Safeguarding

Safeguarding at our school

Everyone at Blakesley CE Primary School has a responsibility to keep our children safe and protected. We aim to safeguard and promote our pupils’ welfare, safety and health by fostering an honest, open, caring and supportive climate.

A copy of our safeguarding policy can be found on our Policies page.

Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

Mrs Alison Rose

A.Rose@blakesley.pdet.org.uk

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

Mrs Luan Burt

L.Burt@blakesley.pdet.org.uk

What to do if you have concerns about a child or family

If you have a concern about any member of our school community, please speak to one of the Designated Safeguarding Leads.

Contact Northamptonshire Children's Trust Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on 0300 126 7000 or report a concern online.

If it is an emergency and you think that a child may be in immediate danger, please contact the emergency services directly by calling 999. If you need to contact MASH urgently during the evening, at night or at the weekend, please phone the MASH out-of-hours team on 01604 626 938.

Independent advice and guidance is available from: NSPCC

What to do if you have concerns about an adult

If you have concerns in relation to an adult's behaviour, contact the West Northamptonshire Designated Officer.

We have a policy on Safeguarding concerns or allegations made against adults which you can find on our Policies page.

Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub

The Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) is a county-wide team made up of agencies including:

Education, Police, Early Help Team, East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS), Children’s Social Care, Health, Fire & rescue Service (FRS), Domestic Abuse Advisor, Probation, Youth Offending Service (YOS) and the Crime Reduction Initiative.

Collaboratively the MASH will deal with any referrals or concerns a professional or a member of the public has about a child’s welfare, identify risks and respond with the most effective actions to properly care for and protect any Vulnerable Children.

Contact the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub:

Call: 0300 126 7000
Email: MASH@NCTrust.co.uk

For further information on any of the following please click on the links below, where you will be redirected to the appropriate website.

Early Help

Every family goes through challenging times at some point. Early Help means working with you and your family so that small problems don’t become big problems. Early Help is for everybody, for families with children and young people of any age. And it’s your choice whether to have it or not.

Why would I want early help?
There are lots of reasons why people look for Early Help. It could be that you’re worried about your child’s health, development or behaviour, or how they’re doing at school, or perhaps because you are caring for a disabled child. It may be that you’re worried about money or housing and how that is affecting your family. Maybe your child or your family is affected by domestic abuse, drugs or alcohol or crime. Perhaps your child is a carer for other people, or maybe you’ve had a bereavement in the family that’s made life a real challenge.

Find out more about Early Help by accessing our guide in the documents section.

Support groups and organisations for victims of domestic violence

Please view the document below called 'Support groups and organisations' which provides information, details and links enabling access to a number of agencies that offer support with domestic abuse or violence.