Pendle Primary Academy fully recognises its responsibilities for safeguarding.  It aims to ensure that children are effectively safeguarded from the potential risk of harm and that the safety and wellbeing of all children is of the highest priority in all aspects of the Academy’s work.  In addition, it aims to maintain an ethos whereby staff, pupils, parents and governors feel able to articulate concerns comfortably, safe in the knowledge that effective action will be taken as appropriate.

The Child Protection and Safeguarding and all related policies apply to all adults, including volunteers, working in or on behalf of the Academy and it is expected that everyone working in or for our school shares the responsibility to keep children safe from harm and abuse and reports any concerns to a Designated Safeguarding Lead.

• Pendle Primary Academy CP and Safeguarding Policy 2024-25
• Pendle Primary Academy Child-on-Child Abuse Procedure
• Pendle Primary Academy Prevent Duty Risk Assessment and Procedure
• Designated Teacher Policy 2024-2025

As part of our commitment to keeping children safe, we are proud to be part of Operation Encompass.

Operation Encompass is a unique Police and education early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children and young people exposed to domestic abuse.

Being part of Encompass means our school will receive a notification from Lancashire Police before the start of the next school day when a child or young person has been involved in or exposed to a domestic abuse incident the previous day. The information is given in confidence to the Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) and will enable us to provide the best possible support for the child and family.

• https://www.operationencompass.org