Safeguarding

At  KWPS, the health, safety and well-being of every child is our paramount concern. We listen to our pupils and take seriously what they tell us. Our aim is that children will enjoy their time as pupils in this school. We want to work in partnership with you to help your child to achieve their full potential and make a positive contribution. All staff are annually trained in line with the latest guidance KCSiE 2024.

Click here to see the Statutory Guidance for Keeping children safe in school.

How we promote a safe environment for our pupils

• Our selection and recruitment policy includes all checks on staff and regular volunteers’ suitability, including DBS checks, in accordance with current legislation.
• We have Designated Safeguarding Leaders (DSL) for Child Protection (Mrs Jane Smethurst, Mrs Dawn Hankinson and Mrs Hayley Pye), who have all received appropriate training for this role. It is their responsibility to ensure that all staff in contact with children receive child protection awareness training on a regular basis.
• On occasions our concern about a child may mean that we have to consult other agencies. Unless it is not safe for a child, we would always aim to achieve this with a parent's consent. The procedures we follow have been laid down by the Local Safeguarding Children's Board, and the school has adopted a Child Protection Policy in line with this for the safety of all.
• You can view our school Safeguarding Policy by clicking here.

      Operation Encompass

      

 

As part of our commitment to keeping children safe, we are proud to be part of Operation Encompass.

At KWPS we are commitment to keeping children safe we have signed up to implement the principles and aims of the Operation Encompass Model. In signing up to Pan Lancashire Operation Encompass the Governing Body and Senior Leadership Team:

• Endorse the Pan Lancashire Operation Encompass Model and support the Key Adults in our school to fulfil the requirements of the Operation Encompass Protocol
• Promote and implement Pan Lancashire Operation Encompass processes and use these in accordance with internal safeguarding children processes.
• Recognise the sensitive nature of the information provided and ensure that this is retained in accordance with the principles of data protection

As a school we do all we can to support our families, should you like help with any aspects of school or family life please get in touch with us. Mrs Pye offers early help to families that would like support.