{"id":7993,"date":"2025-02-07T11:38:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T11:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/sthelens\/?page_id=7993"},"modified":"2025-10-09T08:41:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T08:41:24","slug":"child-protection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/sthelens\/child-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All children have inherent rights, as outlined in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org.uk\/what-we-do\/un-convention-child-rights\/\">United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC),<\/a> which include the right to be protected from abuse and neglect. This aligns with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/UNCRC_united_nations_convention_on_the_rights_of_the_child.pdf\">Article 19<\/a> of the UNCRC, which specifically addresses the right of every child to be protected from all forms of violence, abuse, neglect, maltreatment, and exploitation. Therefore, safeguarding children and young people is a duty shared by all.<\/p>\n<p>Any concerns regarding Child Protection should be brought immediately to the attention of the Child Protection Co-ordinator. In St Helen\u2019s Primary and Nursery Class, this role is fulfilled by <strong>Liz Kelly<\/strong>, the Head Teacher. In the event of the Head Teacher\u2019s absence, concerns should be directed to our Principal Teachers \u2013<strong> Pamela Purdue, Anne-Marie Kelly or Siobhan Ferguson.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A copy of our most up-to-date Child Protection Policy can be downloaded using the link below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/sthelens\/uploads\/sites\/29690\/2025\/10\/09083010\/St-Helens-Child-Protection-Policy-2025-2026-1.docx\">St Helen&#8217;s Child Protection Policy 2025-2026<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/sthelens\/uploads\/sites\/29690\/2025\/08\/25142505\/Screenshot-2025-08-25-152453.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8051\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/sthelens\/child-protection\/screenshot-2025-08-25-152453\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/sthelens\/uploads\/sites\/29690\/2025\/08\/25142505\/Screenshot-2025-08-25-152453.png\" data-orig-size=\"409,616\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-08-25 152453\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/sthelens\/uploads\/sites\/29690\/2025\/08\/25142505\/Screenshot-2025-08-25-152453-199x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/sthelens\/uploads\/sites\/29690\/2025\/08\/25142505\/Screenshot-2025-08-25-152453.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8051 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/sthelens\/uploads\/sites\/29690\/2025\/08\/25142505\/Screenshot-2025-08-25-152453.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/sthelens\/uploads\/sites\/29690\/2025\/08\/25142505\/Screenshot-2025-08-25-152453.png 409w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/sthelens\/uploads\/sites\/29690\/2025\/08\/25142505\/Screenshot-2025-08-25-152453-199x300.png 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All children have inherent rights, as outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which include the right to be protected from abuse and neglect. 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