Safeguarding
SAFEGUARDING
Help and Guidance for Parents/Carers of Students of The Stourport High School & VIth Form College
Please read our Safeguarding Statement:
All staff and young people at Stourport High School and VIth Form College are safe and thriving; working within an environment where safeguarding is everybody’s business and intervention and support is timely and right for individuals and families. Our Values:
- An environment where our young people feel secure, are encouraged to talk and are listened to when they have a worry or concern.
- An environment where all staff and volunteers feel safe, are encouraged to talk and are listened to when they have concerns about the safety and well-being of a child.
- Ensure children know that there are adults in the school whom they can approach if they are worried.
- Ensure that young people, who have additional or unmet needs, are supported appropriately. This could include referral to early help or specialist services if they are a child in need or have been or are deemed at risk of being abused and neglected.
- Continuously review how our young people are informed about how to keep themselves safe, including online safety, through teaching and learning opportunities as part of a broad and balanced curriculum.
- Continue to engender an attitude of ‘it could happen here’ where safeguarding is concerned amongst all adults.
- Guarantee that when concerned about the welfare of a young person, staff members always take action in the best interests of safeguarding the young person.
The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) at Stourport High School and VIth Form College is:Mrs Emma Hale Tel: 01299 872950 or email: ehale@shs.saet.co.uk
The Deputy DSL’s are: Michelle Parton and Lydia Gardner
The Designated Safeguarding Governor is: Mrs Natalie Bourne
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SHS Safeguarding Children Policy – September 2019v3
Advice for Parents:
- If you are concerned about the welfare of a young person and they are not in immediate danger (where you would call 999) please ask for one of the staff above or email: safeguarding@shs.saet.co.uk
- For more information on local safeguarding procedures, please follow this link to the Worcestershire Safeguarding Children Board.
- For national safeguarding support agencies, please follow this link to Parents Against Child Sexual Exploitation.
Advice for Volunteers in School
LEAFLET – Safeguarding Advice for Volunteers Regular Visitors 2018-19 MAY2019 HFD
Help and Guidance for Parents/Carers of Students Experiencing Issues with Online Safety
For helpful guidance for parents/carers on a range of safeguarding matters, please click on the link below. Here you will find resources, publications, posters and other awareness raising material that could help prevent child sexual abuse.
https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
http://www.parentsprotect.co.uk/resources.htm
What’s the problem? – A guide for parents of young people who have got in trouble online
Report an Incident
If you are worried about an incident which has occurred involving your son/daughter or another student from our school and would like to get in touch for advice and support, please contact Mr Andy Ames using the form below:
The Safeguarding & Student Support Team at SHS
Emma Hale – Designated Safeguarding Lead /Lead Medical Officer
Michelle Parton – Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Zoe Garbett – Intervention Co-ordinator
Lydia Gardner – Intervention Co-ordinator / Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Oliver Wall – Intervention Co-ordinator
Pat Roberts – Safer Schools Officer, Police Community Support Officer, West Mercia Policing Team.
