St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School

We are a one form entry school with 250 pupils on roll. We are a fully inclusive school with high expectations of all pupils. Mission Statement is “Living, Loving and Learning with Jesus”.

Our aim as an inspirational Catholic school is to be a family inspired by Jesus, to be a safe, caring and supportive community where everyone is valued and encouraged to reach their full potential. We will do this by;

• Living close to Jesus.
• Being a community that loves learning and provides challenging opportunities for all to grow and develop.
• Developing a partnership between home, school, parish and the wider community.

At St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School, we regard the safeguarding of children as our main priority. We believe that we all have the right to be happy, to be safe and to learn. We all have the responsibility to make this happen. We will ensure that:

• The welfare of the child remains paramount.
• All children whatever their age, culture, disability, gender, language, racial origin, religious beliefs and/ or sexual identity have the right to be protected from harm.
• All suspicions and allegations of abuse will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately.
• All staff and volunteers working at our school have a responsibility to report concerns to one of the safeguarding team: Mrs Roney (Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead), Mrs Williams, Mrs Green and Miss Blanchard.
• Our Safeguarding governor is Mrs L Baggaley.

We follow strict procedures to ensure that everyone who works with our children is vetted, keeping our children as safe as possible. Ongoing checks and ‘whistle-blowing’ are in line with current policy.

• Staff are trained in child protection issues and they are aware of the procedures to follow.
• Staff are encouraged to be vigilant in order to maintain the safety of our children.
• All Staff & Volunteers are given our safeguarding policies and directed to the documents
• All staff have an up-to-date understanding of safeguarding issues (including those highlighted in the PREVENT strategy) and are able to implement the safeguarding children policy and procedure appropriately.
• Policies are in line with current guidance and procedures.

Staff are able to respond appropriately to any:

• Significant changes in children’s behaviour;
• Deterioration in their general well-being;
• Unexplained bruising, marks or signs of possible abuse;
• Signs of neglect;
• Comments children make which give cause for concern;
• All staff are aware of the need to maintain privacy and confidentiality.