Safeguarding at St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust

At St Barnabas Trust, our collective priority is to ensure the safety of our children. We achieve this by maintaining a secure environment for learning and play, identifying children at risk of harm, and taking decisive action to protect them at school and at home.

To support this commitment, we have established systems designed to:

• Prevent unsuitable individuals from working with children

• Promote safe practices while challenging poor or unsafe behaviour

• Identify welfare concerns and initiate appropriate action to ensure child safety

• Collaborate effectively with all agencies involved in providing services for children and young people

The Trust Safeguarding Team

Trust Safeguarding Lead – Melissa Pope.
Hub Leads – Shaun Perfect (Bodmin), Adam Richards (Saltash) and Tom Riggs (Liskeard)
Link Director for Safeguarding and Whistleblowing – Steve Bulmer

Further advice can also be found on the Cornwall Council website

If you have any safeguarding concerns you can contact the Multi Agency Referral Unit (MARU) on 0300 123 1116 or visit the online referral page for more information.

Policy and Procedures

We ensure all policies and procedures in respect of safeguarding children are up to date and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 . The policies are accessible to all staff through our Smartlog system. Policies and procedures are reviewed and revised by the Safeguarding Lead on a regular basis and ratified by the Board of Directors.

Disclosure & Barring Checks

St Barnabas Trust meets statutory requirements in relation to Disclosure & Barring Service – all staff and volunteers who work with us who meet the ‘regulated activity test’ (Freedoms Act 2012) is required to undergo an enhanced DBS check prior to employment.

Training