The school works in close conjunction with the Social Services Department and the Wakefield and District Safeguarding Children Board to ensure that the requirements of the Children Act are complied with. The Senior Designated Person is Mr Curran, with Mrs Hayes as his assistant, both of whom are trained appropriately. Their equivalents in the Junior School are Mr Boyer and Miss McLoughlin. Regular training for all staff takes place, and key senior staff and governors are trained in Safer Recruitment Procedures and Responding to Allegations against Staff.
The school has a detailed policy with regard to Child Protection, which can be read by clicking on the link below. This is a summary of the rationale and aims of the policy only. The policy is updated annually. Further details are available on request from Mr Curran, the Deputy Head (Pastoral).
Although incidents requiring the implementation of the Child Protection Policy are very rare at Silcoates, it is vital that all staff, both teaching and support staff, are fully aware of the school’s policy and of the action they should take if a child protection situation arises.
The aims of the Child Protection Policy are:
- To create a happy, well-ordered and caring community;
- To raise awareness among all staff, both teaching and support staff, about issues relating to child protection;
- To inform staff about the actions they should take if a child protection situation arises.
