Shiphay Learning Academy
Safeguarding
Keeping Children Safe is Everyone’s Responsibility
Our school community has a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children who are our pupils. This means that we have Safeguarding and Child Protection policies and procedures in place, which we refer to in our prospectus. All staff, including our volunteers and supply staff, must ensure that they are aware of our procedures.
Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will always ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with their parents/carers first, unless we have reason to believe that this is not in the child’s best interests or a child is at significant risk or in immediate danger.
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is: Miss Teresa Porter
Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is:
Mrs Karen Duke
The Head of School, Mrs Kate Lee, should be contacted in her absence, or
Mr Stewart Biddles (CEO of Riviera Education Trust).
If you have a safeguarding concern about an adult in school, please contact the Head of School.
If you have a safeguarding concern about the Head of School, please contact Elizabeth Guppy (Chair of Governors):
Email: shiphaychair@rivieraet.co.uk
If you have concerns about any child, you can contact Children’s Services Social Care directly on:
01803 208100 or out of hours: 0300 456 4876
Please email: clerk@rivieraet.co.uk if you would like to request any of the policies in a different format.
CPOMS
What is CPOMS?
CPOMS (Child Protection Online Management System) is the market leading software application for monitoring child protection, safeguarding and a whole range of pastoral and welfare issues. CPOMS is an intuitive system to help with the management and recording of child protection, behavioural issues, bullying, SEND, domestic issues and much, much more. Using CPOMS, schools can ensure that students are safe and fully supported.
Every member of staff across school has an obligation to report any concerns which they may have. CPOMS allows them to record information in a central repository and have relevant people alerted.
CPOMS can also be used to transfer files from and to other schools when pupils join or leave Shiphay Learning Academy. This communication helps to ensure that no child is lost when transferring schools
Childline
Childline is the UK’s free 24-hour service for children and young people. Run by the NSPCC, Childline gives children and young people up to the age of 19 confidential support with whatever is worrying them.
Since the service began in 1986, it has carried out over 5.9 million counselling sessions with young people.
Childline supports more than 200,00 children and young people each year. 
Find out about Childline’s unique offer on NSPCC Learning.
Operation Encompass
Operation Encompass
Our 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, (Designated Safeguarding Lead) 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.
We are keen to offer the best support possible to all our pupils and we believe this will be extremely beneficial for all those involved.
Our 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, (Designated Safeguarding Lead) 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.
We are keen to offer the best support possible to all our pupils, and we believe this will be extremely beneficial for all those involved.
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Policies and guidance
Please email clerk@rivieraet.co.uk if you would like to request any of the policies below in a different format.