The Roles and Responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is a senior member of staff who co-ordinates the schools safeguarding and child protection arrangements by providing advice and support to other staff on child welfare and child protection matters, to take part in strategy meetings and inter-agency meetings and /or to support other staff to do so – and to contribute to the assessment of children.
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Stephen Wallace, Headteacher.
swallace@plattbridge.atctrust.org.uk
01942 487999
The Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy for Platt Bridge Community School can be found here.
Staff and parents can also click here to find our procedures for reporting any concerns in school and our Whistleblowing Policy.
The Pastoral Team
To support the well-being of our children, our school have identified pastoral staff who can help with children’s safeguarding and social/emotional needs.
EYS: Tracey Smith
tsmith@plattbridge.atctrust.org.uk
07918700454
KS1-LKS2: Donna Stenson
dstenson@plattbridge.atctrust.org.uk
07918700454
UKS2: Jane Sargent
jsargent@plattbridge.atctrust.uk
07826462393
Key National Contacts for Safeguarding
NSPCC helpline – helping adults protect children 24 hours a day. For help and support, including anyone needing advice about female genital mutilation, young people affected by gangs, concerns that someone may be a victim of modern slavery contact the NSPCC trained helpline counsellors on:
NSPCC Whistleblowing Advice Line – free advice and support for professionals concerned about how child protection issues are being handled in their organisation.
0800 028 0285
UK Safer Internet Centre professional advice line – helpline for professionals working with children and young people in the UK with any online safety issues they may face themselves or with children in their care.
0844 381 4772
Police Anti-Terrorist Hot Line
0800 789 321
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCO) – Nicola Wood
nwood@plattbridge.atc.org.uk
01942 487999
Our schools SEND Inclusion policy can be found here.