Sunfield Garden School
Safeguarding at Sunfield Garden School
There is a strong culture of safeguarding at Sunfield Garden School, it is at the heart of all that we do and the responsibility of each member of the Sunfield Garden community.
All staff are trained in Safeguarding and receive regular updates in line with the schools’ Safeguarding and Child Protection 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.
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. Please click here for visitors’ information.
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
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 Sunfield 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
Any issues or concerns about safeguarding issues relating to children, young people and staff at Sunfield Children’s Home and School are reported to the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Sunfield Garden’s Safeguarding Team
Phil Hardy
Assistant Principal,
Designated Safeguarding Lead,
Attendance Lead and Behaviour Lead
Sarah Whittington
Executive Principal and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
William Tranter
Deputy Head, SENCO and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Vincent Powell
Head of Care & Registered Manager and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Tim O'Brien
Deputy Head of Care and Cottage Manager and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Karen Fletcher
Deputy Principal for Curriculum, Quality Qualified Teacher for the Vision Impaired, Examinations Officer and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Claire Beaumont
Educational Visits Coordinator and Pastoral, Education and Health Manager and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Safeguarding contacts
Staff are available Monday to Thursday from 9.00am to 5.00pm and Fridays from 9.00am to 4.30pm:
Telephone: 01905 822666
For assistance out of office hours (weekdays and all day at weekends and bank holidays):
Telephone: 01905 768020
For detailed information about Safeguarding in Worcestershire, please look at the Worcestershire Safeguarding Partnership.
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