Claire Wood
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Assistant Headteacher
c.wood@sharplesschool.co.uk
07903 193286
Ann Webster
Deputy DSL
Headteacher
a.webster@sharplesschool.co.uk
07718 111434
Lee Savage
Deputy DSL
Deputy Headteacher
l.savage@sharplesschool.co.uk
07715 206455
Safeguarding Leads
Lucy Edwards Edge
l.edwardsedge@sharplesschool.co.uk
07590 839197
Linda Harrison
l.harrison@sharplesschool.co.uk
07590 347970
Nick Sharples
n.sharples@sharplesschool.co.uk
07872 463825
Pam Paton
p.paton@sharplesschool.co.uk
07590 347964
Beth Chisholm
b.chisholm@sharplesschool.co.uk
07590 347974
Safeguarding Statement
Sharples School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, which includes –
Operation Encompass
Our school is part of Operation Encompass, a police and education early information sharing partnership enabling schools to offer immediate support for children and young people experiencing domestic abuse.
Operation Encompass means that the police will share information with the Designated Safeguarding Lead at Sharples about all police-attended Domestic Abuse incidents, which involve any of our children, prior to the start of the next school day. This enables appropriate support to be given, dependent upon the needs and wishes of the child.
Children were recognised as victims of domestic abuse in their own right in the 2021 Domestic Abuse Bill. Children experiencing domestic abuse are negatively impacted by this exposure; domestic abuse has been identified as an Adverse Childhood Experience and can lead to emotional, physical and psychological harm. Operation Encompass aims to mitigate this harm by enabling immediate support, making a child’s day better and giving them a better tomorrow.
Police Response
- Police attend incident of Domestic Abuse
- Record details of incident including details of all children present and the school they attend
- Where possible speak with all children separately
- Ensure immediate safeguarding is put into place
- Complete required ‘Investigation’ Report
- Complete and send email to relevant school
Information provided
- Details of Children and schools they attend
- Risk Grading of Incident – High / Medium / Standard
- Complete brief summary of incident
- Details whether the child witnessed or was involved in the incident.