St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Safeguarding
SAFEGUARDING AND CHILD PROTECTION
If you are worried or concerned for yourself, or someone else please use the appropriate contacts below:
Doncaster Domestic Abuse Helpline - 0808 2000 247 -https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/crime-anti-social-behaviour-nuisance/support-for-victims
Childline - https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/ - 0800 1111
Doncaster social services - https://www.doncasterchildrenstrust.co.uk/worried-about-a-child
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is Everyone's Responsibility.
St Joseph's school leaders ensure all staff have up to date training for Safeguarding and Prevent.
Our Governors also have received Prevent Training through our WRAP 3 trained Head teacher, Mrs Courtney.
Each year, the school receive training on any updates to the DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education Document
Do you have a safeguarding concern?
If you have any safeguarding concerns regarding a pupil at St Joseph's, please send your name and a contact telephone number to safeguarding@st-josephs.doncaster.sch.uk
A member of the safeguarding team will contact you as soon as possible to discuss any concerns.
Please do not explain the concerns in the email.
You can also contact the school on 01302 868098
If no school staff are available, or you wish to report concerns directly to the Doncaster Children's Safeguarding Board, anyone can report concerns using the DCST ‘One Front Door’ Referral system. Click here to be taken to the 'One Front Door' Referral Page.
Serious concerns can be reported to the DCSB Duty Team on 01302 737777.
Where you believe there is immediate risk of significant harm the police should be contacted on 999.
Keeping Our Children Safe
Safe Touch Certificate
Mental Health
At St Joseph's School, we are committed to supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of our pupils and staff. We know that everyone experiences life challenges that can make us vulnerable and at times, anyone may need additional emotional support. We take the view that positive mental health is everybody’s business and that we all have a role to play.
At our school we:
- help children to understand their emotions and feelings better
- help children feel comfortable sharing any concerns or worries
- help children socially to form and maintain relationships
- promote self-esteem and ensure children know that they count
- encourage children to be confident and ‘dare to be different’
- help children to develop emotional resilience and to manage setbacks
- Universal Support– To meet the needs of all our pupils, through our overall ethos and our wider curriculum. For instance developing resilience for all.
- Additional support– For those who may have short term needs and those who may have been made vulnerable by life experiences such as bereavement.
- Targeted support– For pupils who need more differentiated support and resources or specific targeted interventions such as wellbeing groups or personal mentors.
Your mental health
A range of content designed to give you more information about mental health and to help you to look after your mental health. https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/
Online Support and Help lines for children under the age of 18
Contact https://www.childline.org.uk
Contact https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/talk-us-phone/
