Please see the sections below to learn more about safeguarding at St Teresa’s.
Mrs S Burgess – Headteacher is the designated person for safeguarding at St Teresa’s RC Primary School.
Mrs S Fairhurst – Year 5 teacher is a deputy designated person for safeguarding.
Miss McCandless – SENCO is also a deputy designated person for safeguarding.
Mr J McKenna is the named Governor for Safeguarding.
Please click here to read ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024’.
Read our Online Safety Policy to see how we help to keep our children safe online.
St Teresa’s Online Safety Policy
While there are huge benefits to being online in order to stay connected to friends and family, it’s important to have regular conversations with your children about staying safe online and encouraging them to talk to you if they see anything worrying.
What harms might my child experience online?
You may have concerns about specific harms that your children experience online including: abuse, criminal exploitation, exposure to radicalising content, consensual and non-consensual sharing of images/videos, cyber-bullying, exposure to age-inappropriate content and harmful content.
Where can I go for help?
These resources will support you to talk to your child about a range of online safety issues, set up home filtering in a child-friendly way and set up age-appropriate parental controls on digital devices:
- ThinkuknowThinkuknow opens in new tab resources for parents and carers and children of all ages to help keep children safe online
- Childnet has developed guidance for parents and carers to begin a conversation about online safety, as well as guidance on keeping under-fives safe online
- Parent Info has support and guidance for parents and carers related to the digital world from leading experts and organisations
- NSPCC also has guidance for parents and carers(opens in new tab) to help keep children safe online
- UK Safer Internet Centre gives tips and advice for parents and carers to keep children safe online – you can also report any harmful content found online through the UK Safer Internet Centre
The following are useful website if you are concerned at all about the safety of a child:
The Prevent strategy is a key part of the UK government’s counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST, and is focused on preventing individuals from being drawn into terrorism or extremist ideologies. In schools, the Prevent strategy is implemented as part of a broader duty of care, aiming to safeguard children from risks of radicalisation.
At St. Teresa’s, all staff receive annual training so that they are able to recognise the signs of radicalisation or vulnerability to extremist views.
Staff have learned how to identify possible signs such as:
- sudden changes in behaviour & attitudes
- expressing extremist or divisive views
- isolation from peers or withdrawal from school activities
- accessing or sharing extremist material online
At St. Teresa’s, Prevent principles are integrated into our curriculum, including:
- Promoting British Values, including democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect for different faiths and beliefs.
- Critical Thinking Skills: building resilience by encouraging debate, critical thinking, and understanding of different perspectives.
- Online Safety – teaching our children about the risks of accessing harmful content and promoting safe internet use.
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