Brantwood Garden School
Safeguarding at Brantwood Garden School
There is a strong culture of safeguarding at Brantwood Garden School, it is at the heart of all that we do and the responsibility of each member of the Brantwood community.
All staff are trained in Safeguarding and receive regular updates in line with the school’s child protection and safeguarding policy. This policy is updated each year and all staff members receive annual training to ensure their knowledge about safeguarding remains current. All staff receive regular updates and briefings throughout the year to ensure their knowledge of specific safeguarding concerns is up to date.
For information on our Trust-wide Safeguarding team and information for staff on how to raise a concern, visit the Trust’s main Safeguarding page.
Dedicated to safeguarding
Any issues or concerns about safeguarding issues relating to children, young people and staff at Brantwood Specialist School are reported to the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), who leads a safeguarding team of specially trained staff.
Staff members and anyone with a connection to the school can report any suspicions, however small, of abuse, neglect or concern to the DSL or to any member of the Safeguarding Team. They can also make a report directly to the Local Safeguarding Partnership.
The suitability of staff members to work with children and adults at risk is checked by the DBS before they start work. This applies also to volunteers and visitors who are at the school for extended periods of time.
All new staff are required to complete face to face safeguarding training delivered by the safeguarding team or the Trust Head of Safeguarding.
Our senior staff at Brantwood have been trained in Safer Recruitment. This includes members of Senior Leadership Team, the relevant governors and trustees, and members of the human resources department.
In addition to this training, all staff members are required to read and abide by the Ruskin Mill Trust Code of Conduct, the most up to date version of Keeping Children Safe in Education, and the school Safeguarding and behaviour policies.
Brantwood Garden School’s Safeguarding Team
Digby Brown
Assistant Head and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Rae Stevenson
Executive Principal, Educational Visits Coordinator and Deputy
Safeguarding Lead
Joanne Day
Student Engagement Manager and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Jim Hildyard
Head of Outdoor Provision and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
David Kenny
Deputy Student Engagement Manager and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Jo Watson
Deputy Head of Outdoor Provision and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Eóin Magill
SENCO and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Jane Woodhouse
Designated Attendance Lead and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Additional support
For detailed information about Safeguarding in Sheffield, please look at the Sheffield Safeguarding page
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) is a national charity which works to fight child abuse. Click here to visit the NSPCC website.
If you have concerns about online safety, you should report this to the safeguarding team. However, you (adult or young person) can report your concerns to CEOP, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre by visiting the CEOP website at www.thinkuknow.co.uk