Safeguarding
We take safeguarding very seriously at St. Joseph's. Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mr Andrew Arnold. Mr Devlin, Mr Palmer, Miss Wild and Mrs Wilson are also fully trained. Mrs DeMatteis and Mr N. Watson are the named governors for Safeguarding. Please contact us at school straight away if you have any worries about children's safeguarding. Some of the policies and documents on this page may be helpful.
Signs and Symptoms of Potential Abuse
We expect all members of our school community to remain vigilant to the signs and symptoms of potential abuse and report any concerns to our Designated Safeguarding Leads. There are 4 main categories of abuse to be aware of;
- Physical Abuse
- Sexual Abuse
- Emotional Abuse
- Neglect
In addition to these 4 areas, the following Safeguarding issues are also high on our agenda;
- The Prevent Duty (Radicalisation & Extremism)
- Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
- Child Exploitation (CE)
- Children Missing From Education (CME)
For further information on this, please see below.
Click on the link to see named person for each role and responsibilities - safeguarding school roles
Our policies
To view any of these policies, click on the links below or enquire with the school office who will be happy to give you a copy.
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BCWCAT Attendance Policy 2025-26
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- BCWCAT Prevent Risk Assessment download_for_offline
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- Child Protection Policy 2025 download_for_offline
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- Child-Friendly-Safeguarding-Policy download_for_offline
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- Educational Visits policy download_for_offline
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- Information Sharing Advice download_for_offline
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- Lockdown policy download_for_offline
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- Outside Visitors and Agencies policy download_for_offline
download_for_offlineOutside Visitors and Agencies policy
- Preventing and tackling bullying advice download_for_offline
download_for_offlinePreventing and tackling bullying advice
- Recruitment and Selection policy download_for_offline
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- safeguarding-school-role download_for_offline
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- school-security-policy docx download_for_offline
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- Staff Safeguarding Handbook download_for_offline
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- What to do if you re worried a child is being abused download_for_offline
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Below are links to documents that are relevant for safeguarding children.
KCSIE 2025- Keeping children safe in Education.
Working Together to Safeguard children 2023
Statutory framework for Early Years Foundation Stage 2025
Child missing in education guidance 2025
Sexual Violence and Sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges 2021
What to do if you're worried a child is being abused
Disqualification under the Childcare Act
Preventing and tackling bullying advice
Bradford Safeguarding website link
UKCCIS Responding to Incidents and Safeguarding Young People (Sexting)
- BCWCAT Prevent Risk Assessment download_for_offline