Staying Safe
If you have any safeguarding concerns while the school is closed please email admin@st-marys-ipswich.suffolk.sch.uk and Mrs Berry will contact you directly. Please be reassured that while the school maybe closed we are still here to support you and your family.
Safeguarding Policy
Appendix to ST Mary's Safeguarding Policy
At St Mary’s keeping the children safe while they learn is our top priority and we would like the school community to have a clear understanding about what we mean by staying safe.
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is:
Mrs J Berry - Head of School
Mrs J Measham - Head of School
Our Alternate Designated Safeguarding Leads are:
Mrs McGhee-Wallace - KS2 leader
Mr Cook - Class Teacher
Our Online Safety lead
Mr A Cook .
Our Safeguarding and Prevent Governor is:
Mr E Bridger
Our Chair of Governors is:
Mr K Reilly
Flowchart Information For Parents
Early Help
'Early Help' describes the type of early intervention and support that can be provided when a child or young person's needs are not being met by routine comprehensive services, but do not meet the threshold for a specialist service such as Children's Social Care. The Early Help Offer is about working with external and internal partners to help children, young people and families deal with their issues as early as possible; providing information, advice and services at the right time; supporting them to resolve their concerns as needs emerge.
At St Mary's we work hard to support children and families, offering early help by providing support as soon as a problem emerges. This may include working in partnership with other agencies to ensure the right support is put in place. Our aim is always to ensure an issue does not escalate and children and families are supported in the best ways possible.
Our early help offer is designed to respond to a wide range of issues. This could be from a need which only requires advice or guidance through to a child at immediate risk of harm.
St Mary's Early Help Offer includes:
- Taking the time to listen to children's worries and concerns
- Talking the time to listen to families
- PSHE curriuclum
- Drawing and talking
- Lego therapy
- Sensory circuits
- ELSA (emotional literacy support assistant)
- EWO - Educational welfare officer
- Lunchtime play leaders
- Peer mentoring scheme
- Safeguarding protocols and safeguarding trained staff
- 3 trained DSL's
- External agency support CISS
- School nursing team
- Bespoke learning interventions
- Inductions sessions for children starting Reception, including, home visits, come and play and story time sessions.
- Practical support - including second-hand uniform
- Behaviour policy and school rules
- Supporting families on a variety of issues and concerns making referrals and accessing funding for vulnerable families
| Who might the school refer to? | Signposting: agencies the school might suggest as sources of further support |
| Children and Young People’s Services | Citizens Advice Bureau |
| The In Year Fair Access Panel | GPs |
| County Inclusive Support Service | Occupational Therapists |
| School Nurse | Paediatricians |
| Speech and Language Therapist | Children and Young People’s Services |
| Educational Psychologist | Speech and Language Therapist |
| Young Carers | School Nurse |
| SENDAT | Young Carers |
| Sendias – formerly known as parent partnership | Freedom Project |
| Educational Welfare Officer | Housing Associations |
| Food Bank | |
| Sendias – formerly known as parent partnership | |
| Children’s Centre | |
| Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service |
Key Information
- EYFS and KS1 Using technology safely
- KS2 Using technology safely
- Parent Guide to Safeguarding
- Staying safe in the car park
- Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy 2019
If you would like to find out more please click on the thinkyouknow button and if you would like advice or to report a concern please click on the CEOP button.
