St Paul's CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils. 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 concerns are discussed with parents/carers first unless we have reasons to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child's welfare.

If you have any safeguarding concerns about a child please speak to one of the named people below. Please make contact with a member of the safeguarding team either in person, through the school office or via the school’s main number 0191 5210055.

If you as parents/carers think a child or young person may be in immediate danger call 999. 

Otherwise contact Together for Children on 0191 520 5560.

People to contact:

• Designated Safeguarding Lead - Mrs Lisa Quinn-Briton (Headteacher)
• Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead - Mrs Nicky Anderson (Deputy Headteacher)
• Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead - Mrs Rebecca Devine (Assistant Headteacher)
• Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead - Miss Kelly Brenkley (School Business Manager)
• Governor Safeguarding Lead - Reverend David Chadwick

Operation Encompass

St Paul's CE Primary School is committed to working with all multi-agencies to ensure all children are safe and are committed to the Operation Encompass project. The purpose of Operation Encompass is to safeguard and support children and young people who have been involved in a domestic abuse incident.

The Purpose of Operation Encompass is to safeguard and support children and young people who have been involved in a domestic abuse incident.  Following an incident at home, children will often arrive at school distressed, upset and unprepared for the day.

Sunderland City Council, Northumbria Police and nominated key adults in school will be working together to make sure that staff are made aware of an incident early enough to support pupils in school. 

How does it work?

Each morning a police officer will review all domestic abuse incidents that occur outside of school but which might have had an impact on a child attending school the following day. Where children are present, witnessed or involved in a domestic abuse incident and aged between 4 and 16 years old, the officer will send information to the Council's Initial Contact and Referral Team who will then send this information in a secure format to the named key adult in the child's school.  The key adult will check their emails every day and staff in contact with those pupils will then be in an informed position to support them in a way that is right for the child.

Operation Encompass was launched in Sunderland in Spring 2017. For more information about Operation Encompass, please contact school on telephone number 0191 5210055 or visit http://www.operationencompass.org/