Safeguarding at Adelaide Primary
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility. Anyone who comes into contact with children, their families, or carers has a vital role in keeping children safe.
At Adelaide Primary School, we are fully committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of every child. We have a duty to protect children who may be in need or at risk, ensuring their voices are always heard. All staff receive thorough training in safeguarding, child protection, and anti-radicalisation, enabling them to promote positive values and identify concerns at the earliest stage.
We believe in working closely with families to create a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment. Any concerns about a child’s safety are taken seriously, and we follow strict procedures to respond swiftly and appropriately to any suspicions of abuse.
Meet our safeguarding team:
Mrs Adkinson – Deputy Head – Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Whitelam – Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Clark – Child Protection Coordinator
Mrs Horsfield – Emotional Wellbeing
What to do if you have a concern about the safety of a child
If you have a safeguarding concern about a child, please contact our Child Protection Coordinator Jo Clark (01482 223753).
In an emergency or for urgent advice, please contact the Early Help and Safeguarding Hub (EHASH) or the Emergency Duty Team by telephone.
EHASH – 01482 448 879 option four
Emergency Duty Team – 01482 300 304 (Out of hours)
Or on the EHASH website – Early Help and Safeguarding Hub (EHASH)
If your concern is urgent and there is an immediate risk of harm, then please contact the police on 999 .
During out of school hours and/or school holidays, you can report a safeguarding concern using the contact details provided by the Hull Safeguarding Childrens Board, CEOPs and the NSPCC. Further information can be found using the links below.
Everyone takes personal responsibility on a daily basis to ensure children are kept safe.
We do this by:
- Meeting Health and Safety standards
- DBS checking all staff, students, governors and volunteers
- Keeping essential training up to date (paediatric first aid, food safety, safeguarding etc)
- Securing our site, including data protection
- Liaising with outside agencies – Health Visitors, Social Care, SEN Services
- Meeting our Prevent Duty requirements
Operation Encompass
Operation Encompass is a police and education early information sharing partnership enabling schools to offer immediate support for children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. Information is shared by the police with a school’s trained Key Adult (DSL) prior to the start of the next school day after officers have attended a domestic abuse incident thus enabling appropriate support to be given, dependent upon the needs and wishes of the child.
Children experiencing domestic abuse are negatively impacted by this exposure; domestic abuse has been identified as an Adverse Childhood Experience and can lead to emotional, physical and psychological harm. Operation Encompass aims to mitigate this harm by enabling immediate support, making a child’s day better and giving them a better tomorrow.
Operation Encompass believes that children are victims of domestic abuse in their own right and should be acknowledged as such.
