Across INSPIRE safeguarding our pupils and students is a priority.  

It is everybody’s responsibility to be vigilant and listen to pupils and students when they are worried about safeguarding issues.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

Our schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of all our children. Each child’s welfare is of paramount importance.

Everyone working in, or for our schools, shares an objective to help keep children and young people safe by contributing to:

• Providing a safe environment for children and young people to learn and develop in our school settings, and
• Identify children and young people who are suffering or likely to suffer significant harm, and taking appropriate action with the aim of making sure they are kept safe both within and outside of our school settings
• Creating a whole school approach to safeguarding through a culture of care where children are listened to, and heard, with the knowledge that their concerns and worries will be taken seriously.

Our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) are:

• Aegir: Karen Burt
• St Lawrence: Tonya Stokes
• St Bernard’s: Helen Harkness
• Warren Wood: Clarie Buxton
• Maples: Suzanne Hogg

Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSLs) are:

• Aegir:  Fay Malia & Gary Johnson
• St Lawrence: Fiona Dall & Martin Chatterton
• St Bernard’s: Leanne Firth - Maples : Suzanne Hogg
• Warren Wood: Teresa Sutherland & Stacey Martin 

Our schools safeguarding Trustee is:  David Rhodes

Our Maples safeguarding Trustee is:  David Rhodes

Deputy Safeguarding Trustees are: Charlie McHugh, Aegir & Warren Wood Schools and Lesley Thornes, St Bernard's & St Lawrence Schools

If you are visiting our school, and you are worried about the safety of a child, you need to do something about it:

• If the child is in immediate danger, make sure the child is safe, inform a member of staff and, if necessary, call the Police on 999 or Lincolnshire Customer Services on 01522 782111.
• If you are worried about behaviour in the school, please talk to the DSL or the Headteacher.
• If you have other worries, talk to your child's class teacher who will share these with the DSL/Headteacher.
• We will contact you as soon as possible, but at least by the next school day to inform you of any actions taken. We may not be able to give you details if it is concerning another child/family, but we will assure you that your concerns have been heard and dealt with.

How safeguarding is included in the curriculum.

Inspire CCT promotes safety within our students by providing time every day on arrival and throughout the day, to allow students the opportunity to discuss issues/barriers as well as allowing topic-based discussions. Every student receives PSHE lessons where subjects are specifically targeted. We also endeavour to cover a range of topics throughout the curriculum, such as:

• Stranger danger
• Road safety
• Medicines and drug awareness
• Sex and relationships education
• Internet safety
• Building friendships (anti-bullying)
• Emergency services and first aid

We at Inspire CCT are committed to giving our students the tools and knowledge that is required to keep themselves and each other safe from harm.

For more information please visit Lincolnshire Childrens' Safeguarding Partnership (LCSP) and view the document Keeping Children Safe in Education

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.

Report a safeguarding concern

If you believe that a child or adult may be a victim of neglect, abuse or cruelty, call:

• Children's safeguarding - 01522 782111 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm)
• Adults safeguarding - 01522 782155 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm)
• or 01522 782333 (outside office hours)

You do not need to know everything about the situation. You may just be worried or feel that something is not right.

If you believe that a crime has been committed and there is an immediate risk of danger, call the police on 999 or 112.

If there is no immediate danger, call the police on 101.

People who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired can use the police Typetalk service on:

• 01522 558263
• or, 01522 558140
• or, 07761 911287

If you have a concern about domestic abuse, call EDAN Lincs on 01522 510041.

To find out about advocacy, visit the Connect to Support Lincolnshire.

Child sexual exploitation

A confidential 24-hour helpline is available for children and young people who are worried they are in an exploitative situation.

Call or text for free on 116 000 or visit the #SaySomething website.