Safeguarding

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families and carers has a role to play in safeguarding children.

Meet our safeguarding team:

  • Mrs M Stephenson – Acting Head of School – Designated Safeguarding Lead

  • Miss A Dimmock – Senior Behaviour Lead

  • Mrs S Middleton-Wood – SENCO CLA Coordinator

  • Miss S Rose – Child Protection Coordinator

Everyone takes personal responsibility on a daily basis to ensure children are kept safe.

We do this by:

  • Meeting Health and Safety standards
  • DBS checking all staff, students, governors and volunteers
  • Keeping essential training up to date (paediatric first aid, food safety, safeguarding etc)
  • Securing our site, including data protection
  • Liaising with outside agencies – Health Visitors, Social Care, SEN Services
  • Meeting our Prevent Duty requirements

    Operation Encompass

    Operation Encompass is a police and education early information sharing partnership enabling schools to offer immediate support for children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. Information is shared by the police with a school’s trained Key Adult (DSL) prior to the start of the next school day after officers have attended a domestic abuse incident thus enabling appropriate support to be given, dependent upon the needs and wishes of the child.

    Children experiencing domestic abuse are negatively impacted by this exposure; domestic abuse has been identified as an Adverse Childhood Experience and can lead to emotional, physical and psychological harm. Operation Encompass aims to mitigate this harm by enabling immediate support, making a child’s day better and giving them a better tomorrow.

    Operation Encompass believes that children are victims of domestic abuse in their own right and should be acknowledged as such.

    ‘Pupils with highly complex special educational needs receive outstanding levels of support.’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Pupils are happy and they feel safe.’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Leaders have embedded a carefully sequenced, knowledge-rich curriculum from the early years through to Year 6.’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Teaching and learning are consistently good. As a result most pupils make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics from often significantly below-average starting points’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘The excellent relationships between teachers and their pupils ensure lessons are purposeful and enjoyable’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘There is a very strong focus on checking on how well different groups of pupils are learning, so that any falling behind can be immediately helped to make better progress’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘There is a strong sense of community in this school.’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Staff morale is high, team spirit is very strong, and all are committed to continued improvement. This helps to explain why the school is continuing to improve’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Pupils feel very safe in school because of the school’s rigorous approach to keeping them safe’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘The introduction of a comprehensively sequenced phonics programme is helping children to establish successful early reading skills from the very start of Reception.’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘In religious
    education lessons, teachers provide opportunities for pupils to understand and appreciate the different life experiences of their friends.’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘The harmonious relationships among all groups, from a wide variety of backgrounds, are a strength of the school’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Pupils demonstrate outstanding levels of tolerance and respect for other pupils and adults’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Leaders have high expectations of behaviour for all pupils.’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Relationships between adults and pupils are extremely positive.’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Pupils contribute significantly to the successes of the school through their outstanding behaviour and readiness to learn’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Children make a good start in the early years because of good teaching’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Leaders ensure that pupils can develop essential life skills through activities such as learning to dress independently and simple food preparation’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Leaders leave no stone unturned to ensure that the very diverse school population is treated equally and that there is a relentless focus on driving up pupil performance’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Parents are overwhelmingly supportive, commenting very positively on the school’s many strong features’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Teachers use
    rigorous assessments to make sure that all pupils make good progress.’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘The multi-academy trust has provided teachers with detailed suggestions for how to adapt every aspect of the curriculum.’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘The range of enrichment activities the school provides is excellent and contributes a great deal to pupils’ learning’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Comprehensive subject plans identify the essential knowledge and vocabulary that pupils need to learn over time.’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘The Clifton ‘Good Citizen’ programme helps pupils to develop the communication and interaction skills they need for
    later life.’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘ A well-developed
    programme for relationships education helps pupils to understand the importance of tolerance and respect for others.’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘From the earliest stages in Reception, adults skilfully support pupils to explain their mathematical thinking.’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Teachers ensure that they enrich the curriculum through an extensive range of visits and experiences’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Teachers provide opportunities for pupils to share experiences of their cultural beliefs and celebrations.’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘The highly successful promotion of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is at the heart of the school’s work’…

    OFSTED comments

    ‘Leaders help pupils to develop resilience and self-confidence in their learning.’…

    OFSTED comments