Safeguarding
At Red Marsh School we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we understand that safeguarding issues can be of a highly sensitive nature, however, all staff are trained to be able to offer the appropriate advice or signpost to the relevant agencies. At Red Marsh School the Senior Leadership Team and Family Support Worker liaise with agencies such as social care, health, police and young people’s services to ensure all services are in place to support vulnerable pupils.
All staff at Red Marsh School receive regular safeguarding training and all new staff are inducted. All staff are also inducted in the Lancashire Guidance for Safer Working Practice. All students and volunteers receive safeguarding advice before starting their placement. The Designated Senior Leads for safeguarding have regular training regarding their designated safeguarding role. In addition members of the Senior Leadership Team and some Governors have safer recruitment training. All staff and volunteers have been checked with the Disclosure and Barring Service and a single central record is kept of those checks
The local authority places a duty on the Designated Safeguarding Leads to report any suspected or obvious signs of neglect or abuse to social care. Procedures are in place in school to ensure any act that may cause a safeguarding issue is properly reported and investigated. In addition there is a culture of support and vigilance in school to ensure pupils and staff work in a safe environment.
If you have any concerns regarding any aspect of safeguarding in our school community, please contact the following;
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL):
Jenny Slater head@redmarsh.lancs.sch.uk
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL):
| Rebecca Billington | |
| Tess Taylor | |
| Rachel Dixon | |
| Heather Wood | |
| Victoria Jackson |
Red Marsh Safeguarding Governor - Sally Healy (Parent Governor) c/o Red Marsh School
For additional Safeguarding information click on the attached link NSPCC Preventing abuse
If you have any Safeguarding concerns regarding a pupil and school is closed, please contact Lancashire Children’s Social Care 0300 123 6720 or out of hours 0300 123 6722 or call the NSPCC helpline 0808 800 5000. If a child is in immediate danger call 999.
DfE has also worked with the NSPCC to set up a dedicated helpline to support anyone who has experienced sexual abuse in educational settings. The dedicated NSPCC helpline number is 0800 136 663.
Under 18 and worried about online sexual abuse? To report, click the above 'Click CEOP' button to visit the CEOP Safety Centre.
For more information on online safety, please visit the school website online safety page