At Morgans we believe the safeguarding of our pupils is vitally important and is the key to our success as a caring, community school.
 
“Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families has a role to play. In order to fulfil this responsibility effectively, all practitioners should make sure their approach is child-centred. This means that they should consider, at all times, what is in the best interests of the child.”  Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023.

Our Designated members of staff are:
DSL: Head Teacher - Helen Melidoro

DDSL: Deputy Headteacher - Nicola Vicary

DDSL : SENCo  - Miss Siobhan Cosh

 

Operation Encompass Safeguarding Statement 

Our school is part of Operation Encompass. 

Operation Encompass is a national police and education early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children who experience Domestic Abuse. 

Operation Encompass is in place in every police force in England and Wales, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar. 

Children were recognised as victims of domestic abuse in their own right in the 2021 Domestic Abuse Act. 

Operation Encompass means that the police will share information with our school about all police attended Domestic Abuse incidents which involve any of our children PRIOR to the start of the next school day. The notification informs us about the context of the incident and includes the Voice of the Child. 

Once a Key Adult (DSL) and their deputy/ies (DDSLs) have attended either an Operation Encompass briefing or have completed the free National Online Operation Encompass Key Adult training they will cascade the principles of Operation Encompass to all other staff. 

Our parents are fully aware that we are an Operation Encompass school and we ensure that when a new child joins our school the parents/carers are informed about Operation Encompass. 

The Operation Encompass notification is stored in line with all other confidential safeguarding and child protection information. 

The Key Adult /s have led training for all staff and Governors about Operation Encompass, the prevalence of Domestic Abuse and the impact of this abuse on children. 

As a school we have also discussed how we can support our children who are experiencing Domestic Abuse on a day-to-day basis and particularly following the Operation Encompass notification. 

We have used the free Operation Encompass Handbooks to inform our thinking. 

We are aware that we must do nothing that puts the child/ren or the non-abusing adult at risk.