Safeguarding

The safety and wellbeing of all children and young people is of paramount importance. At St Mark's School we regard the safeguarding of our children as our main priority. Parents and carers send their children to school each day with the expectation that the school provides a safe and secure environment in which the children can florish. We have to ensure that this expectation becomes reality. In order to achieve this, a wide range of measures and additional policies are put into place.

At St Mark's we will ensure that:

• The welfare of the child remains paramount.
• All children - whatever their age, culture, disability, gender, language, racial origin, religious beliefs and/or sexual identity - have the right to be protected from harm.
• All suspicions and allegations of abuse will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately.
• All staff and volunteers working at our school have a responsibility to report concerns to the Designated Lead for Safeguarding.

Safeguarding children and young people is everyone's responsibility. Should you have any concerns about a child, you can use any of the contacts below

Designated Safeguarding Lead - Mrs Marilyn Freeman - head@st-marks.lancs.sch.uk - 01704 880636

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead - Mrs Judith Piper - head@st-marks.lancs.sch.uk - 01704 880636

Designated Governor for Safeguarding and Protection - Mr Gary Fairbrother - garyjfbr@aol.com - 01704 880636

Local Authority Designated Officers (LADO)

Tim Booth/Shane Penn/Donna Green - 01772 536694 - LADO.admin@lancashire.gov.uk

(http://LADO.admin@lancashire.gov.uk)