The safety of our children at Waltham St Lawrence
Primary School is our Number One Priority!
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is Mrs Li-Juan Ellerton (Headteacher)
Our Deputy DSL is Mr David Errington and Mrs Kathy Jones, Inclusion Coordinator
in the absence of the Headteacher & Deputy
Our Designated Safeguarding Governor is David Hooper
Our SEMH Lead and Inclusion Coordinator is Mrs Kathy Jones
Emotional Literacy Support Assistant Mrs Sue Kemp
Do you have a concern about a child's safety?
RBWM LADO: 07774 332675
NSPCC: 0808 800 5000
Police (Emergency): 999
Police (Non-emergency): 101
Are you a child who is concerned about your own or someone else's safety?
Childline: 0800 1111
Police (Emergency): 999
Police (Non-emergency): 101
Waltham St Lawrence Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of our children and families and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy which can be viewed in the Policies Section of our school website.
Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership withother agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child’s welfare.
We actively support the Government’s Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism as well as British Values.
We are proud to be an ‘Operation Encompass’ school; a police-led initiative to support children who may have witnessed or been affected by domestic abuse.
Photographs and Videos
Whilst lots of Parents and Carers really enjoy seeing photos and videos of their children’s school life, we are very mindful of our duty of care towards all our pupils. We take the issue of safeguarding very seriously and this includes the use of photographic and video images.
Any photographs or videos taken by Parents, Carers and relatives at school productions, sports days or other events are for the enjoyment of individual families. They must not be used in any way that could potentially place a child at risk. This would include publishing images in any form of print or on the internet including social networking sites. This is emphasised before concerts and shows.
In line with GDPR regulation, the school has a strict policy in which the permission of Parents/Carers when using pictures of our children for internal and external use.
Partnership Working: Operation Encompass
Operation Encompass is a police and education early information safeguarding partnership enabling schools to offer immediate support to children experiencing domestic abuse.
Operation Encompass ensures that there is a simple telephone call or notification to a school’s trained Designated Safeguarding Lead /Officer (known as Key Adult) prior to the start of the next school day after an incident of police attended domestic abuse where there are children related to either of the adult parties involved.
Information is shared with a school’s Key Adult (Designated Safeguarding Leador Officer) prior to the start of the next school day after officers have attended a domestic abuse incident. This sharing of information enables appropriate support to be given, dependent upon the needs and wishes of the child.
