SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all pupils. We endeavour to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children and young people are respected and valued. We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow our procedures to ensure that children and young people receive effective support, protection and justice. 

If you have any concerns about a child at Peterhouse, please do not hesitate to contact us.

If you are a current parent and would like any further information about safeguarding and child protection at our school, please get in touch and our DSL or a member of the safeguarding team will be happy to talk to you.

If you have a concern and need to speak to someone outside of school hours, please see the "Concerned about a Safeguarding Issue" information below.

OPERATION ENCOMPASS

Our school is part of a project, which is run between Merseyside schools and Merseyside Police. The project called Operation Encompass, has been designed to provide early reporting of any domestic violence incidents that occur outside school, which might have an impact on a child in school. This is done through a notification to school following an incident. The project ensures that at least one member of the school staff, known as the Key Adult, is trained to liaise with the police and to use the information that has been shared, in confidence. In this way, we aim to support each child who has been involved in, or witnessed, a domestic abuse incident. The Key Adult at School Name is Claire Sayles. If they receives an Encompass notification they will make sure that a person the child trusts is available to help - if the child needs this. A lot of the time this support is silent; keeping a careful eye on him or her and make sure the child has a calm school day. The confidential information is ordinarily not shared with all staff, just an agreement on how to help, if needed. All schools have a duty to share any information with other organisations if they feel a child is at risk of being hurt. The Key Adult may contact other organisations. This is described in our child protection policy. The sharing of information from the Police allows the school to be ready to help your child straight away, and it means that parents are aware that the Key Adult knows that something has happened. Parents can come and talk to our Key Adult Sefton Safer Families Practice Hub at any time. The Key Adult can point you towards other people that can help. Our aim is to support children and their families.