Safeguarding at Wellfield School
Wellfield School recognises its responsibilities for Safeguarding and ensuring that our students are kept safe from harm. Our safeguarding statement outlines the school’s position and should be read in conjunction with the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy. Our policy applies to all staff, governors and volunteers working in the school. There are five main elements:
- Ensuring we practice safer recruitment in checking the suitability of staff and volunteers to work with children;
- Raising awareness of child protection issues and equipping children with the skills needed to keep them safe;
- Ensuring that staff are aware of the procedures for identifying and reporting cases, or suspected cases, of abuse. These procedures are contained in Essential Guidance for all staff working within the Local Education Authority; including Keeping Children Safe in Education;
- Supporting students who have been abused in accordance with their agreed child protection plan; and establishing a safe environment in which children can learn and develop.
- Our staff are regularly trained, vigilant for signs of harm, and are confident about applying our policies to any potential safeguarding issues.
Our safeguarding and child protection work is led by our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), Mr M Patrick and Safeguarding Officer Mrs K Richardson.
Wellfield School, and New College Durham Academies Trust, take safeguarding very seriously. We ensure that safeguarding is a key priority in all aspects of school life and that safeguarding is a key part of our curriculum content.
Safeguarding is the responsibility of all members of our school community.
Please see below our child protection and safeguarding policies.
Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
Prevent Policy
Prevent Risk Assessment
These documents can be found within our policies section.
KCSIE
Please click the following link to view the latest ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ (KCSIE) guidance from the Department for Education.