At North Lakes School the children’s wellbeing is of paramount importance. We aim to safeguard and promote our pupils’ welfare, safety and health. Children should not arrive at school before 8:45am each day, unless they go to the Breakfast Club which opens at 8:00am, or the Drop Zone (08:30am).

Children are reminded of dangers on the road and taught how to keep themselves safe. Parents are asked to escort their children across the road when children are transported to and collected from school. For road safety reasons, no parking is permitted on the yellow chevrons or yellow lines outside school. We also ask that parents do not use the school staff car park when dropping off or collecting children.

Many children use the public service bus to come to school from home. A member of North Lakes staff is provided on the school bus to ensure the children’s wellbeing and safety. We ask parents to encourage and remind children to be safe and sensible on the bus journeys to and from school at all times.

The staff at North Lakes School keep a watchful eye on children’s safety and have a clear duty to protect them from abuse and neglect. If staff have concerns, they must inform the Designated Safeguarding Lead (Mrs Spibey) immediately or, in her absence, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, Mrs Campbell.

Any referrals will be made as required through the Westmorland and Furness Safeguarding Hub, where a team of social workers, police and health workers will assess the referral.

Online Safety is of highest priority. We use POL-ED (police education) and SCARF, along with our Computing scheme; i-Compute to deliver learning about remaining safe online. Our Mini Police plan assemblies with PCSO Emily that inform our children around personal risks as well as the many benefits of the internet.

Our Online Safety policy can be found on the school website. North Lakes School’s Privacy Notices and Polices can be viewed on our school website. Mr G Barr is our GDPR Officer. 

Support for parents on keeping children safe online can be found at childnet:

https://www.childnet.com/resources/online-safety-mini-webinars/

Updated September 2026