Safeguarding

The school is committed to the vital contribution all governors and staff can make to safeguarding children. We will strive to make sure that every student in the school feels secure, well cared for, and able to reach their full potential.

We will ensure all our own staff, other professionals, parents/carers and students work together to know the rules about keeping children safe. They will understand the importance of following procedures and listening to each other, especially when there are concerns about safety.

The school will work hard to reduce all the kinds of harm that children can suffer, including abuse, bullying, discrimination and avoidable injuries. If you have any concerns at all about the safety or welfare of a child please do not hesitate to contact us.

The School Designated Safeguarding Lead is Katie Shires

The School Designated Safeguarding Officers (DSO) are Gareth Massey and Becca Gowers  

The School Designated Child Protection Officers are:

Year 7 – Fiona Farley

Year 8 – Lottie Price

Year 9 – Debbie Hammond

Year 10 – Jane Bullivant

Year 11 – Carol Leckie

VI Form – Claire Maxwell 

The School Designated Child Protection Officer CPOMS is Marion Randall

The school will work hard to reduce all the kinds of harm that children can suffer, including abuse, bullying, discrimination and avoidable injuries. If you have any concerns at all about the safety or welfare of a child please do not hesitate to contact us.

If contact with the Head or Safeguarding Officers cannot be made, reports can be made to the Griffin Schools Trust Chief Executive Officer, Anne Powell safeguarding@griffinschoolstrust.org 0208 698 7049

A whistleblowing helpline is available from the NSPCC – 0800 028 02825.

Keeping children safe online

We use PSHE and assemblies to deliver comprehensive guidance and advice to our students about how to keep themselves safe online.

• You. Your Friends. The Internet – Keeping yourselves safe, keeping the internet fun. www.thinkuknow.co.uk/11_13/
• ‘Sex, Relationships, The Internet – Three things that get a little bit complicated.’ www.thinkuknow.co.uk/14_plus/
• Protecting your children from online abuse (this includes a useful short interactive video) www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/
• Parent Info – From CEOP and Parent Zone – ‘The 5 digital parenting rules that REALLY matter.’ parentinfo.org/article/the-5-digital-parenting-rules-that-really-matter
• Parent Info – From CEOP and Parent Zone – ‘Setting Safety and Privacy settings for Social Media Apps.’ parentinfo.org/article/setting-safety-and-privacy-settings-for-social-media-apps
• Online Safety – NSPCC www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
•  A Parent’s Guide to Social Networks – NSPCC: www.net-aware.org.uk/
• Share Aware – NSPCC: www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/share-aware/
• Sexting – NSPCC: www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/sexting/
• Playing Games Online – NSPCC: www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/online-gaming-stay-safe-avoid-risks/
• 12 Questions answered about parenting in the digital age – NSPCC www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/questions-parenting-digital-age/
• Get Safe Online www.getsafeonline.org/