Safeguarding

What is Safeguarding?

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families has a role to play. 

In order to fulfil this responsibility effectively, all at St Bede’s ensure the approach is child-centred. This means that St Bede’s consider, at all times, what is in the best interests of the child.

St Bede’s recognise that no single practitioner can have a full picture of a child’s needs and circumstances. If children and families are to receive the right help at the right time, everyone who comes into contact with them has a role to play in identifying concerns, sharing information and taking prompt action.

 The purpose of safeguarding children is to:

  • Protect them from abuse, maltreatment and exploitation.
  • Prevent anything from harming their health or development.
  • Ensure they can grow up under safe and effective care.
  • Take action to ensure they have the best outcomes in life. 

As part of our Safeguarding offer, St Bede’s and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi Academy Trust (OLoL CAMT) have a team of people who lead on safeguarding our students, they are our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs). 

St Bede’s DSLs are also the people who will support with any concerns raised around children’s health, wellbeing and safety, as described above. If you have a concern regarding the wellbeing, health, development, relationships or safety of a child, please use the contact details below.

Name: Mrs J Jackson (DSL Lead)

Name: Ms L Busk (Deputy DSL)

Tel: 01724245151

Email: safeguardingteam@stbedesscunthorpe.org.uk

Safeguarding hotline number for OLoL:
Tel: 01158550557
This will be diverted to our safeguarding team between 9am-3pm weekdays, and will send a voicemail to the safeguarding team outside of these times.

Robert Della-Spina (Trust Safeguarding Lead)
Tel: 07356 120899
Email: robert.della-spina@ololcatholicmat.co.uk 

If you are concerned about a child during the school holidays please call Children Services, Tel: 01724 296500.  There out of hours service is, Tel: 01724 296555.  If you believe a child is at immediate risk of harm please call the police on 999.

We feel that it is important to support our parents to know how they can protect their children, where to find help and raise concerns if necessary.

As well as skills which are taught within the specific curriculum of Religious Education, PSHE & RSE, please find below contact details for a variety of organisations who support parents and young people if they have any safeguarding, mental health or welfare needs.

  • Parent line 07520 619919: Healthy Family Teams confidential texting service to provide parents and carers advice around feeding, child development, parenting advice and support, emotional health and wellbeing, behaviour difficulties and family health.
  • Health4kids – www.healthforkids.co.uk; this is an NHS site supporting young children and parents.

If you are concerned about a child during the school holidays please call Children Services, Tel: 01724 296500.  Their out of hours service is, Tel: 01724 296555.  If you believe a child is at immediate risk of harm please call the police on 999.

We feel that it is important to support our pupils to know how they can be safe and protected, and to empower them to recognise situations which are unsuitable for them. As well as skills which are taught within the specific curriculum of Religious Education, PSHE & RSE, please find below contact details for a variety of organisations who support young people and their families if they have any safeguarding, mental health or welfare needs.

  • Child line 0800 1111 www.childline.org.uk; Childline is here to help anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. You can talk about anything. Whether it’s something big or small, trained counsellors are on hand to support you.
  • ChatHealth – 07507 329952: this is a confidential texting service for 11 to 19 year olds in Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
  • Kooth – www.kooth.com: Free, safe and anonymous online support for young people
  • Health4teens – www.healthforteens.co.uk– this is an NHS site supporting young people around emotional wellbeing.
  • Health4kids – www.healthforkids.co.uk: this is an NHS site supporting young children and parents.
  • Young Minds – www.youngminds.org.uk: this organisation support young people to have the best Mental Health

Jigsaw – https://www.changegrowlive.org/jigsaw-young-person-family-service-nottingham/info: Support people up to the age of 18 with their drug and alcohol use. The service is free and confidential.

If you have any concerns regarding Safeguarding any child, you can also contact the following Local Authority Multi Agency teams:

Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire

North East Lincolnshire