At Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, the safety and wellbeing of all our children is our highest priority. Parents expect that school provides a safe, secure environment in which their child can learn and flourish. All members of our school community are committed to ensuring this expectation is achieved by following our safeguarding policies and procedures.

All adults who work in school have a responsibility to read and understand all safeguarding policies and to act within accordance with the school's Safeguarding and Child Protection policy at all times.

We aim to ensure our children are safe through:

Universal Safeguarding by creating safe environments. This includes site safety, safer recruitment, school rules, codes of conduct and educating pupils on personal safety awareness. Our universal strategies include online safety and prevention from radicalisation, which is outlined in the relevant policies.

Targeted Safeguarding by focusing on identified groups of pupils whose personal, social or economic circumstances may result in an increased risk to their safety. This may include children who are looked after, those with special educational needs, and other vulnerable groups.

Responsive Safeguarding by responding quickly and appropriately to situations where pupils may potentially suffer or have suffered harm. All staff are required to follow our child protection procedures should there be any concerns regarding any pupil in our care.

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School adheres to North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children's Board procedures. The school will, in most circumstances, discuss all concerns with parents about their child. However, there may be exceptional circumstances when the school will discuss concerns with Social Care and/or the police without parental knowledge (in accordance with child protection procedures). The schools will always aim to maintain a positive relationship with all parents.

 Designated Safeguarding Team

Mr Ramsay Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs Bell-Walker Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs Penny Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead