Safeguarding

Safeguarding is defined as the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. 

Safeguarding 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 the impairments 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.

  • Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

Safeguarding Policy:

CCT Safeguarding Policy 2025

At Heaton Park Primary School Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.

If you have any safeguarding concerns, relating to a child or children at Heaton Park Primary School, the Safeguarding Designated Lead is:

Mrs J Kirkwood

In case of absence, the next person/s to contact regarding safeguarding is:

Miss R Senior – Head Teacher

Miss Z Quirke – SENCo and Deputy DSL

Mr P Ridley – Assistant Head Teacher and Deputy DSL

Mrs K Harper-Taylor – EYFS Lead and Deputy DSL

The Children Looked After Co-Ordinator is:

Miss Z Quirke – SENCO and Deputy DSL

Our school Pastoral Lead and Wellbeing Manager is:

Mrs Emma Read

The Governor with responsibility for safeguarding is:

Mrs Helen McKee

 

The health, safety and well-being of all the children at Heaton Park Primary School are of paramount importance to all the adults who work in our school.

Our children have the right to protection, regardless of age, gender, race, culture or disability. In our school we respect our children. The atmosphere within our school is one that encourages all children to aim high, achieve and be their best. We provide opportunities that enable our children to take and make decisions for themselves. We work to create a culture of security to enable them to feel valued, listened to and to know that their wishes and feelings are heard and respected.

We recognise that abuse and neglect can result in underachievement. We strive to ensure that all our children make good educational progress.

Teaching personal, social and health education and citizenship, as part of the National Curriculum helps to develop appropriate attitudes in our children, and makes them aware of the impact of their decisions on others. We also teach them how to recognise different risks in different situations, and how to behave in response to them.

Our school policies have been developed to ensure the school fulfils the principles, requirements and any statutory duties established by:

  • Education Act 2011

  • Children Act 1989/2004

  • Duty to Report FGM 2015

  • Domestic Abuse Act 2021

  • Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015

  • Working together to safeguard children 2023

  • Guidance for Safer Working Practice 2022

  • Domestic Abuse Guidance 2022

  • Behaviour in Schools 2022

  • Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025

  • Working Together to Improve Attendance 2023

  • The Prevent Duty Advice June 2023

  • The school will also follow the procedures set out by Bury Safeguarding Partnership.

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Useful Links:

Thriving in Bury for Parents & Carers

Common Sense Media

Childline