Safeguarding Guidance

Safeguarding Advice

Safeguarding Advice

St Christopher's Primary understands the vital importance of safeguarding and child protection. The school follows the DEMAT safeguarding and child protection policy.

Safeguarding at St Christopher's

Under the Education Act 2002 (section 175/157), schools must “make arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children”. Here at St Christopher's, we will endeavour to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued. The school will therefore be alert to signs of abuse and neglect and will follow the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) procedures to ensure that children receive appropriate and effective support and protection.

Our school Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is: Miss C Brown

Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead's (DDSL's) are Mr C Smith and Mrs A Warren.

To contact our DSL or DDSL's, please email: office@stcprimary.suffolk.sch.uk for the attention of our DSL or DDSL.

Please click below to view our current Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

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Useful Links and Resources:

Childline – www.childline.org.uk Tel: 0800111

NSPCC – www.nspcc.org.uk

Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership Board

Suffolk Mental Health Support for Children and Young People

Keeping Children Safe Online

Domestic Abuse Support

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St Christopher's Primary (Suffolk)

St Christopher’s PTA is a registered charity which raises money for the school. We provide both essential resources and nice-to-have extras for the pupils. We have provided funds for school laptops, iPads, shade for the playground, Early Years resources, wet play equipment, books, sports kits for inter-school events and much, much more.

We raise money in lots of different ways from fun social evenings to large events, such as our Summer Fun Day, Christmas cards to non-uniform days as well as a disco for the pupils, normally once a term. Everything we do is geared towards enriching the children’s experience at St Christopher’s. We meet once a month, normally on a Thursday evening, but if you can’t make meetings we are still very happy to have volunteers to help at events.

If you want to know more please contact us at ptfachair@stcprimary.suffolk.sch.uk

We also have a closed Facebook page where you can keep in touch with when the next PTA meeting will be, as well as events happening at school:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/stcrl/

We now have the option for parents to order and pay online for certain events and activities. Please click below to visit our PTA online shop:

Tel: 01638 750342

Email: office@stcprimary.suffolk.sch.uk

Primary Office Contact Person:

If you have any queries, please contact any of our office staff (Mrs P Evans, Mrs S Kent or Mrs B Archer) who will be happy to help.

School Address:

Bellflower Crescent
Red Lodge
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP28 8XQ

DEMAT Office Address:

Grace Building

8 High Street

Ely

Cambs

CB7 4JU

Tel: 01353 656760

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