Safeguarding at Whinstone

Our Culture of Vigilance

At Whinstone we:
– Believe safeguarding and protecting children is everyone’s responsibility
– Identify signs of concerns immediately
– Train all our staff to the highest level
– Keep all staff updated with new guidance and policies
– Monitor attendance thoroughly
– Have rigorous monitoring of vulnerable children
– Communicate regularly with external agencies
– Listen to our children
– Care for each other
– Have an open culture
– Support children and their families
– Teach our children to keep safe at all times

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If you have a Safeguarding concern out of school hours, please contact the Children’s Hub on 01429 284284

Our Policy for Child Protection can be accessed here.

Our safeguarding Designated Lead is Lorraine Batty, the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is Rob Ford.