Safeguarding

Safeguarding your child 

 At Newhall Junior we protect the welfare and safety of all our children.  We work together to create a healthy, active, caring and safe environment to protect the physical, emotional, social and mental welfare in our school. 

All staff undergo an enhanced DBS check and it is their responsibility to notify the governors if there has been any change in their personal circumstance.  

If you have a concern, our  Designated Safeguarding Leads  (DSLs) to speak to are:  

• Mrs C Weaver, Headteacher 
• Mrs D Wardle 
• Mrs J Smith

Designated Governor for Safeguarding is: 

• Mr M Long   

Designated Anti-bullying officer is: 

• Mrs C Weaver 

Safeguarding concerns/reporting the abuse or neglect of a child 

Phone 999 if a crime is being committed or if a child is in immediate danger. 

Contact Derbyshire police on 101 if you think a crime has been committed but there is no immediate danger. 

Contact either Call Derbyshire (Starting Point) if you think a child is being:

• neglected
• physically abused
  
• sexually abused 

or if you have urgent concerns about a child who needs a social worker or police officer today: 

Call 01629 533190  (24 hour phone line) 

  The agencies included in the pdf document below can provide support for children and families experiencing difficulties. 

Support Information 

Operation Encompass 

All Derby and Derbyshire County schools are part of Operation Encompass which is a safeguarding initiative aimed at improving outcomes for children and families affected by domestic violence and abuse. 

Operation Encompass is a protocol whereby schools are formally notified of any reported incident of domestic violence at an address at which children are present or normally resident. It is run in partnership with Derby City Council, Derbyshire County Council and with Derbyshire Police. 

All public agencies currently share information where there are safeguarding concerns or risk of harm to children and the Police now share information about all incidents of domestic abuse through Operation Encompass. 

To further support the welfare of children, when any domestic abuse incident has been reported to the Police during the school term and one of our pupils was in the household, the information is shared with the Designated Safeguarding Lead. 

This system has been introduced because domestic abuse in a household can have a huge impact on children, even if they do not see what is happening. 

This information will be used to ensure the school is able to provide appropriate support to pupils. The information will remain confidential and will only be shared on a strictly need-to-know basis. For example, with the class teacher. It will not be shared with children. 

Safeguarding: Out Of Hours Support 

Should you require any advice or support with safeguarding, please refer to the following contacts: