Safeguarding

At the Academy St James we take the safeguarding of all our pupils extremely seriously.

We have a duty of care to ensure all our children are safe, we do this by making sure everyone who comes into our building is suitable for working with children.  We also work hard to minimise risk within the grounds and building.

If we have concerns about the safety of any child, we follow the procedures set out in the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. This policy explains how we would deal with any issue if we think children may not be safe, including the steps we would take if we felt children were not safe at home.

You can read the Policy on our Policies page

All concerns are logged and passed to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and the Safeguarding team.

Our designated Safeguarding Team

Our designated Safeguarding Team is made of the following key staff members;

Miss Oxley – Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs Thompson – Headteacher

Mrs Harrison - SENCo

As a team we decide how to deal with a concern.  This usually involves speaking to the child, parents and other agencies such as Health and Social Care.

If we feel that a child is at risk of harm we have a duty of care to report this to Bradford Children’s Services.

Our designated teacher for looked after and previously looked after children is Mrs Harrison.

KCSiE

Keeping Children Safe in Education is the statutory guidance produced by the Department of Education (DfE)

Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024.pdf

Concerns

If you have any concerns regarding the safety of a child or wish to discuss safeguarding further, please contact a member of our team on

Tel: 01274 777095 or email our designated safeguarding lead directly 

Email: rebecca.oxley@stjames.bdat-academies.org

You can also report any concerns you have directly to Children’s Services.

Children’s Initial Contact Point to seek support and/or raise a concern about a child or young person.

Tel: 01274 433999

Monday to Thursday: 8.30am – 5pm

Friday: 8.30am - 4.30pm

Out of office hours

Outside of these times, contact the Emergency Duty Team

Tel: 01274 431010.

Further Support

Safer Bradford

For more information on safeguarding children in our district.

Safer Bradford

The Silent Solution 

Tel: 999 and if it’s not safe to respond to the operator when they ask what service you want, stay connected. If the operator hears any suspicious noise, you will be transferred to the police. If nothing is heard, you may be asked to press 55 – this will connect you to a Police call handler. Listen carefully to their questions and instructions so that they can assess your situation and arrange for assistance. This system means that the Police can respond to genuine emergencies’ when people are in danger.

Reporting Domestic Abuse

West Yorkshire Police have created a simple online form to enable people to report domestic abuse directly to them and as an alternative to speaking on the phone.

The information people provide on the form will be dealt with in the same way as any other report of domestic abuse.

NSPCC

NSPCC

CEOP - Safety Centre

CEOP - Police | Safety Centre