Safeguarding

“The school has created an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils’ interests first”

Ofsted

Meet our safeguarding team

Designated
Safeguarding Lead

Mrs McLoughlin

Safeguarding
Team Leader

Mrs Hallam

Safeguarding
Officer

Miss Singleton

Assistant Designated Safeguarding Officer

Mr Grant

Assistant Designated Safeguarding Officer

Mrs Somers

 Safeguarding
Officer

Miss Rall

Contact details: [email protected] / 0113 3368400

Our Culture

At Carr Manor Community School we have a strong, well-established culture of safeguarding and wellbeing.

We are an inclusive school that places a significant focus on wellbeing. We are proud of our Coaching system and how it allows all young people to have a ‘go to’ person for support, as well as a link for parents/carers when they have a concern.

Our staff are regularly trained and kept up-to-date with the latest policies and procedures, as well as key patterns and trends within safeguarding.

We have a multi-disciplinary and specialist safeguarding team who work across the whole-school to offer support and intervention for any young person or family who might need it. They provide guidance on wellbeing, bereavement, family support, sexual health, personal development and academic support and careers. This is in addition to general help and support from coaches and year teams.

As well as this, we work effectively and closely with a range of external agencies, ensuring the best support is available to pupils and families.

“It is evident throughout the review that the students and staff feel supported with their mental health and wider safeguarding concerns”

NSPCC January 2022

Online Safety

As technology continues to develop and our pupils’ independence grows, it is natural that they will explore the internet, both in school and at home.

The internet offers great solutions for everyday problems and is widely used for education, entertainment and social networking. In the classroom, it is used to enhance our pupils learning and encourages independence for them to explore and discover new things.

However, we need to make sure that we support our pupils while they are using the internet, to make sure they are accessing it in a safe, secure and knowledgeable way. This means that if anything was to go wrong, they know how to react and resolve the situation.

We have created some guidance for parents/carers which includes useful tips and information on how pupils may access/use some of the main social media platforms. Please click the link below to view a copy of this document.

If you have any worries or concerns about the way your child is behaving online, please contact your child’s coach, or our Designated Safeguarding Lead Mrs McLoughlin.

We ensure we offer eSafety support by:

  • Teaching eSafety lessons, starting in Year 3
  • Taking part in the annual National eSafety Week
  • Enrolling our staff on the Safer Schools Programme
  • Delivering eSafety lessons during Coaching+

Quick Guides

Follow the links below for some helpful guides on popular social media services.

Snapchat

Instagram

roblox

tiktok

group chats

whatsapp

bbfc/pegi

Snapchat
Instagram
roblox
tiktok
group chats
whatsapp
bbfc/pegi

“The staff are passionate about forming relationships which enable students and parents to engage with them and each other.”

NSPCC January 2022

External Links

Related Policies

  • Safeguarding and Child Protection
  • Inclusion, Relationships and Behaviour
  • Keeping Children Safe in Education
  • Care and Control Policy
  • Children with health needs who cannot attend school
  • Intimate Care Policy
  • Looked After Children
  • Online safety policy
  • Mobile Digital Technologies