Safeguarding

At St Thomas Primary School, we take our role in safeguarding very seriously as we believe all children have the right to feel and be safe.

Keeping children safe is our priority

  • On arrival to the school please make yourselves known to the office and sign in then take a minute to read our visitor’s guide (also available below)
  • Please be aware that ID will be checked if you are unknown to the school.
  • Remember to sign out when you leave the school site.
  • Please wear a visitor’s badge over your clothes during your visit as this is what children expect and it helps them to know you are an adult that is supposed to be in school
  • Mobile phones may not be used by visitors around the school. Should you need to use your phone for any reason, please ask a member of staff who can direct you to a suitable space,
  • If you have any safeguarding concerns, please report them to the Headteacher, who is our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), or, if he is not available, to Ellie Ralls, or Dan Jenkins who is our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Officers (DDSL).
  • Alternatively, if it is at a weekend or during school holidays, you can contact the MASH team directly on 0345 155 1071
Daniel Jenkins

Dan Jenkins
Headteacher

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Ellie Ralls
Parent Support Advisor

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs Kathy Skinner
Deputy Head Teacher

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Sandy

Mrs Sandy Chenore
Special Educational Needs Coordinator

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Visitor Information (pdf)

Keeping Children Safe – Our Values

At St Thomas our key values are respect, equality, aspiration, community and harmony. R.E.A.C.H.

Our plan, in line with national expectations, is to ensure children become valued and fully rounded members of a wider community who treat others with respect and tolerance, regardless of background. This ensures that our pupils leave school fully prepared for life in the modern multi-cultural Britain of the 21st century.

Keeping Children Safe – Operation Encompass

Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, when a child or young person has been exposed to or involved in, any domestic incident where there has been Police involvement.
We have trained staff who can then make provision for possible difficulties experienced by children, or their families with immediate effect.

For more information see our school letter.

Operation Encompass Poster (pdf)

Keeping Children Safe – Our Policies

For more information on our safeguarding procedures and what happens in the event of a safeguarding concern click on the following links to access the documents below.

Keeping children safe in education part (pdf)

Safeguarding Policy

Whistleblowing Policy

Keeping Children Safe – Helpful information

Early Help website: https://www.dcfp.org.uk/early-help/
Devon Domestic Abuse Alliance: https://ddaa.org.uk/
NSPCC: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/
Childline: https://www.childline.org.uk/
Think you know: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/