Safeguarding
Our staff and Governors aim to keep children safe through:
- Providing a safe environment for them to learn in
- Identifying children who are suffering or are likely to suffer significant harm and taking appropriate action to ensure that they are kept safe both at home and in the education setting.
To achieve this we aim to:
- Take all possible actions to prevent unsuitable people from working with children
- Promote safe practice and challenge any poor or unsafe practice
- Identify instances where there are grounds for concern about a child's welfare and initiate or take appropriate action to keep them safe
- Contribute to effective partnership working between all those involved in providing services for our children
Our Designated Safeguarding Leads
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs L. Chapman - Head of School
Our Prevent Duty Lead is Mrs L. Chapman - Head of School
Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs C. Stubbs - Assistant Head of School
Our Designated Academy Committee Safeguarding Lead is Mrs A. Marks
All Safeguarding leads can be contacted via the School office - 01255 674007
Please note that any adult who has concerns about the welfare of a child has a duty to report this
Safeguarding Children Contact Details
24 hour protection line for children: 0345 603 7634
Report a concern about a child – Essex County Council
Report a concern about a child to the Children and Families Hub on 0345 603 7627. Out of hours or bank holidays, call the emergency duty team on 0345 606 1212. E-mail: initialresponseteam@essex.gcsx.gov.uk
Initial Response Team for practitioners based in Thurrock: 01375 652802 or 01375 652634
NSPCC Child Protection Helpline – 0808 800 5000
Childline – 0800 1111 (Free)
North Essex telephone for help and advice: 01206 286785
Useful links for parents/carers
Keep Children Safe Online: Information, advice, support - Internet Matters
https://www.internetmatters.org/
NSPCC | The UK children's charity | NSPCC
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/
https://esafetytraining.org/
CEOP Education
https://www.ceopeducation.co.uk/
SAFEGUARDING INFORMATION
Safeguarding information for Visitors
/docs/Safeguarding_Information_for_Visitors_to_School_-_September_2025.pdf
Below is a link to our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
/docs/Penrose_Safeguarding___Child_Protection_Policy_-_2025_To_be_ratified.pdf
Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025
/docs/Keeping_children_safe_in_education_from_1_September_2025.pdf
SET Procedures
/docs/set-safeguarding-and-child-protection-procedures-2025.pdf
Working together to Safeguard Children
/docs/Working_together_to_safeguard_children_2023.pdf
Prevent Risk Assessment
/docs/Prevent_Risk_Assessment_2025.pdf
Operation Encompass
Our school is now part of Operation Encompass which is a national scheme that operates jointly between schools and police forces.
Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, when a child or young person has experienced domestic abuse.
As a school we have ensured that a member of our staff, (Designated Safeguarding Lead) known as a Key Adult, has been trained in the Operation Encompass procedures allowing us to then use the information that has been shared, in confidence, to support the child/ren in our care.
