SAFEGUARDING
To achieve this, we have systems in place which are designed to:
- Create and maintain a safe learning environment.
- Identify child welfare concerns and take appropriate action.
- Use the curriculum to enable our children to develop keep safe strategies.
- Operate safer recruitment and selection procedures.
All staff have a responsibility to safeguard our pupils however the main point of contacts at the school are:

Sarah Sargent
Principal and Designated Safeguarding Lead

Kate Wood

Gemma Baggott
Attendance Officer/Learning Mentor and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Should you have any safeguarding concerns about your own child, or any of our children at William Barcroft Junior School, please make contact with the school or other appropriate agency details of which can be found below:
William Barcroft Safeguarding Contacts:
Kate Wood (DSL):
woodk@williambarcroft.ne-lincs.sch.uk
01472 501777
Local Authority Safeguarding Contacts:
NELC Childrens Front Door
01472 326292
NELCChildrensFrontDoor@
Sources of support and information
Child protection – national
NSPCC helpline: 0808 800 5000
Childline: 0800 1111
Child Law Advice Line: 08088 020 008
Africans Unite Against Child Abuse (AFRUCA) 0844 660 8607 www.afruca.org
Bullying – national
NSPCC helpline: 0808 800 5000
Childline: 0800 1111
Kidscape: 08451 205 204 www.kidscape.org.uk
Mental health – national
Young Minds: 0808 802 5544
www.youngminds.org.uk
Mental Health Foundation: 020 7803 1100
www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Mind: 0845 766 0163 www.mind.org.uk
Parents’ support – national
ParentlinePlus: 0808 800 2222
www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Sexual harm and sexually harmful behaviour – national
Stop It Now! 0808 1000 900
www.stopitnow.org.uk
The AIM Project (for children with sexual behaviour problems): www.aimproject.org.
Internet safety – national
ChildNet International: www.childnet.com
Child Exploitation and Online Protection:
0870 000 3344
Internet Watch Foundation: www.iwf.org.uk
Think U Know: 0870 000 3344
www.thinkuknow.co.uk
Useful websites:
Related documents:
Safeguarding policy Apendix for Covid
William Barcroft Junior School
Barnett Place, Cleethorpes,
North East Lincolnshire,
DN35 7SU
Tel: 01472 501777
Fax: 01472 501774