The school is committed to the vital contribution all governors and staff can make to safeguarding children. We will strive to make sure that every student in the school feels secure, well cared for, and able to reach their full potential.
We will ensure all our own staff, other professionals, parents/carers and students work together to know about keeping children safe. They will understand the importance of following procedures and listening to each other, especially when there are concerns about safety.
The school will work hard to reduce all the kinds of harm that children can suffer, including abuse, bullying, discrimination and avoidable injuries. If you have any concerns at all about the safety or welfare of a child please do not hesitate to contact us.
If you have any questions, worries or concerns do not hesitate to contact one of the Safeguarding team.
You can do this by:
Calling the school reception and saying you have a confidential matter for the safeguarding team, leaving your name, number and a time for a call back
Please use our safeguarding email. Messages are picked up daily by the team.
*Please put ‘Confidential’ in the Subject line of the email.*
If your concern is urgent during out of school hours please contact the Milton Keynes Social Services team: 8.30 – 5pm Weekdays 01908 253169
Out of hours 01908 265545. There are also a number of support helplines listed below.
A whistleblowing helpline is available from the NSPCC – 0800 028 02825.
Important contact numbers
If You Have Concerns About: |
Contact Details |
Website |
Accident & Emergency |
01908 995 913 |
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Police Non Urgent |
101 |
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Police Urgent |
999 |
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Bullying |
Childline |
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Bullying |
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Domestic Violence/Abuse |
MK ACT |
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Extremism/Prevent |
NSPCC |
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Forced Marriage |
Karma Nirvana |
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Female Genital Mutilation |
NSPCC |
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Honour Based Violence |
Karma Nirvana |
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Mental Health |
CAMHS |
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Mental Health |
Reflect 24/7 Text Service |
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Mental Health |
MIND |
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Mental Health |
Shout 24/7 Text Service |
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Online Safety |
NSPCC |
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Sexual Abuse In Schools |
NSPCC sexual abuse in schools helpline |
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Child Sexual Exploitation |
CEOP |
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Sexual Health & Wellbeing |
iCash |
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Substance |
Frank |
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Substance Misuse |
Young Minds |
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Worries about a child |
Milton Keynes Children’s Social Care |
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Mental Health & Wellbeing |
Service Six – Supporting Children, Young People, Adults & Families – Milton Keynes Phone Number: 07813 366242 – Monday-Friday 8:45-16:45 |
https://www.servicesix.co.uk/make-a-referral-directly-to-service-six/ |
Out of hours worries about a child | Milton Keynes Emergency Social Work Team 01908 265545 |
https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/children-young-people-and-families/emergency-social-work-team-eswt |
Keeping children safe online
We use PSHE and assemblies to deliver comprehensive guidance and advice to our students about how to keep themselves safe online.
You. Your Friends. The Internet – Keeping yourselves safe, keeping the internet fun.
‘Sex, Relationships, The Internet – Three things that get a little bit complicated.’
- Protecting your children from online abuse (this includes a useful short interactive video)
- Parent Info – From CEOP and Parent Zone – ‘The 5 digital parenting rules that REALLY matter.’
- Parent Info – From CEOP and Parent Zone – ‘Setting Safety and Privacy settings for Social Media Apps.’
- Online Safety – NSPCC
- A Parent’s Guide to Social Networks – NSPCC
- Share Aware – NSPCC
- Sexting – NSPCC
- Playing Games Online – NSPCC
- 12 Questions answered about parenting in the digital age – NSPCC
- Get Safe Online
Safeguarding Documents
All our school policies, including our Online Safety Policy, Keeping Children Safe in Education and our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found here.