Safeguarding
At Hathersage St. Michael's CE (A) Primary School, the safety of our children is paramount. All staff, governors and parents are asked to work together to ensure that the school environment is a safe place to learn and to work.
We take our responsibilities for Safeguarding extremely seriously and all staff have received training in First Aid, Child Protection, Safeguarding and our duties with regard to the 'Prevent' agenda.
Children are taught to use the internet safely and all staff are asked to read and sign an Acceptable Use of IT Policy annually.
Our Designated Safeguarding Leads are: Mrs Johnstone and Mrs Lightfoot
Our Safeguarding Governor is: Laura John
Safeguarding is everyone’s business, if you are concerned about a child please contact Starting Point on 01629 533190 for further advice or contact the school's safeguarding leads.
Our Safeguarding and child protection policy can be found on our policies page.
Early Help
Hathersage St. Michael’s CE (A) Primary School is committed to providing appropriate Early Help for families who may need help when they encounter a range of difficulties and challenges.
Early Help may involve working with a child in school to support their emotional and mental health. We offer several interventions to support emotional health and wellbeing. We promote positive wellbeing strategies across the school and actively engage the children in activities to develop this. We also signpost our families to support groups etc. that can be accessed locally.
In addition to the support we provide in school on a daily basis, we also contribute to the local cluster primary schools collective funding of an Early Help Offer run through Hope Valley College. This gives us access to an Early Help worker based at the College. In this way we can work collaboratively to support the families in our community.
The Early Help WOrker has responsibility for seven other Primary schools in addition to Hathersage St. Michael’s CE Primary. He offers support to families that may need help over and above that which is routinely available to all of us.
We all need a helping hand sometimes – whether that’s dealing with debt, our mental health or the trials and tribulations of raising children when things get difficult. So if you feel that your child or your family may benefit from some support, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment, in confidence, with Mrs Johnstone and we will work together to find the right support for you.
Prevent Strategy
Hathersage St. Michael’s CE (A) Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils. We recognise that safeguarding against radicalisation is no different from safeguarding against any other vulnerability.
All staff are expected to uphold and promote the fundamental principles of British Values. These include democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance towards those with different faiths and beliefs.
Our Safeguarding Lead is also our Prevent Lead. Our staff have completed their Prevent (Counter-Terrorism) training. School staff receive yearly safeguarding training, and this includes Prevent.
Cyber Security
At Hathersage St. Michael's CE (A) Primary School we have robust methods of Monitoring and Filtering. We are well supported by DCC IT Technicians and together have established appropriate routines and checking systems to ensure the safety of our pupils and staff whilst online. Our pupils do an excellent job ensuring that cyber security stays at the forefront of our minds through our iVenger School Scheme.