Safeguarding

Westbury on Trym Church of England Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff, volunteers and governors to share this commitment. The health, safety and well-being of every child are our paramount concern.

Safeguarding is defined as:

* protecting children from maltreatment

* preventing impairment of children’s health or development

* ensuring children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care

* taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

We believe that safeguarding children is everyone’s responsibility. If we have any concerns about your child’s welfare we will discuss it with you and you may have concerns that you want to discuss with us. We want to work in partnership with you to keep all children safe from any harm and ensure that every family gets the support it needs.

Safeguarding Contacts

If you have any concerns regarding a safeguarding issue please contact Headteacher, Mrs Amanda Pritchard.

If she is not in school please contact Mrs Bev Forrester or one of our Safeguarding team.

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs Amanda Pritchard

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads

Mrs Bev Forrester

Mrs Jo Power

Our Safeguarding team

Mrs Amanda Pritchard

Mrs Beverley Forrester

Mrs Jo Power

Designated Safeguarding Governor

Mrs Susan Lansdell-Woods

(Please contact via the School Office)

Please click here for our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy for further information. 

CEOP Safety Centre

CEOP is here to keep children safe from sexual abuse and grooming online. You can make a report directly to the CEOP Safety Centre by clicking on the Click CEOP button if something has happened online which has made you feel unsafe, scared or worried.

This might be from someone you know in real life, or someone you have only ever met online. CEOP take all reports seriously and we will do everything we can to keep you safe. As well as making a report to the CEOP Safety Centre, the CEOP Education website has information and advice to help you if something has happened to you online.

Are you being bullied? CEOP are unable to respond to reports about bullying but if you’re being bullied and would like to talk to someone in confidence right now you can speak to Childline on 0800 1111 or talk to them online – no worry is too big or too small.