The Redeemer's Safeguarding Team

Mental Health & Well-Being Team

Safeguarding Children is Everybody's Responsibility

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as: protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

Safeguarding is not just about protecting children from deliberate harm.  It relates to aspects of school life including:

• pupils’ health and safety
• the use of reasonable force
• meeting the needs of pupils with medical conditions
• providing first aid
• educational visits
• intimate care
• internet or e-safety
• appropriate arrangements to ensure school security, taking into account the local contex

Are you concerned that a child is being abused or neglected?

If you are concerned about a child and you feel they are being abused, neglected or at risk of abuse/neglect, then you should consider making a safeguarding child referral.

Contact Blackburn with Darwen Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) for confidential advice and consultation. Monday to Friday 08.45-17.00 please call: 

01254 666400

If you are calling outside these hours please contact our Emergency Duty Team on 01254 587547.

Additional informaion linked to Local Safeguarding Children Boards can be found at: 

www.safeguardingpartnership.org.uk

https://www.safeguardingpartnership.org.uk

You can also report your concerns online:

NSPCC Website: www.nspcc.org.uk

Or you can also speak to:

NSPCC 0800 800 5000

Childline 0800 1111

• Safeguarding policy
• Keeping children safe in education
• Keeping children safe in education part 1
• Working together to safeguard children
• Prevent policy
• Prevent Risk Assessment
• Prevent Channel Referral Form

• Children in our care and Previously Looked After Children Policy
• Intimate care policy

All safeguarding documentation is read and understood (signed) by all the teaching staff, non-teaching staff and governors of The Redeemer Primary School.

The senior leadership team are responsible for the recording, implementation and tracking of all statutory updates and training requirements. 

The Headteacher and SLT carry out induction meetings with newly appointed staff to ensure key messages, policies and procedures are followed.  

IMPORTANT CONTACTS AND PHONE NUMBERS

If you are concerned about the safety or welfare of your child or a child you know or an adult you should act without delay:

• Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council - Jonathan Leniewski - LADO@blackburn.gov.uk  01254 666926
• Leanne Romney. Prevent Education Officer, Blackburn with Darwen 01254 585270
• Children’s Safeguarding Assurance Partnership  Children's Safeguarding Assurance Partnership - Safeguarding information, advice & guidance (safeguardingpartnership.org.uk)
• Children’s Advice & Duty Service (CADS)-  01254 666400 - Child protection | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
• Emergency Duty Team (Out of hours) –  01254 587547
• Childline – 0800 1111
• NSPCC Child Protection Helpline – 0800 800 5000
• Adult Safeguarding Team-  01254 585949
• The WISH Centre – 01254 260465
• National Modern Slavery Helpline – 08000 121 700
• Crimestoppers –  0200 555 111
• 24 HOUR Domestic Abuse Line – 0202 2000 247
• Drug and Alcohol Service – 01254 495014
• Relate –  0300 100 1234
• Lancashire MIND – 01257 231660
• Respect and Men’s Advice Line – 0202 802 4040