Everyone at St James has a responsibility to keep children safe and to be alert at all times to their welfare and wellbeing.  Any concerns about a child, however small, is reported through our MyConcern recording system to the Safeguarding Team.

 

The Safeguarding Team is:

Sarah Beach - Headteacher - Designated Safeguarding Lead

Sarah Lord - Safeguarding and Pastoral Team Lead - Deputy DSL

Sam Robson-Gill - Pastoral Team - DDSL

Vicky Watson - Pastoral Team - DDSL

Alex Price - Deputy Headteacher - DDSL

Sharon Pace - Inclusion Lead - DDSL

Karen Hobbs - SENDCo - DDSL

 

You can contact any of the team by calling the school office on 01604 751475 or emailing office@stjames.pdet.org.uk

 

In addition, St James has a full time Pastoral Team who are very experienced in dealing with family support and safeguarding.  Sarah, Sam and Vicky are available each day to work with children and their families. 

Our school Safeguarding (Child Protection) Policies can be found here:

At St James, we promote an ethos of 'professional curiosity' and believes that all children have a right to grow up and learn in a safe and secure environment.  If we have any concerns about a child's safety we will speak to you as parents in the first instance. Often through us talking things through, the concerns that have been raised are explained. In some cases, we can support you as a family through our extensive experience within school. Occasionally, we may feel that further support is required by outside agencies and refer the suspicion to social services. This procedure enables us to protect children at risk and we make no apology for taking the attitude that where there are grounds for suspicion it is better to be safe than sorry.  Unfortunately this means that we risk upsetting some parents by reporting a case, which upon investigation proves unfounded.

MASH

The Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) deals with referrals from professionals and members of the public who may have concerns about a child’s welfare. It makes the process of dealing with referrals quicker and more effective by improving the way county council: Children’s social care, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS), Youth Offending Service (YOS) and education, work alongside other partner agency colleagues including Northamptonshire police, Northamptonshire health partners, National Probation Service, and the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) to share information.

To contact MASH

• By telephone contact to the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub: 0300 126 7000;

• By e-mail to: MASH@nctrust.co.uk

 

If you have a concern about a member of staff in school, please contact the Headteacher, Sarah Beach, on head@stjames.pdet.org.uk

 

If your concern is about the Headteacher, please contact the Chair of Governors, Pip Jeyes-Blackburn p.jeyesblackburn@stjames.pdet.org.uk 

 

If you have a concern about any adult who is working with children, you can also contact the  Designated Officer (formerly known as the LADO) on LADOConsultations@NCTrust.co.uk 

In addition, further information can be found on the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership. The links can be found below:

Stay safe when using IT

At St James, children and staff are taught to use ICT safely. They participate in Online Safety Days and learn how to stay safe and use social media sensibly. Outside agencies come into school to share the latest learning with the children and parent workshops are offered regularly to ensure chidlren and adults are aware of the latest developments. 

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