Our Commitment to Safeguarding

Thursby Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of all its pupils, engages with young people and staff in policy and practice developments, proactively encourages feedback and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Safeguarding at Thursby Primary School is first and foremost at the centre of our school and our local community. We pay due diligence to ensuring all pupils are safe and secure within our school. We work with families to maintain strong positive links and develop every aspect of a child's life. 

Staff are very vigilant and have professional curiosity towards keeping children safe. Training for staff in relation to safeguarding is a priority and refreshed on a regular basis. All staff members complete annual Level 1 safeguarding and the members of our safeguarding have Level 2 and Level 3 training. 

All those working at Thursby Primary School will contribute to the safeguarding and protection of the welfare of a child in need by: 

• protecting children from maltreatment 
• preventing impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development 
• ensuring children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care 
• taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes. 

We, at Thursby Primary School, offer your child a safe, happy, nurturing environment, where children's wellbeing and safety are at the forefront. 

Please take time to view all the information related to our safeguarding policies and procedures. 

Safeguarding Team 

Mr. Carl Barnes - Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) - Level 3 Safeguarding 

Mr. Dave Colombi - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) - Level 3 Safeguarding 

Mrs. Jenny Milburn - Level 3 Safeguarding 

Mrs. Lisa Brown - Level 3 Safeguarding 

Miss. Denise Swinburn - Safeguarding Governor 

Online Safety

The breadth of issues classified within online safety is considerable and ever evolving, but can be categorised into four areas of risk:

content: being exposed to illegal, inappropriate, or harmful content, for example: pornography, fake news, racism, misogyny, self-harm, suicide, anti-Semitism, radicalisation, and extremism.

contact: being subjected to harmful online interaction with other users; for example: peer to peer pressure, commercial advertising and adults posing as children or young adults with the intention to groom or exploit them for sexual, criminal, financial or other purposes.

conduct: online behaviour that increases the likelihood of, or causes, harm; for example, making, sending and receiving explicit images (e.g. consensual and non-consensual sharing of nudes and semi-nudes and/or pornography, sharing other explicit images and online bullying, and

commerce: - risks such as online gambling, inappropriate advertising, phishing and or financial scams which can be reported  to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (https://apwg.org/)