Safeguarding

Newfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Child Protection Policy which can be viewed on this page.

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 radicalisation and extremism.

Newfield Child Protection / Safeguarding Team:

Sefton Local Safeguarding Children Board

(Sefton LSCB)  

Sefton LSCB is the key statutory mechanism for agreeing how organisations in the borough will cooperate to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in Sefton, and for ensuring the effectiveness of what they do.  The core objectives of Sefton LSCB are to co-ordinate what is done by each person or body represented on the Board for the purpose of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in Sefton and to ensure the effectiveness of what the member organisations do individually and together.

Click on the stars below for more information.

Click here for full access to the LSCB Website.

The Prevent Strategy

From 01 July 2015 all schools are required to have ‘due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism’. This duty is known as the Prevent duty. 

Please click on the star below, to read more.

If you require more information on this, please contact our Designated Safeguarding Officer, Mr Whelan, Newfield School HeadTeacher.

Staying Safe online:

• Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command

• NSPCC - Online Safety

• Think you know

Bullying or abuse online:

You can:

• get advice on reporting online abuse from the National Crime Agency’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection command
• get advice and support from Anti-Bullying Alliance for children who are being bullied