Safeguarding at St Thomas' 2025-26
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff, visitors and volunteers to share this commitment. If you do have any concerns regarding the safeguarding of any of our pupils, please contact one of our designated safeguarding leads.
St Thomas' CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Behaviour Policy.
Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies, when there are concerns about a child's welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with parents/carers first, unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child's welfare.
We actively support the Government's Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism.
Safeguarding Team at St Thomas'
Safeguarding Documents
Please select from the documents below.
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Working Together to Improve School Attendance August 2024 | [pdf 942KB] |
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Educational Neglect Policy June 2020 | [pdf 227KB] |
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Child Financial Exploitation Leaflet | [pdf 192KB] |
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Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2025 | [pdf 1MB] |
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Encompass Fair Child Protection in Oldham Letter | [pdf 87KB] |
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Encompass Document for Schools with Appendices 1 to 5 FINA | [pdf 377KB] |
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Safeguarding disabled children | [pdf 1MB] |
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Teaching online safety in school June 2019 | [pdf 883KB] |
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Safeguarding Training
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Frequency
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Designated Safeguarding Training/Lead
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Head Teacher Assistant Head Family and Attendance Officer |
Minimum every 2 years |
LSCB Child Protection
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All Staff | Every 3 years
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| School Based INSET | Whole School | Every year
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Prevent Duty e channel
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All Staff Governors New Staff |
Every 3 years
On induction |
| Safer Recruitment | Head Teacher Assistant Head School Business Manager Governors |
Every 3 years |
| Fire Warden | Head Teacher Assistant Head School Business Manager All Fire wardens Site Manger |
Every 3 years |
Fire Awareness
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All staff | Every 3 years |
| First Aid at Work | All First Aiders (8 in total) |
Every 3 years
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Paediatric First Aid
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Early Years Staff | Every 3 years
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| Asthma and Anaphylaxis | All teaching staff | Minimum every 3 years and as required
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| Child specific health conditions | Key Staff disseminated as appropriate
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As required |
Mental Health and Well Being (Healthy Young Minds)
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All teaching staff and children | Every Year |
| Health and Safety Training | All staff New Staff
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Every 3 years On induction |
Fire Safety
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Appointed Person
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Area of Responsibility
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Miss L. Goldthorpe and Miss A. Howard
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Annexe - Reception and Year 1 |
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Mrs E. Schofield
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Key Stage 1 (year 2)
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| Miss R. Lawton |
Lower Key Stage 2 (years 3 and 4)
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| Miss V. Blyden |
Upper Key Stage 2 (years 5 and 6)
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Mr M. Spiller
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Office Area
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Health and Safety
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| School Business Manager | Mrs L. Whitworth |
| Site Manager | Mr M. Spiller |
| Head Teacher | Mr J. Whittaker |
| Assistant Head Teacher | Miss R. Lawton |
Paediatric First Aid
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Mrs E. Douglas
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Teaching Assistant
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Miss K-A Stoneman
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Teaching Assistant
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First Aid at Work
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Mrs W. Fountain
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Mr M. Hill |
Miss R. Cooper
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Miss S. Birtles |
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Miss J. Price
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Miss E. Perrins |
Mrs G. Chambers
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Mrs S. Bishop
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Mrs A. Roddy |
Mr G. Wildhood
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Think Before you Send
There is a real and growing concern of how many young people find it ok to share inappropriate images online. It is leading to so many becoming vulnerable to potential exploitation, blackmail and harm from a young age, leaving a lasting digital footprint. If you share it, you are involved.
Please share the attached informative wall poster that serves to reinforce online safety practices and encourages open conversations among parents, caregivers, and colleagues on this sensitive issue. Please do not hesitate to print and display this poster in prominent areas within your organisation, where parents, caregivers, and colleagues often pass by. Its presence can serve as a constant visual reminder of the significance of online safety. Also, feel free to extend the impact of this poster by sharing it on your website and social media channels.
I hope you find this free resource valuable and if you wish to explore future training opportunities for parents and colleagues on keeping children safe online, please Click Here to watch a short video on what is Safety Net and dates.
We value our partnerships with multi-agency safeguarding partners and supporting organisations across the UK in a collective effort to keep children safe online.
Road Safety
Please access the resources below.
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RSW-2023 Primary-school-assembly | [pptx 6MB] |
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RSW2023 Toolkit-for-participants | [pdf 3MB] |
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RSW-2023 A3-Kids-manifesto-for-safe-and-healthy-journeys | [pdf 171KB] |
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Resources
Please select from the links below.
Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
The Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) is Oldham’s first point of contact for:
- safeguarding referrals to protect children, young people or adults from harm, abuse or neglect; and
- care and support services which help individuals or families to meet their long-term needs, access the Early Help Service and mental health support, prevent or delay needs becoming more serious, lead independent lives and reduce dependence on public services.
A range of organisations make up the MASH including:
- Social services for children and adults
- Greater Manchester Police
- Early Help
- Education and Early Years
- Pennine Care and Bridgewater NHS Trusts
- Healthy Young Minds Oldham
- Positive Steps
- National Probation Service
- Greater Manchester & Cheshire Community Rehabilitation Company
Where there is a concern, these organisations share information to decide the most appropriate intervention to prevent harm to the person. This gives a full understanding of the situation so we are able to respond quickly and effectively.
The MASH can also:
- Help with caring for someone or enabling them to live at home, or
- Support with problems such as housing, finance, family relationships, giving up smoking or weight management.
If you suspect a person is at immediate risk of harm call 999 and speak to the Police.
You can contact the MASH from 8:40am – 5:00pm on Monday – Friday.
- Telephone: 0161 770 7777
- Email: adult.mash@oldham.gov.uk (adults)
- Email: child.mash@oldham.gov.uk (children)
- Fax: 0161 770 1576