Safeguarding
Safeguarding at St Bernard’s is everyone’s responsibility and we take this duty of care extremely seriously.
If you feel that a child may be at risk of harm but are not sure, then inform one of the Safeguarding team immediately. They will offer advice and take appropriate action.
Child abuse can happen to any child regardless of elements such as gender, culture, religion, social background ability or disability.
Types of Harm
We all have a responsibility to keep children safe, both at home and in school. Harm is identified in four ways:
Physical – when a child is deliberately hurt or injured.
Sexual – when a child is influenced or forced to take part in a sexual activity. This can also be an activity such as being made to look at inappropriate images.
Emotional – when a child is made to feel frightened, worthless or unloved. It can be by shouting, using threats or making fun of someone. It can also be when children see their parents, or visitors to the home, fighting or using violence.
Neglect – can be poor hygiene, poor diet, not keeping appointments for additional support, not coming to school and being left home alone.
Our Safeguarding Team
Our safeguarding team are:
Mrs Marshall: Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Ritchie: Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mr McAloone: Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Mallinson: Educational Welfare Officer
Our Heads of Year are:
Year 7 – Mrs Aspinall
Year 8 – Mrs Nayman
Year 9 – Mr Whelan
Year 10 – Mr McAloone
Year 11 – Mr Porter
Every year we run a mandatory staff training session to ensure that all staff have the minimum of a Level 1 safeguarding qualification, Prevent and Keeping Children Safe in Education updates and our Heads of Year, Assistant Headteachers and Headteacher have all obtained Level 3.
Any safeguarding concerns can be reported using the button below.
Our Safeguarding Policy can be found in the ‘Policies’ section of the website.
