Safeguarding

How to report a safeguarding concern

To report a safeguarding concern, or talk to someone, please call:

On weeknights, on weekends and during bank holidays:

Cumbria Safeguarding Hub: 0333 240 1727
NSPCC by emailing help@NSPCC.org.uk or
complete their report abuse online form.

During school hours

School: 01900 517 632
Cumbria Safeguarding Hub: 0333 240 1727
NSPCC: 0808 800 5000

In school, our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is Shelley Crowe and our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSL) are Liz Davison and Kris Williams.

If a child is at immediate risk of harm, don't delay,
please call the police on 999.

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

Safeguarding covers all parts 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
the internet and e-safety
appropriate arrangements to ensure school security, considering the local context.

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children means:

providing help and support to meet the needs of children as soon as problems emerge
protecting children from maltreatment, whether that is within or outside the home, including online
preventing impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development
ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
promoting the upbringing of children with their birth parents, or otherwise their family network through a kinship care arrangement, whenever possible and where this is in the best interests of the children
taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes in line with the outcomes set out in the Children’s Social Care National Framework.