At Rise Park, Safeguarding is at the forefront of everything we do. All staff have the responsibility to protect children from harm and ensure that children are happy, healthy and achieving their full potential.

As defined in KCSIE (Sept 2025), safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child is defined as:

  • protecting children from maltreatment;
  • preventing the impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development;
  • ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and
  • taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

Our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL’s) are trained to manage any concerns that may arise. Any safeguarding concerns investigated by DSL’s are investigated thoroughly and support is used if necessary. Where there is a risk of harm or maltreatment, DSL’s will refer concerns to the appropriate agencies to ensure children and families access the support needed.

Mrs Kelly

Mrs Morledge

Mrs Porter

Mrs Griffiths

Mrs Lamb

To make an appointment with any of the above staff, please call the school office on 01159153775 or email admin@risepark.nottingham.sch.uk

Our Safeguarding Governor is Mr Chris Martin

You can find details of our policies and guidance below:

Drug Policy 2024

Keeping Children Safe In Education 2025

Safeguarding Policy 2025

Safeguarding And Child Protection Information For Parents

Safeguarding Procedures At Rise Park Primary And Nursery School

Online safety guides

Age ranged documents to download for your information on how to keep your child safe online.

Support & advice for families | NSPCC

Keep Children Safe Online: Information, advice, support – Internet Matters

Child Accident Prevention Trust | A safer world for all our children

Keeping children safe online | NSPCC

Talk PANTS: Conversation to help keep children safe | NSPCC

Safeguarding in the curriculum

In addition to our statutory safeguarding duties, we work very hard at Rise Park Primary and Nursery School to create a curriculum and whole school environment to ensure every child feels safe, valued and that they belong.

This is achieved primarily through our PHSE curriculum. We follow the Jigsaw scheme of work and each year group from nursery to year 6 take part in these sessions. We focus on the following six areas throughout the school year:

  • Being me in my world
  • Celebrating difference
  • Dreams and goals
  • Healthy me
  • Relationships
  • Changing me

In addition to this, pupils in Year 5 take part in Equation’s GREAT Project, where they learn about forming and maintaining equal and trusting relationships.

Pupils in Year 6 take part in knife crime workshops, where they learn the impact of carrying knives and how to keep safe.

Pupils in year 4 take part in mini police workshops, where they gain the knowledge and confidence to discuss the law and establish right from wrong. It builds trust and confidence with pupils and helps to prevent young people from entering the criminal justice system.

Other areas of our curriculum which focus on safeguarding include computing, where we teach pupils about online safety and Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE), where pupils learn about private parts of their bodies and consent during our jigsaw lessons.

Signposting and Support

At Rise Park Primary and Nursery School, we understand that pupils need trusted adults to speak to and we strive to give them every possible opportunity to do this.

Every Thursday, our Mental Health Support Team practitioner, Lisa, supports pupils in school with their concerns. You can see more information on what MHST do to support our pupils on the link below.

MHST Information

In addition to this, we signpost and refer parents and carers to other mental health support for pupils such as those listed below: