Flixton Primary SchoolSafeguarding
At Flixton Primary School we are totally committed to safeguarding children and to a culture of vigilance. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We make every effort to provide a safe and welcoming environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe that they are being listened to.
The school has a comprehensive policy so that we can provide staff, volunteers and governors with the framework they need in order to keep children safe and secure in our school and to inform parents and guardians how we will safeguard their children whilst they are in our care.
If anyone has any concerns regarding the safeguarding and well-being of children at our school they should contact Miss Harris, Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) or Mrs Parkinson, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL). The Safeguarding Team can be contacted via email at [email protected] or via the school office.
Our Safeguarding Governor is Mr Ben Ward.
All members of staff have completed all the relevant Child Protection Training, and we regularly review aspects of safeguarding with staff to ensure that everyone at FPS remains vigilant.
If you are concerned about a child and the school is closed please contact Trafford Children's First Response Team on 0161 912 5125 or email [email protected]
Operation Encompass
Our school is part of a project, which is run between Trafford Local Authority, schools and Greater Manchester Police. The project, called Operation Encompass, has been designed to provide early reporting of any domestic abuse incidents that occur outside school, which may have an impact on a child in school. This is communicated through a secure email to school following an incident.
The project ensures that at least one member of the school staff, known as the Key Adult, is available to liaise with children's services and the police and to use the information that has been shared in confidence.
In this way we aim to support each child who has been involved in, or witnessed, a domestic abuse incident.
The Key Adults at Flixton Primary School are Miss Harris, Mrs Parkinson and Mr Redmond.
If they receive an Encompass notification they will make sure that a person the child trusts is available to help - if the child needs this. Most of the time this support is silent; keeping a careful eye on him or her and making sure the child has a calm school day. The confidential information is ordinarily not shared with all staff, just an agreement on how to help if needed.
All schools have a duty to share any information with other organisations if they feel a child is at risk of being hurt. The Key Adult may contact other organisations.
The sharing of information from the police allows the school to be ready to help your child straight away, and it means that parents are aware that the Key Adult knows that something has happened. Parents can come and talk to our Key Adult. The Key Adult can point you towards other people that can help.
Our aim is to support children and their families.
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