Safeguarding at Markington Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Meet our Safeguarding Team
Christian Vision for our School
Our school is a safe, welcoming place where everyone, including the vulnerable, are valued, nurtured and encouraged. Enquiring minds grow ‘a love of learning’; become fluent readers; and appreciate the world, themselves and others. Our rich, creative curriculum provides time and space for the mind to grow, and spirit to flourish.
Safeguarding Statement
Markington School is committed to ensuring the welfare and safety of all children in school and expects all staff, governors, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment. Safeguarding is everybody's responsibility and all people in the school community have a duty to act on any concern.
We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Child Protection Policy which can be viewed in the policies section on our website.
All North Yorkshire schools, including Markington School, follow the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership procedures. The school will, normally, endeavour to discuss all concerns with parents about their child/ren. 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 school will, of course, always aim to maintain a positive relationship with all parents and will always act for what is in the best interests of the child. The school’s child protection policy is available publicly on the school website: www.markington.n-yorks.sch.uk
Operation Encompass is a police and education early information safeguarding partnership enabling schools to offer immediate support to children experiencing domestic abuse.
Worried about a Child?
Child Protection is everybody's responsibility and all people in the school community
have a duty to act on any concern.
Click here for useful links for parents
We have a specific Safeguarding Curriculum, which is in addition to our PSHE and other wider curriculum learning - for more information please click here
Speak to the DSL
Rebecca Lyman - Headteacher
Emma Robinson/Leonie Mandelson - Dep DSL
Record your concern in writing - forms on TEAMS & staff noticeboard
LADO referral form: click here
Police
In an emergency call 999
For all non-emergencies call 101
Children's Social Care Team
(24 hours) 01609 780780
NSPCC Whistleblowing Advice Line 0800 028 0285
Early Help Consultant for Ripon & Rural Harrogate
Children and Families’ Service: Early Help
Tel: 01609 535321 or contact the
Early Help (West) Consultant line on
01609 534842
Our Early Help consultant is Elaine Shaw:
elaine.shaw@northyorks.gov.uk
07977 572917
If you wish to speak with an Early Help Service colleague please contact Ripon Early Help on 01609 533122
If you have a concern about a child or young person, or wish to make a referral to the Children & Families Service, please contact the customer resolution centre by phoning 01609 780780 or by emailing children&families@northyorks.gov.uk
For evenings, weekends and bank holidays, please contact the Emergency Duty Team on 01609 780780.
Make a Referral
Where there are significant immediate concerns about the safety of a child, professionals should contact the police on 999.
Anyone can make a referral to the North Yorkshire Multi-Agency Screening Team (MAST) if you are worried about any child and think they may be a victim of neglect or abuse, whether as a member of the public or as a professional.
click here to access online referral information and the Universal Referral Form.