St Botolph's C of E Primary School
New day...endless possibilities
Both of our children love coming to St Botolph’s. My child has come on so well since joining St Botolph’s in February 2023 which is all down to how well he is supported at school. My child is happy and excited to go to school every day! Keep doing what you’re doing!
Our son is so happy to go to school every day! It is such a relief and comfort to know he is happy and settled in a wonderful environment with kind and caring staff members. Our son has come on leaps and bounds and it’s lovely to see the updates through the app of all the different activities he does every day. We can’t thank the staff enough for the brilliant first year he’s had.
St Botolph’s is an overall fantastic school. Great topics to learn, amazing staff, wonderful support and guidance always given.
Safeguarding
What is safeguarding?
Safeguarding is a term which is broader than “child protection” and relates to the actions taken to promote the welfare of the children and protect them from harm.
Safeguarding our pupils is of paramount importance.
St Botolphs Church of England Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this ethos.
Safeguarding is everyone’s priority: if you see, hear or have any concerns about a child within school hours, please contact the office and ask for Mrs Pepper, our Designated Safeguarding Leader, on 01509 503387. If you have a concern out of hours and need help or need to report a concern, call 0116 305 0005. This number will direct you to Leicestershire Children's Social Services. If a child is immediately at risk, please call the Police.
Safeguarding Leads
Our Designated Safeguarding Leader is Mrs Emma Pepper, Head teacher. Mrs Pepper is also the Prevent leader for the school.
Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding leaders are Miss Allison Lawley, Deputy Head teacher and Mrs Nicola Robe, Family & Mental Wellbeing Lead.
Policy
Our detailed safeguarding policy is available in our policies tab (this policy also includes our Low Level Concerns policy), In addition, safegurding is supported with a number of our additional policies: Anti Bullying policy, E- Safety policy, Behaviour policy and Relationships and Sex Education policy
Operation Encompass
Our school is part of Operation Encompass. This is a police and education early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children and young people who experience Domestic Abuse. Our school is currently taking part in a pilot Operation Encompass information sharing study, which involves the police sharing information with the school's DSL/ DDSLs about incidents reported to them that may have caused trauma to a child. This involves reporting incidents that the police have attended where they feel there has been an impact upon a child’s physical, emotional or mental well-being. This information is shared so that our school can better understand children’s living experience and can support, nurture and care for them more effectively.