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Safeguarding
Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Meet the Safeguarding Team:
Desgnated Safeguarding Lead - Helen Hart hhart@raiserochdale.org
Deputy Safeguarding Leads:
KS3 & KS4 Centre - Melanie Quigley mquigley@raiserochdale.org Clare Kemp ckemp@raiserochdale.org
Year 11 Centre - Rhianon Hutchins rhutchins@raiserochdale.org
Turnaround Centre - Rosie Allen rallen@raiserochdale.org Caroline Durns cdurns@raiserochdale.org
Our priority is to ensure that our school remains a safe place for children, staff and visitors. All staff and visitors have a duty of care towards the welfare and safety of the children and adults in the school; this is called Safeguarding. Safeguarding means:
Children are protected from harm
Children are quickly identified if they are at risk of harm
Action is taken to ensure the best outcomes for all children
The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for RAISE ROCHDALE PRS is Helen Hart.
RAISE Safeguarding Policy.docx
Concerned about a Young Person?
If you are concerned about a young person, please contact Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service directly:
Email: hhart@raiserochdale.org or any of the
Telephone: KS3&4 Centre - 0300 3038384 (Option 1) Turnaround Centre 0300 3038384 (Option 2) Yr11 Centre (01706 801918)
During holiday or out of hours, if you have any worries about a child's safety or welfare, in the first ring Rochdale Early Help and Safeguarding hub on 0300 303 0440, out of hours please ring 0300 303 8875.
In addition, you can call the NSPCC Child Protection helpline on 0808 800 5000 to discuss your concerns, or ask for advice by email.
The NSPCC also provide a helpline services for children themselves who are looking for someone to talk to (Childline 0800 1111).
Finally, if you think a child is at risk of immediate harm, please contact the police by calling 999.
Useful Links and Information
The latest Keeping Children Safe in Education documentation - Keeping children safe in education 2025
View Rochdale Safeguarding information - - Report concerns | Safeguarding children and child protection | Rochdale Borough Council
Our Rochdale | Parenting & Family Relationships Programmes
Mental Health
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale CAMHS :: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Our Rochdale | #THRIVE Emotional Health and Wellbeing Support
Sex , Sexuality and Relationship support
Sexual Health & Wellbeing - Brook
The Proud Trust - Home of LGBT+ Youth
Domestic Abuse and Violence
Operation Encompass
We are an Operation Encompass school. This means that if police are called out to a domestic abuse incident, the school will be notified so that they can care for your child’s needs the following day. Operation Encompass has been designed to provide early reporting to schools of any domestic abuse incidents that occur outside of school, but which might have an impact on a child attending school the following day. This information will be shared on school days during the school term. When incidents occur on a Friday, Saturday or a Sunday, the police will contact the relevant school the following Monday.
A nominated member of school staff, known as a Key Adult, will be trained to liaise with the police. The key adult will be able to use information that has been shared with them, in confidence, to ensure that the school is able to support children and their families. Information will be shared where it is identified that a child or young person was present, witnessed or was involved in a domestic abuse incident.
We always endeavour to offer the best support possible to our pupils and believe that Operation Encompass is going to be beneficial and supportive for all concerned.
Drug and Alcohol Misuse
Early Break Rochdale | Mental Health & Family Support
Honest information about drugs | FRANK
Rochdale and Oldham Drug and Alcohol Service (ROAR) | Turning Point
Support available | Drug and alcohol help | Rochdale Borough Council
Safety
Advice for parents | Safeguarding children and child protection | Rochdale Borough Council
Rochdale Safeguarding Partnership - Online and E-safety
Keeping children safe online | NSPCC
Online Safety Resources for Teens with SEND | TechSafe
Child Sexual Exploitation
Child sexual abuse and exploitation | Barnardo's
It’s Not OK: online teaching resources around abuse and exploitation | NSPCC Learning
Preventing Child Sexual Exploitation | The Children's Society
Missing from Home
What to do if your child goes missing | The Children's Society
Rochdale Safeguarding Partnership - My Child is Missing or Has Run Away
Safeguarding
Childline | Free counselling service for kids and young people | Childline
Resources: wellbeing support for young people and children - BBC Children in Need
Rochdale Healthy Schools Programme | Rochdale Borough Council
Children's mental health - Every Mind Matters - NHS
Free confidential support can be accessed anytime from government-backed voluntary and community sector organisations by texting SHOUT to 85258, calling Childline on 0800 1111 or by calling the Mix on 0808 808 4994
Help & Support Rochdale
Early Help Family Services Early Help Support
Crimestoppers is an independent charity that works with police forces throughout the UK that people can use to pass on information about a crime anonymously:
call 0800 555 111 (24 hours a day and 7 days a week) ·
anonymous online reporting form
you don’t have to give them your name or any personal information; calls are not recorded and cannot be traced.
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