Highfields is committed to ensuring the safety of the children in our care and we work closely with the Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board to ensure our staff our fully trained and that we meet all our statutory obligations.
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mr M Wilkes
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs J Greatrex
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs L Setterfield
Please see the documents at the bottom of the page to view our school policies and guidance for parents/guardians in relation to safeguarding issues.
As a parent/carer or member of our school community, you may have concerns about the welfare and safety of a child you know. Please see the Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board website for further information and advice:
If you:
- have got a serious concern about the safety of a child or young person;
- think a child or young person is being harmed or is at risk of being harmed; or
- worried that a child id living in circumstances where they are treated badly and not cared for properly…
You can contact
Staffordshire Families Integrated Front Door (SFIFD)
Freephone: 0300 111 8007 (Monday to Thursday, 8:30am-5:00pm and Friday 8:30am-4:30pm)
Emergency out of hours:
0345 604 2886
If you believe a child is at risk of immediate harm, this must be reported to the police on 999 or 101.
Once you have reported to the police, please contact Staffordshire Children’s Services on the numbers above.
For further help and support, here are some helplines, apps and websites:
Confidential service; talk about anything
Call: 0800 1111
Childline.org.uk
Confidential support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Call: 116 123
samaritans.org
Child Exploitation and Online Protection
police.uk/safety-centre
Emmanuel Church, Burntwood
Call: 01543 422394
cannock.foodbank
Non-emergency health advice
Call: 111
111.nhs.uk
OPERATION ENCOMPASS
Highfields Primary Academy is 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. The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 identifies children who experience domestic abuse as victims of domestic abuse in their own right.
www.operationencompass.org
For more information on Operation Encompass, look at these guides:
Operation Encompass
Recognising Children Who Experience Domestic Abuse As A Vulnerable Group
Support – Domestic Abuse
If you need advice or support in relation to Domestic Abuse please click on the following links:
Please follow the links for our policies
Highfields Safeguarding Policy 2025
Highfields Primary Academy Prevent Policy 2025