Safeguarding

"Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined for the purposes of this guidance as: protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes."

Pastoral Support

At Blowers Green Primary, the safety and welfare of every child is our highest priority. We are committed to maintaining a strong culture of vigilance, where every member of staff understands their safeguarding responsibility and acts swiftly to protect children from harm.

Safeguarding is everyone’s duty, and at Blowers Green, we go above statutory expectations. The Head Teacher and Deputy Head Teacher and the pastoral team lead are fully DSL-trained, ensuring that a Designated Safeguarding Lead is available at all times to support children, families, and staff.

All staff receive regular safeguarding training, including Dudley Local Authority Level 1 Child Protection, Prevent, and ongoing refresher sessions throughout the year. Our approach aligns fully with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and Ofsted’s emphasis on safeguarding being embedded across every aspect of school life.

If you have any concerns about the safety or wellbeing of a child, please contact a member of our Safeguarding Team immediately.

Our Safeguarding Leadership Team

Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

Mrs Stacey Martin — Lead Designated Safeguarding Lead, SENDCo and Designated Teacher for Children Looked After.

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSLs)

Mrs Z Adams — Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Miss C Parkes — Deputy Safeguarding Lead

Trust-wide Safeguarding Lead

Mr P Townsend - Senior Inclusion & Safeguarding Officer

This team is available in school during working hours to respond to concerns, provide support, and coordinate safeguarding procedures.

If you have any concerns about the welfare of any learner, please ask to speak to Mrs S Martin (Designated Safeguarding Lead) or a member of the safeguarding team.

If emailing, please email both safeguarding-help@blowersgreenprimary.org.uk and info@blowersgreenprimary.org.uk.

If you have any worries about wellbeing, behaviour or bullying, please contact the school immediately.

Family and Behaviour Support

We recognise that strong families make strong learners. Our Family Support Worker, Miss Parkes, offers practical help and advice to parents and carers on:

Accessing Early Help through Dudley Family Hubs
Managing children’s behaviour at home
Parenting programmes and family wellbeing
Funding for free school meals or uniform grants
Food bank vouchers, housing support, and referrals to partner agencies

Our behaviour support helps pupils overcome barriers to learning through 1:1 mentoring, nurture groups, ELSA, classroom support, lunchtime clubs. We have lots of links with other agencies too so if we can’t help, hopefully, we'll know someone who can!

Dudley Early Help

Early help for children and families | Dudley Council

Managing Medical Conditions and Treatment in School:

At Blowers Green Primary, we are committed to ensuring that every child’s health and wellbeing needs are met so they can thrive in school. We understand that some pupils require additional medical support, and we take great care to ensure that this is managed safely, sensitively, and in partnership with families and health professionals.

We are proud to have our own Mental Health First Aiders Miss Parkes and Miss Bell and First Aider at Work, Miss Parkes, who leads our approach to health and medical care in school. Mrs Parkes liaises directly with medical professionals to ensure that all medical care plans are accurate, up to date, and effectively shared with relevant staff

A significant proportion of our support staff are Paediatric First Aid trained, ensuring rapid support in the event of an injury or medical concern. In addition, all staff working in and alongside EYFS are Paediatric First Aid trained, enabling expert response to the needs of our youngest pupils.

All staff receive appropriate training to manage a wide range of medical conditions, including allergies, asthma, diabetes and epilepsy. Medication can be administered on school premises with prior written consent from parents or carers, ensuring pupils receive the care they need throughout the school day.

Through robust communication, clear procedures and a compassionate approach, we ensure that children with medical needs are fully included in school life and can belong, achieve and thrive alongside their peers.

Reporting a concern – External contact

If you have any concerns about the safety or wellbeing of a child, you can also contact external safeguarding services directly.

During Office Hours (Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm)

Dudley Children’s Services: 0300 555 0050 (Option 3)

Out of Hours, Weekends & Bank Holidays

Emergency Duty Team: 0300 555 8574

In an Emergency

Call 999 immediately

National Helplines

NSPCC: 0800 800 5000
Childline: 0800 1111 (for children and young people)

Partnership with Dudley Safeguarding People Partnership

We work closely with the DSPP, which oversees safeguarding arrangements across the borough and supports schools, services, families, and children. More information is available on the Dudley Council safeguarding pages.

Out‑of‑Hours Help for Parents

If school is closed and you are worried about a child:

Call the Emergency Duty Team: 0300 555 8574
If the situation is dangerous or life‑threatening, call 999
For advice or to talk through a concern, you can contact:
- NSPCC: 0800 800 5000
- Childline: 0800 1111

These services operate when school staff are unavailable, ensuring support is accessible 24/7.

Safeguarding in School

All staff receive regular safeguarding and Prevent training.
We maintain a strong culture of vigilance and open communication.
Children are taught how to stay safe, speak out, and seek help.
Our curriculum includes online safety, healthy relationships, and protective behaviours

Useful websites and information

Our approach to safeguarding complies with the Department for Education’s key guidance document Keeping Children Safe In Education.

Other Useful Websites and information

Anti-Bullying

Child Safety

Child Sexual Exploitation

Domestic Violence

Drugs

E-Safety

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Forced Marriage

Gov.uk

International Child Abduction

Local Authority Safeguarding Information

Walsall Safeguarding Partnership

Mental Health

Self-harm

Virtual College - Understanding Young Minds (free online course)

Advice for Parents

Parent Info from NCA-CEOP - provides support and guidance for parents from leading experts
Useful helpline contact details

If you need help or need to report a safeguarding concern:

Relevant policies can be found on our Policies & Documents page:

Policies & Documents

Staying Safe Online

At Blowers Green, we want all our children to enjoy the amazing things the internet offers — safely and responsibly. See below for some helpful guides we’ve shared to support families at home.

Operation Encompass

Operation Encompass

Our school is proud to be part of Operation Encompass, a national safeguarding partnership between schools and the police.

What is Operation Encompass?

Operation Encompass is an early intervention partnership that supports children who may have experienced or been affected by domestic abuse.

When the police attend a domestic abuse incident, they will inform the school, usually before the start of the next school day, if a child at our school has been involved or may be affected.

This information is shared securely with a trained member of staff, known as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).

Why this is important

We know that children can be significantly affected by what happens at home, and that these experiences can impact their emotional wellbeing, behaviour and learning.

By receiving timely information, we can:

Offer immediate understanding and support
Provide a safe and nurturing environment
Help children feel secure and ready to learn
Respond to any additional needs sensitively and appropriately

What happens in school?

The information shared is confidential and is only used to ensure that we can support the child effectively.

Our trained safeguarding staff will:

Monitor the child’s wellbeing
Provide appropriate care, support and reassurance
Ensure the child has a positive and supported school day

We do not investigate incidents—our role is to support the child.

How we teach our children.

At our school, we are committed to promoting positive wellbeing and safety through our Relationships and Health Education (RHE) curriculum, delivered through the Jigsaw programme.

Through this, children learn about healthy relationships, including how to build respectful friendships, recognise and manage their emotions, and understand the importance of kindness, empathy and consent.

Pupils explore themes such as making and maintaining friendships, dealing with conflict, understanding personal boundaries, and identifying trusted adults they can talk to.

As they progress through the school, children also learn about family relationships, respect for differences, and how to stay safe both offline and online, helping them to develop the knowledge and skills needed to form healthy, respectful relationships in the future.

Working together to keep children safe

Operation Encompass strengthens our safeguarding procedures and helps us work closely with other agencies to ensure the best outcomes for children.

It is part of our wider commitment to keeping every child safe, happy and supported in school.

Further information

For more information, please visit the official website:
👉 Operation Encompass

If you have any questions or concerns about safeguarding, please contact our Designated Safeguarding Lead via the school office.