West Craven High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. Each student’s welfare is of paramount importance. We recognise that some children may be especially vulnerable to abuse. We recognise that children who are abused or neglected may find it difficult to develop a sense of self-worth and to view the world in a positive way. We recognise that some children who have experienced abuse may harm others or be at further risk to themselves. We will always take a considered and sensitive approach so that we can support all of our students.

It is the responsibility of everyone working in or for West Craven High School to help keep children and young people safe.

Our Safeguarding Team

At West Craven High School, we have a committed Safeguarding team who work hard to ensure the safety of all children at the school. In charge of this team is the Designated Safeguarding Lead who is a member of the Senior Leadership Team and who leads on any safeguarding concerns or issues that may arise. This team is made up of the following people:

Alternatively, please call the school on 01282 812292. 

Safeguarding policy 

Pendle Education Trust is committed to ensuring and promoting the safeguarding and wellbeing of all its students and staff and expects all staff and volunteers to proactively share this commitment. Our policies reflect the requirements and duties of the September 2020 Department for Education Publication Keeping Children Safe in Education, the Educations and Skills Act 2008 and the relevant sections of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 and associated Regulations.

To view our Safeguarding Policy, please click here.

To view the Pendle Education Trust Safeguarding and Child Protection Statement, please click here.

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Useful links

Please click on the images to go to the websites.

Operation Encompass operates in all police forces across England. It helps police and schools work together to provide emotional and practical help to children. The system ensures that when police are called to an incident of domestic abuse, where there are children in the household who have experienced the domestic incident, the police will inform the key adult (usually the designated safeguarding lead) in school before the child or children arrive at school the following day. This ensures that the school has up to date relevant information about the child’s circumstances and can enable immediate support to be put in place, according to the child’s needs. 

As part of our commitment to keeping children safe, we are proud to be part of Operation Encompass.Being part of Encompass means our school will receive a notification from Lancashire Police before the start of the next school day when a child or young person has been involved in or exposed to a domestic abuse incident the previous day. The information is given in confidence to the Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) and will enable us to provide the best possible support for the child and family.

 More information about the scheme and how schools can become involved is available on the Operation Encompass website (click the image above).

The Children and Family Wellbeing Service, previously children's centres and Young People's Service, provide services to help with parenting and other support you may need.

They support families of children and young people from 0-19 years old and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities up to 25.

Some of this will be in groups and some of this will be with individuals.

Some of the services are available to all children or families and others are for those who are in most need of support.

They offer different services across a range of locations to meet the needs of the local community including:

• Support for individual children, young people or their families
• Health services – ranging from health visitors to breastfeeding
• Parenting advice for mums, dads and carers
• Activities and groups where your baby, toddler or child can play and learn
• A place to pick up Healthy Start vitamins and tablets
• Advice to help you to support your child’s learning from birth
• A great place to make new friends
• Connecting with the local community
• Access to specialist support for families with children with disabilities/additional needs
• Groups for expectant mums and dads
• Advice and guidance on how to keep you and your child healthy
• Sensory rooms
• Information about local childcare
• Groups for young people to attend
• Advice for young people
• Help to access adult learning opportunities
• Advice on jobs, training and benefits
• Opportunities for volunteering

For families that need extra help and support they may meet with you individually to do an assessment of your needs. This is to help us work with you to get the extra support you need.

A range of professionals may work together with us such as workers from Children's Social Care, Police, housing services, the local district council, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and the Adult Wellbeing Service.

Whitefield Children and Family Wellbeing Service
Maurice Street, Nelson, BB9 7HS
Tel: 01282 470277

Childline is available 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, our trained counsellors are there to support you. Childline is free, confidential and available any time, day or night.

The NSPCC is the UK's leading children’s charity which has been looking out for children for over 130 years. Its services help children who've been abused, protect children at risk and find the best ways to prevent child abuse from ever happening.

Kooth offers emotional and mental health support for children and young people aged between 11 – 24 years and is available up to 10 pm every day.

It can be hard to know what to do if you’re worried someone close is expressing extreme views or hatred, which could lead to them harming themselves or others. Working with other organisations, the police protect vulnerable people from being exploited by extremists through a Home Office programme called Prevent. Act early and tell them your extremism and radicalisation concerns in confidence. You won’t be wasting their time and you won’t ruin lives, but you might save them.

The Anti-Bullying Alliance is a coalition of organisations and individuals that are united against bullying. Please click on the logo to view its interactive anti-bullying information tool for parents and carers.