Safeguarding and Promoting the Well-being of Children
Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of all students regardless of age, gender, religion or beliefs, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or socioeconomic background. The school provides a caring, positive safe and stimulating environment that promotes spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
Our school offers a warm and welcoming experience and we work tirelessly to ensure students are safe, happy and supported in achieving their potential.
Designated Safeguarding Leads
Our Designated Safeguarding Leads are:
- Mr J Johnstone - Lead
- Mr D Morris - Deputy DSL
- Mrs S Baines - Deputy DSL
- Mrs R Fletcher - DSL
- Mrs A Eaton - DSL
- Mrs C Conway - DSL
- Miss E Gauntlett - DSL
Should you have a concern regarding the safety or well-being of any child, please click here.
Safeguarding Policies
Documents available for download:
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Guidance for Safer Working Practices
Support at BRGS
Other Useful Websites and Information
Anti-bullying
- Bullying UK
- Samaritans
- Anti-bullying Alliance
- Family Lives
- Barnardo's
- Childline
- The Children's Society
Child Safety
- Family life today: where's the risk?
- New dedicated NSPCC helpline 0800 136 663 This new helpline has been created to provide both children and adults who are potential victims of sexual abuse in schools with the appropriate support and advice. This includes how to contact the police and report crimes if they wish. The helpline will also provide support.
Child Sexual Exploitation
Domestic Violence
Drugs and alcohol
E-Safety
- CEOP (online safety)
- ThinkUknow (online safety)
- Link for children to remove an image
- Know IT All for Parents
- Tiktok checklist
- Facebook checklist
- Instagram checklist
Female Genital Mutilation
Forced Marriage
International Child Abduction
LGBTQ+
- The Proud Trust
- Mermaids
- Stonewall, the leading charity and organisation for the LGBTQ+ community have produced advice for parents/carers
- Power To Be Out
- The Be You Project
- Kaleidoscope Trust
- Galop focusing on anti-abuse
Local Authority Safeguarding Information
Mental Health
- Kooth
- Young Minds
- Family Lives
- MIND
- Lancashire MIND
- Rochdale MIND
- Manchester MIND
- NSPCC
- Papyrus is an organisation that supports young people who are not coping with life.
- CALM is the Campaign Against Living Miserably
- Refuge
- Save The Children
- Lancashire Talk Zone
- The Mix
- Muslim Youth Helpline
- Vision (Waterfoot-based)
Self-Harm
- Virtual College - Understanding Young Minds (free online course)
Victim of a Crime
Advice for parents
- Parent Info from NCA-CEOP - provides support and guidance for parents from leading experts
- Useful helpline contact details
The school participates in pan-Lancashire Operation Encompass to safeguard and support children and young people who have been involved in or witness to a domestic abuse, vulnerable child or missing incident.
Operation Encompass has been created to address such situations that create a safeguarding risk to young people. It is the implementation of key partnership working between the police and schools/colleges. The aim of sharing information with local schools/colleges is to allow 'Key Adults' the opportunity of engaging with the child and to provide access to support that allows them to remain in a safe but secure familiar environment.
Following the report of a domestic abuse, vulnerable child or missing incident, by 9 am on the next school or college day the school's Key Adult will be informed of the child or young person's involvement. This knowledge, given to educational establishment through Operation Encompass, allows the provision of immediate early intervention through silent or overt support dependent upon the needs and wishes of the child/young person.
The purpose and procedures in Operation Encompass have been shared with all parents and governors and is detailed as part o the school's Safeguarding Policy. Information shared with parents is available here.
