Safeguarding children is everyone's responsibility. At Greenside Primary School, part of Victorious Academies Trust, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff, governors, volunteers, visitors and parents to share this commitment.

The welfare of every child is our highest priority. We work closely with families and partner agencies to ensure that children are kept safe and receive the support they need to thrive.

Safeguarding includes:

• Protecting children from abuse, neglect and exploitation.
• Preventing impairment of children's mental and physical health or development.
• Ensuring children grow up in safe and effective care.
• Taking action to enable all children to have the best possible outcomes.
• Protecting children from bullying, discrimination, harassment, online risks, radicalisation and extremism.
  
  

School Safeguarding Team

The Designated Safeguarding Lead for our school is Miss A Curtis (Headteacher). Deputy Safeguarding Leads are Mrs K Mitchell (Deputy Headteacher), Mrs K Hodgson (Assistant Head), Mrs J Butterworth (Safeguarding and Attendance Officer), Mrs A Glover (Pupil Premium Mentor) and Mrs M Warburton (Pupil and Family Support Officer).

If you have any safeguarding concerns, please email safeguarding@greenside.victoriousmat.org or telephone 0161 370 8496.

Concerned About a Child?

If you are worried about the safety or welfare of a child, please contact the school's safeguarding team via the school office or safeguarding email address.

If we have concerns about a child's welfare, we may need to share information and work with other agencies to safeguard and support them. Wherever appropriate, we will discuss concerns with parents/carers unless doing so may place a child at greater risk.

Reporting a Concern Outside School Hours

If you believe a child is in immediate danger, call 999.

For urgent safeguarding concerns outside school hours, please contact the appropriate local authority safeguarding team.

Children's Social Care Contacts

If you have an urgent safeguarding concern about a child and are unable to contact the school, please contact:

Local Safeguarding Partnership

At Greenside we follow the child protection procedures of Tameside Safeguarding Children Partnership. Their website is available on the following link: https://tamesidescp.org.uk/

Early Help

Many children and families benefit from support before problems become serious. If you feel your family may benefit from additional support, please speak to a member of staff who will be happy to discuss the services available.

Information about local Early Help services can be found here: https://www.tameside.gov.uk/early-help/parent-carer/early-help-and-the-neighbourhood-offer

Prevent Duty and Radicalisation

As part of our safeguarding responsibilities, we support the Government's Prevent Duty to help protect children from radicalisation and extremism. Further information is available from the Government's Prevent Duty guidance.

Operation Encompass

We participate in Operation Encompass, a national initiative that supports children who have been exposed to domestic abuse. Through information sharing between police and schools, we are able to provide timely support to children affected by domestic abuse. If you have any questions about this project, please contact the school office.

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Mental health can be a safeguarding issue. Click here to view Greenside's Mental Health and Wellbeing Portal.

Attendance and Safeguarding

Regular attendance is an important safeguarding measure. Children who attend school regularly are more likely to be safe, achieve well and access the support they need.

For attendance support and information, please see our Attendance page.

Online Safety

Keeping children safe online is an important part of safeguarding.

For guidance, advice and resources to help children stay safe when using the internet, social media, online gaming platforms and mobile devices, please visit our Online Safety page.

Safeguarding Policies

Our safeguarding arrangements are supported by a range of policies. Please visit our Policies page to view them.

Useful Contacts