Grace Garden School
Safeguarding at Grace Garden School
There is a strong culture of safeguarding at Grace Garden School, it is at the heart of all that we do and the responsibility of each member of the Grace Garden community.
All staff are trained in Safeguarding and receive regular updates in line with the school’s current 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.
Any issues or concerns about safeguarding issues relating to children, young people and staff at Grace Garden School are reported to the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).
The DSL leads a safeguarding team of specially trained staff and their details can be found here on our Safeguarding Team poster.
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
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 Grace Garden School 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.
Grace Garden’s Safeguarding Team
Fergus Bright
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Francesca Meynell
Executive Principal and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Veronika Chidemo
Deputy Principal and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Tom Rooney
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Additional support
If anyone has a concern about the safety or welfare of a child or young person, they have a duty to report this concern. You are able to do this via the safeguarding team or if you are unable you can make a report with the Bristol Safeguarding Children Board.
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