We are committed to safeguarding and meeting the needs of all of our children

Designated Safeguarding Lead: Miss Kellie Wilson, Headteacher

Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs Natalie Webb, Deputy Headteacher

Deputy Designated Safeguarding: Mr Adam South, Assistant Headteacher 

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Person: Mr Andrew Lander, Assistant Headteacher

Designated Safeguarding Person: Mrs Kathryn Karadia, SEND Coordinator

Chair of Governors: Mr Garry Hall & Mrs Gill Withers (Co-Chairs)

Hurst Green Primary School Governor with responsibility for Safeguarding is Mrs Samantha Campbell-Whyte.

If you have any safeguarding concerns, please contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead

on 01384 818210 or via the email address safeguarding@hurst-green.dudley.sch.uk

Useful contacts and links

Dudley Front Door - 0300 555 0050

Emergency Duty Team - 0300 555 8574

Local Authority Designated officer - 01384 813110

West Midlands Police - 101

Police Child Abuse Investigation Unit - 0121 626 5000

Local Authority Prevent Officer - john.hodt@dudley.gcsx.gov.uk

Dudley Safe and Sound - www.dudleysafeguarding.org.uk

Operation Encompass

Operation Encompass is a partnership between police and schools that has been in operation for some time now.

One of the principles of Operation Encompass is that all incidents of domestic abuse are shared with schools, not just those where an offence can be identified.

DSLs will be notified prior to the start of the school day that the police have attended an incident of domestic abuse the day/night before. This timely information sharing enables appropriate support to be provided for the child so that all interactions, from when the child first arrives at the school gates, are of a positive nature.

Operation Encompass is an integral component in child safeguarding and protection policies.  Participation in Operation Encompass mandates a secure record-keeping trail so all Operation Encompass all records are managed at Child Protection level with the highest level of security and confidentiality, and in full accordance with GDPR.  Operation Encompass records are held by police and schools only.

If we receive an Operation Encompass notification at school, we may contact you to check in on how things are and then also check in with your child using an age-appropriate approach.

https://www.operationencompass.org

To view our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies, please see our Policies page.