Safeguarding at Little Thurock
‘Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility’
Little Thurrock Primary School acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice and all legal requirements. Staff stop at nothing to ensure the safety and well-being of the children in our care.
Section 175 of the Education Act 2002 (Section 157 for Independent schools) places a statutory responsibility on the governing body to have policies and procedures in place that safeguard and promote the welfare of children who are pupils of the school.
Our first and foremost priority is to keep your child safe and healthy; there are safeguarding notices around our school to remind staff and visitors of our policies and practices with the key message that: ‘Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, every day’. Under the Ofsted framework safeguarding is a key indicator of what constitutes a good school.
Little Thurrock Primary are part of Operations Encompass.
Operation Encompass provides a method of sharing information between the Police and local Schools. This provides the designated "Key Adult" within the School with information where a child has been present in a household where an incident of domestic abuse has been recorded. The information is aimed to be shared with the School prior to the commencement of the next school day so that the School can provide any appropriate support within the School environment for that pupil on that day.
For more information, visit the Operation Encompass webpage on Thurrock Local Safeguarding Children Partnership website.
Please read The Osborne Co-operative Trust Everyone's Invited Statement 2023
Our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs)
Safeguarding Lead
Mr I Broyd (Headteacher)
Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Mrs S Joynes (Deputy Headteacher)
Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Mrs C Wright (Assistant Headteacher/SENCO)
Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Mrs L Fleming (Pastoral Lead)
Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Mrs C Farrow (Assistant Headteacher)
Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Miss C Dowsett (Assistant Headteacher)
Governor for Safeguarding
Mrs D Manson (Chair of Governors)
CEOP
CEOP is a law enforcement agency and is here to keep children and young people safe from sexual exploitation and abuse. Please use the following CEOP button to report to one of CEOP’s Child Protection Advisors:
