At Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School we place the highest importance on ensuring the safety and well-being of all children in our care. Therefore, we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils and expect the same of our staff and volunteers.
Our Designated Safeguard Lead (DSL)
Mrs Clare Ritchie (Interim Headteacher)
The role of the DSL includes everything that is related to safeguarding, from the day to day child protection of pupils in our care and the on-going training of staff, to safer recruitment of all new personnel.
Qualifications:
Safeguarding Children Level 1
Advanced Safeguarding for Designated Safeguarding Lead
Safer Recruitment in Education
Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)
Mrs Emily Martin
The role of the DDSL is to support and act in the absence of the DSL. This role encompasses all aspect of safeguarding.
Qualifications
Safeguarding Children Levels 1, 2 and 3
Prevent
Designated Governor for Safeguarding
Mr Tom Burden
The role of the governor is to support the DSL/DSLs through regular monitoring and challenge to ensure that all our practices and procedures are effective and meet the needs of all our pupils.
Designated Teacher for Child Looked After
Mrs Clare Ritchie
The role of the Designated Teacher for Child Looked After is to work together with other agencies, such as the local authority/virtual schools to ensure that all CLA/PCLA children are supported throughout their education with us.
Designated Mental Health Leader
Mrs Clare Ritchie
The role is to lead and monitor the ongoing mental health and well-being within the school - both pupils and staff.
Online Safety Coordinator
Mrs Clare Ritchie
Operation Encompass
Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School is registered with Operation Encompass. This means that any Domestic Abuse incidents that occur at home and are logged with the police and our school will be informed of within 24 hours. This information will be given to the school's safeguarding team only (DSL- Clare Ritchie or DDSL- Emily Martin in DSL's absence). The information shared allows our school to keep our duty of care to the child/children in school at a level they may need after a domestic abuse encounter. For example: child may be tired, upset, withdrawn, not eaten well, not dressed correctly in school uniform etc due to the home incident.
Other relevant documentation for parents/carers can be found online through the Department Of Education website (DFE)
Every Local Authority has an independent local safeguarding children partnership. Cumbria has a dedicated Children's ‘Cumbria Safeguarding Children's Partnership' (Cumbria CSCP ) website. The Parents and carers can access this site to gain information regarding information of their arrangements, their vision and values alongside the numerous documents and information it holds to support families.
Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Keeping Children Safe in Education CASPAR Briefing Summary 2022
Keeping Children Safe in Education CASPAR Briefing Updates 2022/23
Dean Gibson Overarching Safeguarding Statement Sept 2023/24
Child Protection Policy and Procedures September 2023/24
Child Protection Parent Visitor Leaflet 2024
Mental Health and Behaviour in Schools
Working Together to Safeguard Children Inter Agency