At St James, we take our children's safety seriously.  If you are concerned about any aspect of children's safety please contact our Designated Safeguarding Lead, Mr Daniel Lawford, or Miss Roberts our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.

At St James' CE First School we are committed to safeguarding children. Our first priority is your child’s welfare and we will usually discuss any concerns we might have about your child with you. There might be rare occasions, however, when we have to provide information to or consult other agencies such as Children’s Services Social Care before we contact you. Our responsibility to do so is determined by the Inter-Agency Safeguarding Procedures, which can be found on the Dorset Safeguarding Children Board website.  To access this site please click on the link below.

Child Advice and Duty Service (CHaD): 01305 228866

Domestic Abuse Helpline for Dorset (You First): 0800 032 5204

The email addresses for the Dorset and Bournemouth LADOs are as follows:

lado@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
lado@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

The telephone no for the Dorset LADO is 01305 221122.

In the case of an emergency or a child is at risk of immediate harm call 999

If you would like to know more about the school's safeguarding procedures, please speak to:

Mr Daniel Lawford - Designated Safeguarding Lead

Miss Laura Roberts - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Miss Ros Nash is the Designated Governor responsible for Child Protection.

Operation Enconmpass

Our school is part of Operation Encompass. This is a police and education early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children and young people who experience Domestic Abuse. Operation Encompass means that the police will share information about Domestic Abuse incidents with our school soon after they have been called to a domestic incident.

Our Key Adults Are: Mr Daniel Lawford

All Key Adults (DSL/DDSL) have attended an Operation Encompass local briefing as well as national online training. Our parents are fully aware that we are an Operation Encompass school. The Operation Encompass information is stored in line with all other confidential safeguarding and child protection information.

The Key Adult has also led briefings for all school staff and Governors about Operation Encompass, the prevalence of Domestic Abuse and the impact of this abuse on children. We have also discussed how we can support our children following the Operation Encompass notification.

The Safeguarding Governor will report on Operation Encompass in the termly report to Governors. All information is anonymised for these reports.

The Key Adult has used the Operation Encompass Toolkit to ensure that all appropriate actions have been taken by the school.

Safeguarding Websites

Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP)
ceop.police.uk
“CEOP works with child protection partners across the UK and overseas to identify the main threats to children and coordinates activity against these threats to bring offenders to account. CEOP protects children from harm online and offline, both directly and in partnership with local and international agencies.” Click on the link if you or somebody you know of has been, or may be, the victim of on-line harassment, bullying or exploitation.

NSPCC

nspcc.org.uk

As part of our fight for every childhood, the NSPCC work directly with children and families in our national and regional hubs across the UK and Channel Islands and give support to thousands of adults and young people in need through the NSPCC helpline and Childline.

Parent Info
parentinfo.org
Expert information to help children and young people stay safe online, for schools to host on their own websites.

Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
www.iwf.org.uk
Click on the link if you have discovered any offensive websites or obscene content on the internet. The Internet Watch Foundation has the power to shut these sites down. To minimise the availability of potentially criminal internet content specifically.

Think U Know
www.thinkuknow.co.uk
Think U Know is an important web site that is aimed at children and their parents/carers to educate all concerned about the potential dangers and risks that currently exisit on the internet. It is an important aspect of modern life that parents and carers are aware of exactly what their children have posted on line, what security risks there are and also what site their children are visiting. Please click on the link below and spend some time watching the video clips and resources therein.

ChildLine
www.childline.org.uk
Childline offers help and advice to children who are worried, concerned or at risk in any way. If you would like to contact an impartial person to discuss any issues that you may be finding difficult, please click on the link below or ring the number shown.

MIND
www.mind.org.uk
Click on the link below if you would like to make contact with an impartial person to speak to if you, or someone you know of , may be feeling depressed, anxious or suffering from any sort of mental illness.
“We provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.”

Talk to FRANK
www.talktofrank.com
FRANK helps you find out everything you might want to know about drugs (and some stuff you don’t). For friendly, confidential advice, Talk to FRANK. Click on the link below if you have any queries, or are concerned about any one, in relation to drug, alcohol and substance abuse.