Safeguarding
At Houghton Conquest Primary School, we believe that a caring school promotes the welfare, health, safety and guidance of every child. We recognise our statutory duty and pastoral duty to ensure the safety and well-being of our pupils.
“The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.” Ofsted 2024
“The pupils confidently talk about how to keep themselves safe, including online.” Ofsted 2024
If you have any concerns about the welfare of any children, you can always come in and speak to any of our staff. Please make yourself familiar with our Designated Safeguarding Leads.
Miss Julie Heaslip – Headteacher – Safeguarding Lead
Mr Jake Hetherington – Class Teacher – Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Mrs L Sebborn – Behaviour Support Worker – Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Mrs C Hobbs - Preschool Room Leader - Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Mrs E Hogan – Safeguarding Governor
It is their responsibility to ensure that all concerns are recorded accurately and referred to the appropriate agency quickly to ensure that necessary action.
Our school is part of Operation Encompass:
Operation Encompass is a national police and education early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children who experience Domestic Abuse.
Operation Encompass is in place in every police force in England and Wales, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar.
Children were recognised as victims of domestic abuse in their own right in the 2021 Domestic Abuse Act. There is a legislative requirement for police forces to share information with educational settings through Operation Encompass.
Through Operation Encompass the police will share information with our school about all police attended domestic abuse incidents which involve any of our children who are related to either of the adults involved in the incident. This sharing of information will occur prior to the start of the next school day. The notification will inform us about the context of the incident and will include the Voice of the Child.
Government statutory guidance: Working together to safeguard children
Government Guidance: What to do if you are worried a child is being abused
