Safeguarding Information
Dear Parents/Carers,
Safeguarding: If you need to provide us with information regarding the safety and protection of a child at the school and would like us to have this prior to September, please provide this in an email to safeguarding@ashfield.discoverytrust.org ; as well as a contact name and number in case we need to get back to you. This email will be monitored by the safeguarding lead on duty every 24 hours.
However, if you need advice and support in order to keep a child safe, or you wish to report a concern, please contact Duty and Advice (DAS) on 0116 454 1004. For emergencies, always contact the police on 999.
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Safeguarding at Ash Field
The NSPCC website describes safeguarding as follows:
'All organisations that work with or come into contact with children should have safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure that every child, regardless of their age, gender, religion or ethnicity, can be protected from harm.
Safeguarding means:
Child protection is part of the safeguarding process. It focuses on protecting individual children identified as suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. This includes child protection procedures which detail how to respond to concerns about a child.
Safeguarding children and child protection guidance and legislation applies to all children up to the age of 18.'
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Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs)
| Name | Position | DSL Cert Gained | DSL Cert Expires |
| Tracey Lawrence | Principal | 5th December 2023 | 4th December 2025 |
| Stephanie Chamberlain | Deputy Principal | 7th November 2023 | 6th November 2025 |
| Helen Jarvis | Head of Early Years and Primary | 20th June 2023 | 19th June 2025 |
| Caroline Lindsay | Head of Secondary and FE | 16th April 2024 | 15th April 2026 |
| Bev Snow | Head of Residential Education & Care | 2nd May 2023 | 1st May 2025 |
| Stacy Payne | Deputy Head of Residential Education & Care | 17th January 2023 | 16th January 2025 |
| Emma Watson | Family Support Worker | 18th March 2025 | 17th March 2027 |
| Claire Martin | Vice Principal (Teaching and Learning) | 24th November 2022 | 23rd November 2024 |