Safeguarding legislation and government guidance says that safeguarding means:
- Protecting children from maltreatment
- Preventing impairment of children’s health or development
- Ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
- Taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcome
- Safeguarding includes child protection, health care plans, health and safety, site security, safety on school trips, anti-bullying work and so much more.
Pastoral and Safeguarding Team
Mr Botes - Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), Headteacher, botesd@broughtonhigh.co.uk
Mr Bailey - Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), Deputy Headteacher, baileys@broughtonhigh.co.uk
Mrs Boardman - Deputy DSL, Head of Year 7/Teacher of Science, boardmana@broughtonhigh.co.uk
Mrs Bamber- Deputy DSL, Pastoral Manager (KS3), bamberv@broughtonhigh.co.uk
Miss Cross - Deputy DSL, Pastoral Manager (KS4), crosse@broughtonhigh.co.uk
Ms Jameel - Deputy DSL, Reflection Room Manager/Pastoral Manager, jameelh@broughtonhigh.co.uk
The school adheres to the following safeguarding documents:
The school has Safeguarding documents which are reviewed regularly. These are:
All staff receive annual Safeguarding update training and are aware of the procedures for passing on concerns within school. This also includes Prevent training, which helps to identify any early signs of radicalisation. The team of Designated Safeguarding Leads regularly update their skills and knowledge through a variety of training courses, such as Early Help Assessments, Aim Training (sexual harassment) and Online Safety.
Every half term, we send a safeguarding newsletter out to staff, parents and governors, helping to refresh their knowledge and highlight any current concerns. An update surrounding safeguarding at Broughton is shared among the governors on a termly basis and regular reminders about procedures are issued to staff in the weekly bulletin and in our staff briefing every half term.