Kidsgrove Secondary holds the safety, health, well-being and welfare of its students as paramount.
We are committed to safeguarding and work together to ensure that our students thrive in a safe and supportive environment, whatever their age, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual identity or gender. All staff in the School are trained in Safeguarding and Child Protection issues and are kept up to date with changes in legislation and practice. We take any allegation and suspicion of abuse seriously and will respond to them promptly.
All staff recruited to the School undergo a rigorous safer recruitment process in line with the Statutory Guidance outlined by Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 (KCSIE) and as a consequence all of the necessary background checks for example DBS are completed before staff begin employment.
We have adopted the definition of Safeguarding used in the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004 and the DfE guidance document: Working Together to Safeguard Children, which focuses on safeguarding and promoting children, young people and vulnerable adult’s welfare.
Any safeguarding concerns should be made aware to our Designated Safeguarding Lead, Mrs Postlethwaite or to one of our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads, Miss Potts or Mr Gillespie.
You can also make a referral yourself if you are concerned about the safety of a child.
If you believe the child to be at risk of immediate harm, this must be reported to the police on 999 or 101.
If you do not believe the child to be at risk of immediate harm, please contact SCAS on 0300 111 8007 (Option 1).
Opening hours are Monday to Thursday 8:30am - 5:00pm and Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm.
Outside of the hours above, please contact the emergency duty team on 0345 604 2886.
Non-urgent referrals can also be made online by following this link: Report a concern online - Staffordshire County Council
Do you need to get an inappropriate image removed from the internet?
Follow this link: Childline - Report Remove
Are you worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with you online?
Follow this link: CEOP
Young people can also get free, confidential support at any time from government-backed voluntary and community sector organisations by:
- texting SHOUT to 85258
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calling the Mix on 0808 808 4994
Click the icon to go to Childline, the most frequently used national support service.
The following organisations offer information and support on mental health and wellbeing, many of them have adapted their services to take into account increased awareness of mental health needs post-pandemic. Click on the icons below to see what support is available.
