Watchlytes School takes very seriously its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of our pupils.
Every School has a Designated Safeguarding Lead as specified in the Children Act 2004.
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Sophie Wenlock (Head of School)
Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads are:
Nicki Jaeggi (Executive Headteacher)
Kylie Smith (Assistant Headteacher)
Lizzy Burford (SENCO)
Our designated Governor for Safeguarding is Rebecca Dixon
How to Report Safeguarding Concerns
If you have any safeguarding concerns about a child, you must report them.
If you believe the child is in immediate danger, don’t delay. Call the police on 999 straight away.
Under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, you must call the police if you’re informed that a girl under 18 has undergone FGM.
You can also report concerns in the following ways:
Contact NSPCC on 0808 800 5000. They will then pass the concern onto the local child protection team who will investigate it.
Report your concern directly to your local authority child protection team. You can find your local team here.
Call the NSPCC’s Whistleblowing advice line on 0800 028 0285 or email them on help@nspcc.org.uk. They offer free advice and support to anyone who’s concerned about how child protection issues are handled in an organisation.
Prevent Duty
Prevent duty is about keeping people and communities safe from the threat of terrorism.
All school staff have received Prevent training, which teaches them how to spot the signs that a child or young person may be at risk of radicalisation – religious or political – and what to do if they suspect this from a student.
In an attempt to combat radicalisation, British values are taught to children in UK schools. This is because, as stated within the Prevent Duty Strategy, Terrorism is defined as “vocal or active opposition to fundamental British Values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.”
Preventing extremism in schools and children’s services
Emailcounter.extremism@education.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7340 7264
Safer Recruitment
As a school we must ask anyone we hire to provide a Disclosure Barring Service Check (DBS) to ensure they’re safe to work with children. This is the minimum requirement, and we ask random staff for a new check every 3-5 years. All staff must undergo safeguarding training during their induction.
Safer Recruitment
As a school we must ask anyone we hire to provide a Disclosure Barring Service Check (DBS) to ensure they’re safe to work with children. This is the minimum requirement, and we ask random staff for a new check every 3-5 years. All staff must undergo safeguarding training during their induction.
You can find more information about how to safeguard children by visiting our google site. You will find links to services that can support, as well as answers to questions, such as is my child old enough to be left home on their own.
To see copies of our safeguarding policies and procedures, please click here.
