Safeguarding
Safeguarding at Crossacres Primary Academy
At Crossacres Primary Academy we are committed to the safeguarding of our children. We work closely with other professionals to support our children and their families. If you have any concerns regarding the safety or well-being of a child or you may feel that you could benefit from additional support regarding your family situation. Please contact one of our safeguarding team at school. They are:-
Mrs Blay – Head teacher
Miss Harrison – Deputy Head
Mr Campbell – Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Valentine – Attendance Lead
Mrs Cordwell – Deputy Head
Policies are available in Key Info.
If you would prefer to speak to another organisation about the well-being of a child you can contact the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000 or email them at help@nspcc.org.uk
How Our Safeguarding Team Can Support Families
Our Safeguarding Team is committed to working alongside children, young people and their families to provide support when needed. We can help in a variety of ways, including:
- Talking with children and young people to understand their worries and concerns.
- Ensure children are aware of other agencies that can support children eg Childline, Kooth
- Listening to family members and taking the time to understand their circumstances.
- Signposting families to services that may be able to help, such as SafeSpots, food banks and Early Help support.
- Working with families to improve children's attendance, wellbeing and behaviour.
- Making referrals to specialist agencies and services that can support children, young people and families, such as Thrive and Wood Street Mission.
- Attending meetings with professionals, including Children's Services, Early Help, Specialist Case Planning and Vulnerable Baby Meetings, to ensure families receive the right support.
- Working collaboratively with other agencies to support family circumstances, including housing and financial concerns.
- Acting as an advocate for children and families to help ensure their voices are heard and their needs are understood.
Useful Self-help websites
Childline | Free counselling service for kids and young people
NSPCC | The UK children's charity
Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen
Welcome to Manchester Local Offer | Manchester Service Directory
How to get help | Manchester Central Foodbank
Operation Encompass
Our School has been given the opportunity to take part in a new project that will run in partnership with Manchester Safeguarding Board and Greater Manchester Police.
The project, Operation Encompass, is designed to provide early reporting to schools on domestic abuse incidents that occur outside of school, which might have an impact on a child attending school the following day.
Nominated members of our safeguarding team are trained to liaise with the police.
They will be able to use information that has been shared with them, in confidence, to ensure that the school is better equipped to support children and their families with safeguarding concerns.
We always endeavour to offer the best support possible to our pupils and believe that Operation Encompass is going to be both beneficial and supportive for our students and their families.
You can find more information on the Operation Encompass website (www.operationencompass.org.uk) or, if you have any queries, please contact Mr Campbell at school.
