Oakfield Lodge staff are committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of all students, by creating a culture of safeguarding.
We work hard to ensure that student safeguarding and wellbeing is our top priority, and have a team in place to support our students and their families. Working closely with our partner agencies to make sure that the right support is coordinated to reach a positive outcome.
If you have any concerns about your child please do not hesitate to contact a member of the safeguarding team at the school.
Our safeguarding & child protection policy and Wellbeing policy can be located on the main policy page of the website. If you require a hard copy please contact school reception.
WELLBEING MENTAL HEALTH AND AT OAKFIELD LODGE SCHOOL
All Schools have an essential role to play in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of their students, by developing approaches tailored to their particular needs.
Oakfield lodge has a number of ways to support students with their Wellbeing and Mental Health, we is an accredited ACSEED Award school; a quality assurance mark granted to schools that have made supporting the mental health of their students a considerable strength:
- Mental Health Trained Staff.
- Learning Mentors.
- PSHE & RSE delivery.
- Student Council containing a regular Wellbeing agenda point.
We also offer all students weekly one to one sessions with our Vyson Counsellor.
We have a Student Council which includes a regular wellbeing agenda point.
Staff provide a nurturing environment and follow the PACE model
Playfulness
Acceptance
Curiosity
Empathy
We embed the ‘Five ways to wellbeing’ model into our culture:
Connect….
Be active….
Take notice….
Keep learning….
Give…..
5 Ways to Wellbeing Model
Our school is part of Operation Encompass. Which is a national police and education early intervention safeguarding partnership, which supports children who experience Domestic Abuse. Operation Encompass is in place in every police force in England and Wales, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar. Children were recognised as victims of domestic abuse in their own right in the 2021 Domestic Abuse Act. Operation Encompass means that the police will share information with our school about all police attended Domestic Abuse incidents, which involve any of our children PRIOR to the start of the next school day. The notification informs us about the context of the incident and includes the Voice of the Child.
The Key Adult (DSL) and their deputy (DDSL) have completed Encompass Key Adult training. The Key Adult/s have then led training for all staff and Governors about Operation Encompass, the prevalence of Domestic Abuse and the impact of this abuse on children. As part of annual Safeguarding Refresher Training. All staff are encouraged undertake the online training if this wish for more information. As a school we have also discussed how we can support our children who are experiencing Domestic Abuse on a day-to-day basis and particularly following the Operation Encompass notification.
Our parents are fully aware that we are an Operation Encompass school and we ensure that when a new child joins our school the parents/carers are informed about Operation Encompass.
The Operation Encompass notification is stored in line with all other confidential safeguarding and child protection information on CPOMS. The Safeguarding Governor will report on Operation Encompass in the termly report to Governors. All information is anonymised for these reports.
We have used the free Operation Encompass Handbooks to inform our thinking and displayed posters around the school to remind pupils and staff about it. We are aware that we must do nothing that puts the child/ren or the non-abusing adult at risk.
We have used the Operation Encompass Key Adult Responsibilities checklist to ensure that all appropriate actions have been taken by the school.
When the Head Teacher, DSL or DDSLs leave the school and other staff are appointed, they will ensure that all Operation Encompass log in details are shared with the new Head Teacher /Key Adults and that the new member of staff will undertake the Operation Encompass online training.
Our DSL undertook update training in September 2024
Our DDSL undertook update training in September 2024
Our Lead Safeguarding Governor undertook update training in September 2024
AcSEED
Oakfield Lodge is an accredited AcSeed school.
The AcSEED Initiative is a concept founded by young people with direct personal experience of mental illness at a young age. Their combined experiences have been used to identify and recommend a range of best practices that could have helped significantly in identifying and supporting their emerging emotional difficulties during school years.
The AcSEED Award is a quality assurance mark presented to schools that have made a substantial effort to support the mental health of their students. It encourages and rewards the provision of high quality emotional wellbeing services, from the broad provision of information right through to appropriately targeted intervention. Based on best practices, the scheme defines a set of standard criteria that all schools must meet in order to receive the award.
Any UK primary or secondary school can apply for The AcSEED Award which requires an initial self-assessment and subsequent review and ratification by representatives of The AcSEED Initiative.
More information can be found at: http://www.acseed.org
AcSEED accredited schools in Cheshire East:
Adelaide School
Alsager School
Audlem St James Primary School
Beechwood Primary School
Cranberry Academy
Edleston Primary School
Hollinhey Primary School
Holmes Chapel Primary School
Leighton Academy
Mablins Lane Community Primary School
Manor Park School and Nursery
Marlfields Primary Academy
Middlewich High School
Monks Coppenhall Academy
Parkroyal Community School
Pear Tree Primary School
Pikemere Primary School
Sandbach High School
Shavington Academy
Smallwood C of E Primary Academy
St Thomas More Catholic High School
The Fermain Academy
Westminster Nursery School
Wheelock Primary School
Wistaston Academy
Talking about Mental Health in Schools
Support for Students
Support for Parents
Useful Documents from Cheshire East
Useful contacts:
Cheshire East Consultation Service (CHECS): 0300 123 5012 (option 3)
Emergency Duty Team (Out of Hours): 0300 123 5022
Safeguarding of Children Concerns (Children living in other authorities):
Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO): 01270 685904 / 01606 288931
Prevent referrals: Prevent Referral Process
Police: 999 (Emergency) / 101 (Non-emergency)
Mental Health Helpline: 0300 303 3972
Adult Safeguarding: 0300 123 5010
Website Links:
Pupils are considerate of each other’s needs. They say that bullying is very rare and that discriminatory and prejudicial language is never heard. Pupils told inspectors with a refreshing simplicity that ‘we just accept people for who they are.’
OFSTED 2018
The school’s work to promote pupils’ personal development and welfare is good.
OFSTED 2018