Safeguarding
We take keeping your children safe, very seriously.
If you ever have any worries or concerns. If you witness, hear something or someone tells you something that makes you concerned, talk to one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads
| Designated Safeguarding Lead | Hayley Ryder-Smith |
| Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead | Jessica Moore |
| Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead | Vicky Mitchell |
| Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead | Liz Jacobs |
| Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead | Louise Compton |
| Safeguarding Governor | David Williams |
Safeguarding is everyone's business
For information on safeguarding your child online please click below.
If you are a pupil in need of help you can;
Talk to an adult you trust at home
Speak to any adult at school
Use the worry boxes in school, it helps with a big worry if you add your name
Contact Childline by telephoning 0800 1111 (your call would be free) or go to, https://www.childline.org.uk/
Early Help
Children and young people can experience a range of difficulties at any time in their life. Early help is for children and young people of any age and can come from all kinds of services and organisations who work together to support the family. You might be using some of these services already, but we want to make sure they are providing the right support for you and your family’s needs.
You can request targeted support if you have concerns about your child’s health, development or behaviour.
The request can be made by yourself or with the support of a teacher, health professional or support worker. During the assessment, you will be fully involved and listened to which will help find the right support that you, your child and family may need.
For more information about Early Help contact 0116 454 5899 or email
In addition to the services provided by the Early Help Service in Leicester, the school is able to provide additional support, guidance and signposting in a variety of forms.
This may include:
- Conversations with parents to identify needs
- Being an outlet for parental and family concerns
- Addressing pupil or parent health needs
- Behavioural Support for young people and their families e.g. through SEMH, EiM
- School nurse referrals
- Guidance on accessing support from a GP/Paediatrician - accompanying parents at appointments
- Support with claiming and accessing benefits such as, Housing, DWP, Food Banks, Employment
- Signposting local children's centres
- Completion of a variety of forms including School Admissions & Free School Meals
- Help with uniform and/or basic hygiene products
- Support for mental health - the school currently has 2 trained mental health first-aiders
- Referrals to UAVA, Living Without Abuse and other charities to support victims of Domestic Violence
- Referral to Emotions in Motion for pupils
- Signposting of SEND support e.g. ADHD Solutions
- Links with Leicester City Council - supporting families with Council Tax, Housing Options, Environmental Health issues
- Hosting TAF (Team around the Family) meetings.
We are an Operation Encompass School.
What is Operation Encompass?
In every force: Our aim is to ensure that schools have timely information about all police-attended incidents of domestic abuse, no matter where in the world the child lives.
In every school: Our aim is to enable staff in every school to understand how to support children who are experiencing domestic abuse, no matter where in the world the child lives.
For every child: Our aim is to ensure all child experiencing domestic abuse receive timely support in their school, no matter where in the world the child lives.
All Leicester City Schools are part of Operation Encompass which was established to improve outcomes for children and families affected by domestic violence and abuse.
Operation Encompass is a police, local authority and education early information safeguarding partnership enabling schools to offer immediate support to children experiencing domestic abuse.
Operation Encompass ensures that there is a simple telephone call or notification to a school’s trained Designated Safeguarding Lead /Officer (known as key Adult) prior to the start of the next school day after an incident of police attended domestic abuse where there are children related to either of the adult parties involved.
Information is shared with a school’s Key Adult (Designated Safeguarding Lead or Officer) prior to the start of the next school day after officers have attended a domestic abuse incident. This sharing of information enables appropriate support to be given, dependent upon the needs and wishes of the child.
Children are negatively impacted by experiencing domestic abuse and without early intervention and support this negative impact can last through a child’s life course. Domestic abuse can impact upon social, psychological, physical, emotional and behavioural outcomes with an often negative impact upon a child’s academic success. Experiencing domestic abuse has been identified as an Adverse Childhood Experience.
Operation Encompass aims, by directly connecting police and schools, to secure better outcomes for children, to enable schools to better understand the impact living with domestic abuse has upon children, to help schools to better understand a child’s lived experience and to therefore be able to support and nurture each child, making a child’s day better and giving them a better tomorrow.
Our aim is to have Operation Encompass in every force, in every school, for every child no matter where they live. It is simply every child’s right.
https://www.operationencompass.org/
National Helplines
Domestic Violence Assist - https://www.dvassist.org.uk/
Women’s Aid - https://www.womensaid.org.uk/
Men’s Advice Help - https://mensadviceline.org.uk/
National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Help - http://www.galop.org.uk/domesticabuse/
National Stalking Help - https://www.suzylamplugh.org/Pages/Category/nationalstalking-helpline
Victim Support - https://www.victimsupport.org.uk
Out of Hours Safeguarding
Please be aware that during the school holidays and times when the school is closed, you are still able to inform us of any child protection concerns you may have on our out of hours email address safeguarding@ccsp.risemat.co.uk
If you have an immediate concern and feel that a child is at risk of significant harm or danger, please contact the police.
If you would like to discuss a concern with a member of the school's safeguarding team, please call the school office on (0116) 2302800. Alternately, you can email safeguarding@ccsp.risemat.co.uk
Please see the links below of national services that may be able to support you during the school holidays.
YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People | YoungMinds
Shelter - The housing and homelessness charity - Shelter England
Getting help for domestic violence and abuse - NHS
The Prevent Duty
What is the Prevent duty?
- Prevent is a government strategy designed to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorist or extremist causes.
- The Prevent duty covers all types of terrorism and extremism, including the extreme right wing, violent Islamist groups and other causes.
How does the Prevent duty apply to schools?
- From July 2015 all schools (as well as other organisations) have a duty to safeguard children from radicalisation and extremism.
- This means we have a responsibility to protect children from extremist and violent views the same way we protect them from any other harm.
- Importantly, we can provide a safe place for pupils to discuss these issues, at an appropriate level, so they better understand how to protect themselves.
What does this mean in practice at Christ Church and St Peters School
Many of the things we already do in school to help children become positive, happy members of society also contribute to the Prevent duty. These include:
- A strong focus on celebrating diversity and exploring other cultures and religions
- Focusing on core values.
- Challenging prejudices and racist comments.
- Developing critical thinking skills and a strong, positive self-identity.
- Promoting the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils, as well as British values such as democracy.
- We will also protect children from the risk of radicalisation, for example by using filters on the internet to make sure they can’t access extremist and terrorist material, or by vetting visitors who come into school to work with pupils.
Different schools will carry out the Prevent duty in different ways, depending on the age of the children and the needs of the community.
Isn't my child too young to learn about extremism?
The Prevent duty is not just about discussing extremism itself, which may not be appropriate for younger children. It is also about teaching children values such as tolerance and mutual respect. This is what we will focus on at CCSP.
The school will make sure any discussions are suitable for the age and maturity of the children involved.
Is extremism really a risk in our area?
Extremism can take many forms, including political, religious and misogynistic extremism. Some of these may be a bigger threat in our area than others. Our Safeguarding Team ensure they are up-to-date on threats in our local area which is monitored through our school context.
We will endeavour to give children the skills to protect them from any extremist views they may encounter, now or later in their lives.
Further information
Contact the school - If you have any questions or concerns about the Prevent duty and what it means for your child, please do not hesitate to contact the school.
See our policies - You will find more details about radicalisation in our safeguarding policy, available on our website. We also have information about spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and British values. The school has a risk assessment for Prevent which may be made available on request.
Key Terms
Extremism – vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values
Ideology – a set of beliefs
Terrorism – a violent action against people or property, designed to create fear and advance a political, religious or ideological cause
Radicalisation – the process by which a person comes to support extremism and terrorism
External Sources
The following sources may also be useful for further information: