Safeguarding

All staff at Woldgate School and Sixth Form College are responsible for safeguarding, and we encourage pupils to speak to any member of staff if they have any worries or concerns. The Designated Safeguarding Lead (and Deputy Headteacher) is Mrs Nicholls.  Our link Governor for Safeguarding is Mrs Faulkner who can be contacted through the main school office.

Key Members of Staff for Safeguarding

Deputy Headteacher - Mrs Nicholls (Designated Safeguarding Lead)

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead - Mrs Wright

Head of Lower School - Mrs Minton

Head of Middle School - Mr Macdonald

Head of Upper School - Miss Hull

Head of Sixth Form - Miss Smith

Special Educational Needs Coordinator  - Mrs McKie (Years 7, 8 and 9) Miss France (Years 10, 11 and Sixth Form)

Head of Inclusion - Mrs Perry

Attendance and Wellbeing Coordinator - Mrs Sanchez-Garci

Care & Achievement Coordinator for Year 7 - Mrs McDonough

Care & Achievement Coordinator for Year 8 - Mrs Cavanagh

Care & Achievement Coordinator for Year 9 - Mrs Cross

Care & Achievement Coordinator for Year 10 - Mrs Clark

Care & Achievement Coordinator for Year 11 - Mr Elwers

Care & Achievement Coordinator Sixth Form - Miss Parkin

Key Links and Information

Advice for Children

Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy

Bullying

E-Safety

Information for Visitors

Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2022)

Peer Mentors

Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy & Procedure

WLP Whistle Blowing Policy and Procedure

 

Keep Children Safe in Education (2022) makes it clear that:

‘Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility.  Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families and carers has a role to play in safeguarding children…’

‘School and college staff are particularly important as they are in a position to identify concerns early, provide help for children, and prevent concerns from escalating.’

 

Safeguarding action may be needed to protect children and learners from:

•   neglect
•   physical abuse
•   emotional abuse
•   bullying, including online bullying and prejudice-based bullying
•   racist, disability and homophobic or transphobic abuse
•   gender-based violence
•   radicalisation and/or extremist behaviour
•   CSE
•   the impact of new technologies on behaviour
•   child on child abuse
•   sexual harrassment
•   criminal exploitation
•   substance misuse
•   domestic violence
•   FGM
•   forced marriage
•   fabricated or induced illness

 

Safeguarding also relates to broader aspects of care and education, including:

• children’s and learners’ health and safety and well-being, including their mental health.
• meeting the needs of children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• the use of reasonable force
• meeting the needs of children and learners with medical conditions
• providing first aid
• educational visits
• intimate care and emotional well-being
• online safety and associated issues

 

Woldgate School and Sixth Form College takes safeguarding very seriously. All employees have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check carried out as part of our pre-employment checks and checks are also undertaken to verify identity, address, qualifications required for the post, right to work in the UK and previous employment history.

All employees at Woldgate have repeat DBS checks at least every three years and wear an identity badge on a green lanyard with a photograph that identifies them.

 

www.nspcc.org.uk

www.childline.org.uk

www.barnardos.org.uk

www.saferinternet.org.uk

www.thinkuknow.co.uk

www.childline.org.uk

www.minded.org.uk

www.mind.org.uk