Safeguarding
Roles and Responsibilities
The Designated Senior Member of staff for Safeguarding (Child Protection) /Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is:
Holly Anderson (Head of School)
The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads are: Claire Robertson (Deputy Head), Kerry Savage (Attendance Lead) and Carolyn Buckley (Executive Headteacher) and Lynsey Pether (Executive Assistant Headteacher)
Our role is to act as a link between families and school and put you in touch with a variety of agencies should you
need any support for your family.
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, we need to work together.
Ways in which you can help the school
- Please let us know about anything that might affect your child, or other children in the school. We might be able to help.
- Let us know if your child has a medical condition or has had an accident.
- If your child is absent from school please let us know on their first day of absence. We may be able to offer support.
- If you move house or out of the area and don’t need your place at our school please let us know this too.
What can you expect from us
- A safe environment for your child to learn that complies with safeguarding in education legislation and guidance.
- We will respond promptly to any problem you tell us about.
- Our staff will offer support and assistance when needed.
- We will take good care of your child whilst they are with us. We will talk to you about anything we see that we are worried about.
- We will keep accurate up to date records.
- If your child transfers to another school we will share important information with them that will help to support your child’s move.
- We will contact you if your child is absent and you haven’t let us know why.
The designated teacher for looked after children is: Kerry Savage
The named CSE lead is: Holly Anderson
The named FGM lead is: Holly Anderson
The named on-line protection officer is: Katie Homyard
The named complaints handler is: Holly Anderson
The Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) is:
Contact Details:01302 737748
More Information
Executive Headteacher/Senior Manager:
responsible for implementing policies and procedures, allocating resources to the safeguarding team and addressing staff safeguarding concerns.
Name: Carolyn Buckley Tel no: 01302 882221
Designated Safeguarding Lead / Child Protection Liaison Teacher or Officer (DSL/CPO)/ Head of School:
senior member of the leadership team, responsible for dealing with safeguarding issues, providing advice and support to other staff, liaising with the local authority, and working with other agencies.
Name: Holly Anderson Tel no: 01302 882221
Deputy Child Protection Lead / Teacher or Officer(s):
a member of the teaching, support or pastoral staff, in a post which requires assessment of children, with sufficient status and authority to effectively deputise for the CPLT/O
role above. Cannot be an administrative or finance worker.
Name: Claire Robertson Tel no: 01302 882221
Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo):
staff member who provides advice, liaison and support for school staff and other agencies working with pupils with special educational needs and their parents or carers.
Name: Katie Homyard Tel no: 01302 882221
Looked After Children (LAC) Designated Teacher:
promotes the educational achievement of ‘looked after’ children who are on the school roll, and helps staff understand issues that affect how they learn and achieve.
Name: Kerry Savage Tel no: 01302 882221
E-safety Coordinator:
to develop and maintain an e-safety culture within a school.
Name: Katie Homyard Tel no: 01302 882221
Learning Mentor (or equivalent):
addresses difficulties preventing a child from reaching their full potential e.g. behaviour, attendance, achievement, timekeeping, homework, safeguarding issues, and develops strategies to overcome these barriers.
Name: Pennie Pemberton (Inclusion Lead)
Tel no: 01302 882221
Our trust safeguarding statement is available here.
Where can I go to get support to help keep my child safe online?
