Safeguarding including Child Protection
Safeguarding of our pupils is the responsibility of all members of the School’s staff and governing body.
This section includes our up-dated Safeguarding Policy, which is based on the requirements of ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ (September 2023) and tailored to St Lawrence School.
The Designated Safeguarding Leads are:
Mrs Marianne Brand |
Mr Jeremy Way |
Mr David Hearn |
Mrs Paula Hutton |
Mrs Abi Ralph |
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They can be contacted via the School Office during school hours.
If you have any safeguarding concerns out of school hours, please email a St Lawrence Designated Safeguarding Lead on dsl@stlawrencehurst.co.uk. We will monitor emails to this address and will aim to respond to concerns within 24 hours.
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Operation Encompass
St Lawrence CE Primary School is part of Operation Encompass which is a national scheme that operates jointly between schools and police forces.
Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, when a child or young person has experienced domestic abuse.
As a school, we have ensured that a member of our staff, known as a Key Adult, has been trained in the Operation Encompass procedures allowing us to then use the information that has been shared, in confidence, to support the child/ren in our care.
The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 identifies children who experience domestic abuse as victims of domestic abuse in their own right.
On 24 May 2024 Royal Assent was granted to The Victims and Prisoners Act. The Act placed Operation Encompass into Law. This places a statutory obligation on police forces to share Operation Encompass notifications with schools/educational settings.
We are keen to offer the best support possible to all our pupils and through Operation Encompass we will be able to provide the best possible support to our children.
