If you have a Safeguarding concern about a child at the Community College, please contact Mr A Kirk (Designated Safeguarding Lead), Mrs G Medlicott or Mrs E Muddiman (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads).
Additionally you could report your concerns online via the ‘Report child abuse online – NSPCC website‘ or phone the Initial Contact Team in Shrewsbury on 0345 678 9021.
If you need to report concerns out of office hours then please contact the Emergency Duty Team on 0345 6789040.
You can also speak to:
- Initial Contact Team in Shrewsbury on 0345 678 9021 (Out of hours the Emergency Duty Team on 0345 6789040)
- Protecting Vulnerable People (West Mercia Police): 0300 333 3000
- NSPCC: 0800 800 5000
- Childline: 0800 1111
If a child is in immediate danger
If you think a child is in immediate danger, call the emergency services on 999.
Additional information can be found on the Shropshire Safeguarding Partnership website.
Additional detail regarding Safeguarding Policies can be accessed on the Safeguarding Information Hub page.
Shropshire Council have produced a leaflet designed to help parents/carers identify the signs of Child Exploitation. It also describes what you as a parent/carer can do to protect your child. Shropshire Child Exploitation – Leaflet for Parents Carers
Operation Encompass
Our school has been given the opportunity to take part in a national project, which is being run locally in partnership with Shropshire Council and West Mercia Police. Operation Encompass is a process whereby the police and the council will inform a member of staff if a child or young person has experienced any domestic abuse incident. Information sharing between professional agencies allows school staff to provide emotional and practical support to their pupils experiencing domestic abuse.
Domestic abuse can broadly be defined as ‘any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour; violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who have been intimate partners or family members. This can include, but is not limited to, the following types of abuse – psychological, physical, sexual, financial and emotional.’
The sharing of details under Operation Encompass is permitted under Statutory Safeguarding Legislation and in respect of local authority schools under the Crime and Disorder Act (for the prevention of crime) and doing so without the child’s or parent’s consent is permissible under both pieces of legislation and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For further information please see the Operation Encompass Letter sent home to parents.