Meet the safeguarding team:

Mrs Hughes – DSL & Vice Principal

Mrs Evans – Senior DDSL

Mrs Gilmour – DDSL & Principal

Mrs Davies -  EYFS DDSL & EYFS Phase Leader

Mrs Mills – DDSL & KS1 Lead

Mr Legg – DDSL & KS2 Lead

 

Contact us:

Abbeywood First School
Wood Piece Lane
Church Hill
Redditch
B98 9LR

Email: office@abbeywood.worcs.sch.uk

Telephone: 01527 962794

 

Out of hours:

If you witness or become aware of any safeguarding concerns during the holiday period or after school hours, please report them immediately.

What to do:

· If you have a concern: Contact Family Front Door Worcestershire on 01905 822666.

· If a child is in immediate danger: Call the emergency services (999) without delay.

 

Safeguarding at Abbeywood:

Abbeywood fully recognises its responsibilities for safeguarding children and young people and works with the Local Authority and other agencies to ensure the safety of children and young people in our care. As a school, we aim to create a culture of vigilance. All staff within the school are aware that safeguarding the students in our care is everyone’s responsibility and that we always work in the best interests of the child, listening to the voice of the child wherever possible. All staff, governors and volunteers are encouraged to foster an attitude that ‘it could happen here’ and they are made aware, and reminded of, the protocols to follow should they have a concern about a child or young person’s safety or well-being.

Mrs Hughes is the Designated Safeguarding Lead who is a member of our Senior Leadership Team and is responsible for ensuring the safety of both students and staff.

Mrs Hughes is also our Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for extremism and radicalisation and a Designated Deputy Safeguarding Lead

The Senior Designated Deputy Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Evans and the Designated Deputy Safeguarding Leads are Mrs Davies, Mrs Mills, Mr Legg and Mrs Gilmour.  

Throughout the academic year, we raise the profile of safeguarding and safer schools with assemblies on Bullying , Online Safety, Diversity, Domestic Abuse, Abusive Relationships, Peer on Peer Abuse, Sexual Harassment and many more.

Mrs Hughes and Mrs Evans meet regularly with the local policing team where we share information to ensure the safety of all our staff, students and their families.

Each safeguarding concern is treated with dignity and respect, and we work closely with families, external agencies, and the students themselves to ensure they feel safe, nurtured and receive the appropriate level of support to allow them to achieve their full potential.