the school and speak to the office staff.  It is important you explain when telephoning that the nature of your call is a serious safeguarding concern but please do not disclose details to our office staff.

Designated Safeguarding School Leaders

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