At Our Lady's RC High School, we are committed to keeping your child safe whether that be with us on site, online or in the community. Further details of our safeguarding policy can be found here

We see the effective safeguarding of our pupils as the responsibility of all staff, however there is a dedicated safeguarding team on site who work with pupils and their families to provide universal support. Please see details of these below:

As a safeguarding team we also work closely with a range of statutory and voluntary agencies to better support young people and their families including but not limited to;  children and family services, Barnardo's workers, the Protect Team, NSPCC workers, Early Intervention Team workers and the Police. We always prioritise supporting our young people and their families to remove barriers to them accessing education. For further information and advice,  please see the below:

Attendance

1. https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2023/05/18/school-attendance-important-risks-missing-day/
2. https://www.barnardos.org.uk/get-support/support-for-parents-and-carers/mental-health/supporting-your-child/strategies-for-coping-with-anxiety-and-worry
3. https://parents.actionforchildren.org.uk/school-life/school-behaviour-wellbeing/coping-school-refusal

Health and Wellbeing

1. https://www.youngminds.org.uk/
2. https://www.annafreud.org/resources/family-wellbeing/
3. https://www.42ndstreet.org.uk/
4. https://www.papyrus-uk.org/papyrus-launch-new-guide-for-parents/

Please see also: https://www.olhs-manchester.org.uk/health-and-wellbeing/

Online Safety

1. https://nationalcollege.com/guides/setting-up-apps
2. https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/online-mobile-safety/staying-safe-online/
3. https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/
4. https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-is-child-abuse/types-of-abuse/bullying-and-cyberbullying/

Exploitation/Extremist behaviour/Radicalisation

1. https://www.educateagainsthate.com/
2. https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/reporting-abuse/dedicated-helplines/protecting-children-from-radicalisation/
3. https://www.aquinas.ac.uk/app/uploads/2021/02/parent-toolkit-online-issues.pdf

Financial support

https://www.manchester.gov.uk/helpinghands

General support

1. https://www.familylives.org.uk/
2. https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/
3. https://prevent-uk.org/resources-for-parents

If you have any concerns regarding the well-being or safety of one of our students, please contact the school via our dedicated email address on welfare@olsc.manchester.sch.uk   or contact our designated safeguard lead, Miss Emma Watkins on e.watkins@olsc.manchester.sch.uk. In the absence of Miss Watkins, Mrs Hughes, DDSL, will deal with your concern.

If you are concerned around the safety of a child outside of house, contact the Manchester safeguarding board on 0161 234 5001. In the case of an emergency, please dial 999.