Safeguarding
Intent
North Leamington School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of all children and young people. We endeavour to provide a safe and secure environment for children, young people, visitors and staff. We promote a climate where all are confident in sharing any concerns about their own or another’s safety and wellbeing.
Our continued intent is to: -
- Maintain an ethos and environment where pupils feel safe and secure.
- Support pupils who may have been or are at risk of any form of abuse. This will include home, community or other spaces they inhabit.
- All staff and Governors are trained and fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of all pupils.
- Child Protection concerns are dealt with in a timely and sensitive manner in accordance with policies and procedures and involving the most appropriate statutory stakeholders.
Our Child Protection Policy and Safeguarding Policy can be found here
Key Safeguarding Personnel
Role | Name | Contact Number | |
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Designated Safeguarding Lead | Ms Helen Jones | 07918 335 236 | hjones@northleamington.co.uk |
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead | Mr Simon Owen | 01926 338711 | sowen@northleamington.co.uk |
SENDC0 and DSL | Mrs Julie McBride | 07918 335 242 | jmcbride@northleamington.co.uk |
Safeguarding Lead | Mr Steve Taylor | 01926 338711 | staylor@northleamington.co.uk |
Safeguarding Lead | Ms Michelle Foy | 01926 338711 | mfoy@northleamington.co.uk |
Designated Governor for Safeguarding | Mrs Lisa Whittleton | 01926 338711 | lwhittleton@northleamington.co.uk |
What To Do If You Have A Safeguarding Concern
If you have a safeguarding concern about a child, young person or adult that attends the school then please follow the instructions below for reporting your concern.
During school hours - contact the school on 01926 338711 and ask to speak to one of the key safeguarding personnel named above
Out of school hours or weekends - please contact one of the below numbers:
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- Warwickshire Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (also known as the Front Door) on 01926 414144
- Evening and weekends – Social Services Emergency Duty Team (EDT) on 01926 886922
- Warwickshire Police on 01926 415000 or call 101 and ask for Warwickshire
Other Useful Contacts
- Young carers – 02476 217740
- Samaritans Helpline – 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org
- Childline – 0800 1111
- Bereavement support – 0808 808 1677 or email helpline@cruse.org.uk
Who Can Students Talk to in School About a Concern?
North Leamington School promotes that all students or visitors can approach any member of staff to report a safeguarding concern. Staff will listen and seek relevant additional advice as necessary.
Students will choose who they want to talk to, but the following people have some additional skills to support students: -
- Their Form Tutor
- Their Year Lead
- Any member of the Student Support and Engagement Team (based on the ground floor of the Design Building in room D0.23)
Useful Safeguarding Website Links for Students and Adults That Need Support:
- Beating Eating Disorders
- Blue Sky Centre
- Childline
- Crimestoppers
- Fearless
- Galop
- Information about Drugs
- Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023
- Mankind
- National Domestic abuse help
- NSPCC
- Rape Crisis
- Respect Phoneline
- Respond
- Rights of Women
- Rosa Support.
- Safe in Warwickshire
- Safeline
- Somethings Not Right
- Support Service for Young People
- Talk 2 Someone
- Understanding Knife Crime: Information and Resources | Crimestoppers (crimestoppers-uk.org)
- Warwickshire Children and Families information and Family Information service
- Warwickshire Drug/Alcohol Information
- Warwickshire. Online Safety Hub
- Warwickshire Young Carers