Safeguarding

(Pathways) 

Safeguarding & Child Protection

All staff within New Bridge Pathways are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children. They have a crucial role in helping to identify welfare concerns and indicators of possible abuse or neglect at an early stage. We have several policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Child Protection Policy which can be viewed online or from school. 

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies, when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with parents/carers first, unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child’s welfare. 

We actively support the Government’s Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism. 

Designated Safeguarding Leads at New Bridge Pathways are: - 

•      Mr Lyons – Executive Headteacher 

•      Mr Mckeown – Head of Pathways 

•      Mr Southerington – Deputy Head  

•      Ms McMurray – Deputy Head 

•      Miss Brown – Safeguarding Lead 

•      Miss Barakat – Safeguarding Lead 

Contact the Designated Safeguarding Leads at New Bridge Pathways on 0161 383 4443Chloe Brown

Chloe Brown

Linda Barakat 

You can also contact the Oldham Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) team directly on 0161 770 7777.

The contact details for the MASH teams of the other Local Authorities our young people come under are:

• Manchester ~ 0161 234 5001
• Bolton ~ 01204 331500
• Calderdale ~ 01422 393336
• Derbyshire ~ 01629 533190
• Peterborough ~ 01733 864170 or 01733 864180
• Rochdale ~ 0300 303 0440
• Stockport ~ 0161 217 6028
• Tameside ~ 0161 342 4101

Through our curriculum, in particular our teaching of Life Skills and RSE/PHSE, we teach children a range of ways to keep themselves safe.