Safeguarding

Safeguarding

At Balshaw Lane, we take safeguarding very seriously. We take the following actions as part of our safeguarding culture:

apply safer recruitment procedures when selecting new staff
train all our staff annually
keep up to date with new potential safeguarding risks
fully risk-assess school buildings, activities and educational visits
encourage our pupils and staff to speak out about any safeguarding concerns
teach the children, through Computing and PSHE, about online safety
follow up any concerns re child-on-child abuse with a zero tolerance approach
participate in Operation Encompass
liaise with agencies to support children as part of the Lancashire Continuum of Need

Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs)

Mrs Hodgson is the main DSL and Mr Woodrow is the back-up DSL.

Mrs Wildig, our SENDCO, and Mrs Fairclough, our Family Support Worker, have also received DSL training.

Our safeguarding governor is Mrs Gibson, our Chair of Governors.

Mrs Hodgson is also the Designated Teacher for children who are looked after (CLA).

Cyber Security policy

Our staff have completed cyber security training and take this seriously as part of our safeguarding work.