Safeguarding

We take the safety of children very seriously and have five designated members of staff trained to level 3; they are Mrs Batorska, Mrs Samuel, Miss Wiscombe, Mrs Gerard and Mr Samuel. If you are concerned about the welfare and safety of a child in or out of school please make contact via the school office. Thank you.

We also have a designated email to support families. This is checked daily by a safeguarding lead and will be passed on to relevant teachers or staff where necessary. The email address is Familysupport@stmarybridport.dorset.sch.uk

Kate Batorska Head Teacher & Designated Safeguarding Lead

Sarah-Jayne Samuel Deputy Head Teacher & Designated Safeguarding Lead

Natasha Wiscombe SENCO & Designated Safeguarding Lead Lucy Gerrard Family Support Coordinator & Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mark Samuel Family Wellbeing Practitioner & Designated Safeguarding Lead

Domestic abuse helplines

Domestic abuse helplines.pdf

Safeguarding Policies

SAFEGUARDING AND CHILD PROTECTION POLICY (MLT)- Approved Sept 2021.pdf

Appendix A Safeguarding during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Child protection during the COVID appendix.pdf

We are an operation encompass school:

safeguarding-encompass statement (5.3.21).docx

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) (Wales)

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that affect children while growing up, such as suffering child maltreatment or living in a household affected by domestic violence, substance misuse or mental illness.

This short animated film has been developed to raise awareness of ACEs, their potential to damage health across the life course and the roles that different agencies can play in preventing ACEs and supporting those affected by them.

The film has been produced for Public Health Wales and Blackburn with Darwen Local Authority.

For further information visit www.aces.me.uk