Safeguarding

At CGS the health and safety and well-being of every child underpins every aspect of school life. We listen to our students and take seriously what they tell us. Our aim is for children to enjoy their time as students in this school. We want to work in partnership with parents to help your child achieve their full potential and make a positive contribution.

To promote a safe environment for students, our safer recruitment policy and procedures include carrying out safeguarding checks on all staff and assessing suitability of regular volunteers, including Disclosure and Barring Service checks, as recommended by the local authority in accordance with current legisation.

In accordance with our responsibilities under section 175/157 of the Education Act 2002 and 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' , we have a Designated Safeguarding Lead for Child Protection, Hugh Bradbury (hugh.bradbury@cheshamgrammar.org) who is a member of the Senior Leadership Team, and has received appropriate training for this role. Mr Bradbury is also the Designated Mental Health Lead and the Designated Teacher for Looked-After Children. It is his responsibility to ensure that all staff in contact with children receive safeguarding training on a regular basis. The School's Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) is Tim Patteson, Deputy Head. In the event that both staff are absent or unavailable, Sebastian Hayes, Assistant Headteacher, or Marion Rasekh, Associate Assistant Headteacher, would deputise as trained DDSLs.

 

Staff	Responsibilities	Contact
Mr Hugh Bradbury Assistant Headteacher	Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Designated Mental Health Lead Designated Teacher for Looked-After Children Prevent Lead Senior Attendance Champion SENDCo	hugh.bradbury@cheshamgrammar.org 01494 782854
Mr Tim Patteson Deputy Headteacher	Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead	tim.patteson@cheshamgrammar.org
Mr Sebastian Hayes Assistant Headteacher	Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead	sebastian.hayes@cheshamgrammar.org
Mrs Marion Rasekh Associate Assistant Headteacher	Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead	marion.rasekh@cheshamgrammar.org
Mrs K. Wilson	Nominated Safeguarding Trustee	k.wilson@cheshamgrammar.org

 

If you have a concern about your child or another child at the school, then please do not hesitate to contact the school and ask to speak to the DSL on duty that day or your child's Year Leader. 

If students have a concern, there are a number of different ways in which they can share these with us. This includes talking to a trusted adult in school or using our confidential Tootoot system or completing an anonymous online form. 

All of our policies and procedures follow current statutory guidance, and can be found here.