Safeguarding pupils
At Burlington Infant School, the safety and wellbeing of every child is our highest priority. We are committed to providing a safe, caring and supportive environment where children feel secure, are listened to and know who they can talk to if they are worried about anything.
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. All members of staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, to recognise when a child may need additional help or protection, and to act promptly if they have any concerns.
Our safeguarding arrangements follow the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 and Working Together to Safeguard Children, alongside the local safeguarding arrangements established by the East Riding Safeguarding Children Partnership. KCSIE 2026 emphasises a child-centred approach and the importance of children receiving the right help at the right time.
Meet our safeguarding team
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- Mrs Catherine McClarron, Designated Safeguarding Lead
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- Mrs Sarah Martos, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
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- Mrs Angela Norton, Designated Safeguarding Governor
Helping Children to Keep Themselves Safe
Safeguarding is an important part of everyday life at Burlington Infant School. We help children develop the knowledge, confidence and skills they need to recognise when something may not feel right and to know who they can talk to if they are worried.
Through our curriculum and wider school activities, children learn about healthy relationships, personal safety and looking after themselves and others. This is always taught in an age-appropriate way and includes topics such as staying safe online, road and railway safety, water and coastal safety, and recognising potentially dangerous situations.
We also work with the emergency services and other organisations to give children practical opportunities to learn about safety and understand hazards they may encounter outside school.
A Safe School Environment
We regularly review the safety and security of our school buildings and grounds so that children can learn, play and develop in a safe and welcoming environment.
All members of staff receive appropriate safeguarding training and understand their responsibility to recognise and respond to concerns about a child’s welfare. Where there is a safeguarding concern, the school will take appropriate action and, when necessary, work with other agencies to ensure children receive the right help and support.
Below are a number of contact details and links for your information:
Safeguarding and Partnership Hub (S&PH)
During office hours (Monday to Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-4.30pm), you can contact S&PH on:
Outside of office hours, please contact the Children’s Emergency Duty Team:
Family Information Services Hub (FISH)
Free, impartial service for children, young people, parents/carers & the people who support them.
Operation Encompass
Operation Encompass is a police and education early information sharing partnership enabling schools to offer immediate support for children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. Information is shared by the police with a school’s trained Key Adult (DSL) prior to the start of the next school day after officers have attended a domestic abuse incident thus enabling appropriate support to be given, dependent upon the needs and wishes of the child.
Children experiencing domestic abuse are negatively impacted by this exposure; domestic abuse has been identified as an Adverse Childhood Experience and can lead to emotional, physical and psychological harm. Operation Encompass aims to mitigate this harm by enabling immediate support, making a child’s day better and giving them a better tomorrow.
Operation Encompass believes that children are victims of domestic abuse in their own right and should be acknowledged as such.