Safeguarding
The Minster School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Safeguarding legislation and government guidance states that safeguarding means:
- Protecting children from maltreatment
- Preventing impairment of children’s health or development
- Ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
- Acting to enable all children and young people to have the best outcome
Safeguarding includes child protection, health care plans, health and safety, site security, safety on school trips, anti-bullying work and so much more.
The school’s Child Protection Team:
Miss L Goodhead - Designated Safeguarding Lead
dsl@minsterschool.org.uk
Mr R Price - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
dsl@minsterschool.org.uk
Mr J Brookes (DSO)
Mrs K Crone (DSO)
Miss S Batchelor (DSO)
Miss H Sanderson
Mrs E Farrell-Tease
Mrs L Kelly
Mr I Roberts
Mr J Samuels
Miss L Wilmot
Mr D Dring
The school adheres to the following three DFE safeguarding documents:
- Working Together to Safeguard Children
- Keeping Children Safe in Education
- The Prevent Duty
All staff receive annual Child Protection and Safeguarding update training and are aware of the procedures for passing on concerns within school. If any members of the school or local community have concerns about the welfare of a child in the school, please pass them on to the School Child Protection Team.
You can also contact the Nottinghamshire Multiagency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) by calling 0300 500 80 90 or the Emergency Duty Team (out of hours) by calling 0300 456 4546.
The MASH teams opening hours are :
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 8:30am to 5pm
Wednesday 10:30am to 5pm
Friday: 8:30am to 4:30pm
The school's child protection policy is located in the policies section of the website.