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Safeguarding

Designated Safeguarding Lead: Elle Somers

Contact the DSL: esomers@thesecretgarden.org.uk or 07483377872

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead: Holly Wilkins/ Annette Gadd

Other Safeguarding Leads: Dawn Holliday/ Danielle Brown/ Kay Powell

Family Support Worker: Danielle Brown

Our Safeguarding Policy:

The Secret Garden school is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We recognise that this is the responsibility of everyone and we all, staff and visitors have an important role to play. We fully understand the role we play in safeguarding the youngest and perhaps most vulnerable members of our community and how through good multi-agency working we can help protect those too young to protect themselves.

As a school, we must have regard to current legislation when carrying our duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. It is the role of the leadership of the school to ensure that the appropriate mechanisms are in place to assist staff to understand and discharge their roles and responsibilities as set out in current legislation with regard to safeguarding children.

We firmly believe that:

All children have the right to be protected from harm;
Children need to feel safe and to be safe in our school;
We can contribute to the prevention of abuse including physical, sexual, emotional, neglect, bullying, extreme behaviours, discriminatory views and risk taking behaviour;
Children need support that matches their individual needs, including those who may have experienced abuse.

If you have a concern that any pupil is being harmed, is at risk of harm, or you receive information (intentionally or unintentionally) you must contact school reception as soon as possible and ask to speak to an available Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) or alternatively email esomers@thesecretgarden.org.uk/ agadd@thesecretgarden.org.uk

Further information regarding how to keep children safe, identifying and preventing abuse and what help is available can also be found on the NSPCC Website.

In accordance with statutory guidance all Secret Garden Staff have receive regular safeguarding training and are fully aware of and are in compliance with the following guidance:

Working together to Safeguard Children (DfE)
Keeping Children Safe in Education: statutory guidance for schools and colleagues (DfE)
The Procedures of different local authorities.

The Secret Garden School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts within the school will require enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance in addition to identification and qualification checks.

Further safeguarding information for parents and the below links has a range of advice for parents and carers in relation to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.

Warwickshire- https://www.safeguardingwarwickshire.co.uk/safeguarding-children/i-am-a-parent-carer#:~:text=If%20you%20have%20concerns%20that,Friday%208.30am%20%2D%205.00pm.

Coventry- https://www.coventry.gov.uk/coventry-local-safeguarding-children-board/safeguarding-families-young-people

Birmingham- https://lscpbirmingham.org.uk/children-families/parents-and-carers

Worcester- https://www.safeguardingworcestershire.org.uk/home/wscp/parents-carers/#:~:text=If%20you%20have%20concerns%20about,Front%20Door%20on%2001905%20822666.

Staffordshire- https://staffsscb.org.uk/children-and-families/parents-and-carers/#:~:text=Keeping%20children%20safe%20is%20everyone%27s,text%20Chat%20Health%2007520%20615722.

Solihull- https://www.safeguardingsolihull.org.uk/lscp/i-am-a-parent-carer/information-for-parents-and-carers/

Walsall- https://go.walsall.gov.uk/children-and-young-people/walsall-family-safeguarding-

Wolverhampton- https://www.wolverhamptonsafeguarding.org.uk/safeguarding-children-and-young-people/i-am-a-parent-carer

If you think a child is in immediate danger please dial 999 and contact the Police.

You can also find support via from the following services: