Safeguarding

Woodfield Primary School is fully committed to Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of all children.

Each child's welfare is of paramount importance. We have an extensive network of support in school and a variety of ways children can access the help that they may need.

If you have any concerns regarding Safeguarding, please do not hesitate to contact our designated leads either by telephone on 01942 243675 or by email at enquiries@admin.woodfield.wigan.sch.uk

Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mr S Isherwood (Assistant Headteacher)

Deputy Safeguarding Lead: Miss A Prior (Headteacher)

Deputy Safeguarding Lead: Mrs L Broad (Assistant Headteacher)

Designated Safeguarding Governor: Mr I Kendrick 

For further information regarding Safeguarding at Woodfield Primary School, please see our policies, located in the ‘Statutory Information’ section

E-Safety

Keeping safe online is a vital part of safeguarding the children of Woodfield Primary School.

Please find our E-Safety policy below.

E-Safety

Below are some useful information sheets.

YouTube Safety Fact Sheet

TikTok Information Sheet

Social Media and Cyber-advice Posters

Extremism and Radicalisation

It is vital that staff and parents are aware of the possible danger of extremism and radicalisation of children, predominantly but not solely through online activities. We are committed to supporting parents/carers and children to be aware of these dangers.

PREVENT for parents: https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/safeguarding-child-protection/radicalisation

Please find our Prevent policy below.

Prevent

Key National Contacts

• NSPCC helpline - helping adults protect children 24 hours a day. For help and support, including anyone needing advice about female genital mutilation, young people affected by gangs, concerns that someone may be a victim of modern slavery contact the NSPCC trained helpline counsellors on:

  • help@nspcc.org.uk
  • Text 88858
  • 0808 800 5000 

• NSPCC Whistleblowing Advice Line - free advice and support for professionals concerned about how child protection issues are being handled in their organisation.
  • 0800 028 0285
  • help@nspcc.org.uk

• UK Safer Internet Centre professional advice line - helpline for professionals working with children and young people in the UK with any online safety issues they may face themselves or with children in their care.
  • helpline@saferinternet.org.uk
  • 0844 381 4772 

• Police Anti-Terrorist Hot Line number 0800 789 321

Greater Manchester Programme of Learning & Development Events

Greater Manchester Programme of Learning & Development Events

Relevant Training

Safeguarding Training - All Woodfield Primary School staff received Level 1 Safeguarding training. It is a requirement of all staff at Woodfield Primary School to have undertaken Level 1 Safeguarding Training.

Prevent Training - All Woodfield staff have participated in Prevent training. 

Safer Recruitment Training - Mrs Brockbank (Vice-Chair of Governors), Miss Prior (Headteacher)  and Mrs Barnes (School Business Manager) have completed Safer Recruitment Training.

Defibrillator Training - All Woodfield staff have completed Defibrillator training.

Epi-Pen Training - All Woodfield staff have completed Epi-Pen training

Fully qualified First Aid at Work/Fully qualified Paediatric First Aiders -  Mrs Ellison, Mrs Keating, Miss Lomax, Mr Ward, Miss Welsby, Mrs Brown, Mrs Fairhurst, Miss Hilton, Mrs Marshall, Mrs C Barnes, Mrs Robertson and Mrs Daley