Safeguarding

At St Mary’s CE (Aided) Primary School we adopt a ‘child-centred’ approach, where the culture is ‘safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility’.

Anyone who has a safeguarding concern should contact a member of the safeguarding team as soon as possible by telephoning the school on 0161 773 394.

If no one is available, or it is out of hours, contact Bury Safeguarding Team:

https://burysafeguardingpartnership.bury.gov.uk/safeguarding-children

Key staff and their roles

Mrs D. Holding Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) & Headteacher   d,holding@bury.gov.uk
Mr J Percival Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) & Deputy Headteacher
Mrs K Jones Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSL) & SENDCO
Miss S Willis Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSL)
Mrs C Almond Chair of Governors - responsible for Safeguarding

Operation Encompass is a partnership between police and schools, Mrs Holding is the key trained adult for Operation Encompass at St Mary’s.

One of the principles of Operation Encompass is that all incidents of domestic abuse are shared with schools, not just those where an offence can be identified.

The Key Adult will be notified prior to the start of the next school day that the police have attended an incident of domestic abuse. This timely information sharing  enables appropriate support to be provided for that child so that all interactions, from when the child first arrives at the school gates, are of a positive nature.