St Philips CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect 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 Child Protection Policy which can be viewed in our policy section on our website.
When there is a concern about a child’s welfare, we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with 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.
Safeguarding Contacts
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead and Designated Teacher for LAC is Mrs S Jamieson (Head of School). Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Carol Valentine (Welfare Officer).
The Governor with responsibility for safeguarding in our school is Philip Geldard.
The Manchester Safeguarding Partnership can be contacted as per below:
Phone: 0161 234 3330
Email: manchestersafeguardingpartnership@manchester.gov.uk
MSP Business Unit Location:
Manchester Town Hall Extension
Albert Square
PO Box 532
Manchester, M60 2LA.
Photographs and Videos
Whilst many parents and carers enjoy seeing photos and videos of their children at school, 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 all school events and, where practical, a record of parents and relatives taking photographs or videos will be made.
We understand that in exceptional circumstances a parent or carer may not wish their child to be photographed or videoed in this way. If this is the case then please contact the headteacher to discuss how this can be best achieved.
Occasionally, the local press will be invited to take photographs of school events and special achievements. We like to use photographs of our children on our website, in school documents, for parent information meetings, newsletters and on our display screens around the school. If you do not wish photographs of your child to be used for these purposes, then please contact the school office.