Staff at The Avenue all use the CPOMS electronic recording system to record safeguarding concerns.
All staff and Governors have read the most up to date Keeping Children Safe in Education document (2024). We also encourage parents/carers to read the document.
Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024
| Policy | Link |
| Child Protection and Safeguarding Trust Policy | Download |
The designated people for safeguarding at The Avenue are:
- Mr Hunter – Head of School
- Miss Bytheway – Pastoral Lead
Additional members of the Safeguarding Team:
- Mrs Johnson – Deputy Head
- Mrs Owens – SENDCo
- Mrs Naylor – Phase Leader
- Miss Hope – Phase Leader
- Miss Burnett – Teacher
These members of staff all have the Level 3 Designated Person qualification.
Please report any concerns you may have.
Parents/Carers – please go to the school office and speak to a member of staff, who will then speak to Miss Bytheway or Mr Hunter for further advice.
| Document | Link |
| The Avenue Downloadable Safeguarding Poster | Download |
All advice and referrals go through MACH.
Multi Agency Children’s Hub (MACH) –
- 01642 726004 for Middlesbrough Residents, out of hours 01642 524552
- 01642 130700 for Redcar & Cleveland Residents, out of hours 01642 524552
Parents/Carers are also able to contact the service directly if they have any concerns. See the link below to the website containing more detailed information.
http://www.peoplesinfonet.org.uk/kb5/redcar/directory/article.page?id=HJGOR9DEXSY
Safer Recruitment
We follow all the guidelines set for safer recruitment.
School staff and members of the Governing Body and Trust Board trained in Safer Recruitment are:
- Mr Hunter
- Miss Bytheway
- Mrs Johnson
- Mrs Laverick
- Mrs Steel
- Mrs Palmer
- Mrs Jones (LGB)
- Mrs Wright (LGB)
Prevent
All staff and key members of the Local Governing Body are trained in Prevent. The school also complete an annual risk assessment and action plan related to the Prevent Duty.
Key members of staff for Prevent, school and Trust level
The Avenue Primary School
Mr J Hunter
School Single Point of Contact for Prevent
Lingfield Education Trust
Mr M Dent
Trust Strategic Safeguarding Lead
