Safeguarding

Abbey College fully recognises the responsibility it has under section 157/175 of the Education Act 2002 to have arrangements in place to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

Through their day-to-day contact with pupils and direct work with families all staff in school have a responsibility to:

• Identify concerns early to prevent them from escalating;
• Provide a safe environment in which children can learn;
• Identify children who may benefit from early help;
• Know what to do if a child tells them he/she is being abused or neglected;
• Follow the referral process if they have a concern

Key Personnel

The Designated Safeguarding Lead for Child Protection is: Kate Wibberley

The following members of staff have also received the Designated Safeguarding Lead training and are Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads: Sarah Noble, Claire Peattie, Lisa Gregory and Sam Moore.

The nominated governor for Safeguarding and Child Protection is: Lisa Williamson

If you would like to contact the schools safeguarding team please email welfare@abbey.college or phone 01487 811762/811761.

Safeguarding and safer recruitment are key elements of our practice and as such all adults working at the school, receive the following support;

• Recruitment via a process involving a safer recruitment senior leader
• An enhanced DBS check before beginning work 
• Safeguarding training at the point of employment
• Update training on safeguarding and the PREVENT duty at the start of every academic year
• regular updates on specific issues relating to safeguarding, e.g. Mental Health support, On-line safety, CSE

Statutory Guidance that inform our practice are Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024Children Safe in Education 2024 and Working Together to Safeguard Children.

Policies

The relevant Safeguarding & Child Protection Policies can be found below.

Safeguarding Documents