The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Parents/carers can feel confident that careful procedures are in place to ensure that all staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children.  Staff hope that parents/carers and students will feel free to talk about any concerns or worries which may affect educational progress and that they will see the school as a safe place due to good relationships.  Students will be taken seriously if they seek help from a member of staff.  Parents/carers will normally be consulted, and their consent obtained before any referral is made to an agency outside the school.  However, staff cannot guarantee to consult parents/carers first, or to keep children’s concerns confidential, if a referral must be made to the appropriate agencies in order to safeguard the child’s welfare.  For more information see the Safeguarding Policy and Safeguarding Children & Vulnerable Adults Policy.

The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is: Mrs Perry

The Deputy DSLs are: Mr Stokes, Miss Hill, Mr Dale and Mrs Evans.

External Support Services 

Staffordshire Safeguarding Children’s Board - Home - Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board (staffsscb.org.uk) 

Family action - Staffordshire Family Support and Outreach Service - Family Action (family-action.org.uk) 

Action for Children - Make a referral — Staffordshire Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service (actionforchildren.org.uk) 

Youth Offending Prevention Service - Youth offending prevention service | Staffordshire Connects 

Malachi - Malachi 

NSPCC - NSPCC | The UK children's charity | NSPCC 

Childline - Childline | Childline 

Loudmouth - PSHE Relationships & Safeguarding Programmes | Loudmouth 

YESS - (yess.uk) 

Young carers - Staffordshire Together for Carers Service | n-compass 

Children’s Learning Disability Team - Care for children and families - Staffordshire County Council