Safeguarding
The NSPCC define safeguarding as 'the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm'.
Safeguarding means:
- protecting children from abuse and maltreatment
- preventing harm to children’s health or development
- ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care
- taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes.
Safeguarding staff at Great Steeping Primary School:
| Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) | Mrs Amy Halsall |
| Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) | Miss Emma Dunkin |
| Safeguarding Governor | Mrs Allison Sunley |
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School Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy 2025 (1) | [pdf 619KB] |
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Keeping children safe in education 2025 | [pdf 1MB] |
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Report a safeguarding concern
If you believe that a child or adult may be a victim of neglect, abuse or cruelty please speak to one of the above safeguarding leads or, alternatively, contact Lincolnshire County Council Safeguarding on:
Children's safeguarding - 01522 782111 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm)
Adult's safeguarding - 01522 782155 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm)
or 01522 782333 (outside office hours)
You do not need to know everything about the situation. You may just be worried or feel that something is not right.
If you believe that a crime has been committed and there is an immediate risk of danger, call the police on 999 or 112.
If there is no immediate danger, call the police on 101.
People who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired can use the police Typetalk service on:
01522 558263
or, 01522 558140
or, 07761 911287
Domestic Abuse
If you have a concern about domestic abuse:
you can call EDAN Lincs on 01522 510041 or visit their website which includes information on creating a safety plan
or
National Domestic Abuse on 0800 2000 247 or visit their website
Child sexual exploitation
A confidential 24-hour helpline is available for children and young people who are worried they are in an exploitative situation.
Call or text free on 116 000 or visit the #SaySomething website.
Parent advice and training on child sexual abuse, exploitation and harmful sexual behaviours:
The Lucy Faithfull Foundation has produced some fantastic, bitesize, information clips and resources for parents around protecting children and young people from harmful sexual behaviour both online and offline. Child sexual abuse is a major public health problem affecting more than a million children under the age of 16 in the UK. All available evidence indicates that the risk to children has grown during the Covid-19 pandemic. Parents can learn from short films telling them what they need to know about child sexual abuse and how to prevent it, including spotting the signs and online safety.
Access their website here.
Prevent Radicalisation and Extremism by Acting Early
It can be hard to know what to do if you’re worried someone close is expressing extreme views or hatred, which could lead to them harming themselves or others. Working with other organisations, the police protect vulnerable people from being exploited by extremists through a Home Office programme called Prevent.
If you have a concern about radicalisation and extremeism, you can share your concern here.
Operation Encompass
Further Information
For more information on safeguarding, see links below:
