Safeguarding
and Online Safety
Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.
Safeguarding means:
- protecting children from abuse and maltreatment
- preventing harm to children’s health or development
- ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care
- taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes.
Child protection is part of the safeguarding process. It focuses on protecting individual children identified as suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. This includes child protection procedures which detail how to respond to concerns about a child.
For more information regarding safeguarding in Salford please click the button above which will take you directly to Salford’s Safeguarding Children site. Here you will find information regarding Early Help, Bullying, what to do if you are worried about a child and lots of other safeguaring information.
Operation Encompass
Our school is part of Operation Encompass which is a national scheme that operates jointly between schools and police forces.
Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, when a child or young person has experienced domestic abuse.
As a school we have ensured that a member of our staff, (Designated Safeguarding Lead) known as a Key Adult, has been trained in the Operation Encompass procedures allowing us to then use the information that has been shared, in confidence, to support the child/ren in our care.
The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 identifies children who experience domestic abuse as victims of domestic abuse in their own right. We are keen to offer the best support possible to all our pupils and we believe this will be extremely beneficial for all those involved.
For more information regarding Operation Encompass at St Joseph’s please see the Encompass Parents Awareness Letter below.
Click the button above for a short animation that has been designed by Salford to explain to children what Operation Encompass is and how their schools Key Adult supports them following an incident of Domestic Abuse where the Police attended. The animation may also be a useful tool when supporting children in terms of explaining Operation Encompass/Domestic abuse, the child’s feelings and, how school will support them.
The internet is a wonderfully positive tool for children and young people. We strive to take a balanced approach, making sure that we promote the positive opportunities, as well as responding to the risks and equipping children and young people to deal with them.
On this page you will find helpful resources and links to useful websites.
Childnet
This website has tips, tools and resources for children of all ages, parents and carers. Below is a link to the website and a few key documents.