Safeguarding

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.

At Winifred, we are committed to providing a safe, secure and supportive environment where every student feels valued and protected. Our staff are highly trained in safeguarding practices and we work closely with families and external agencies to ensure that the well-being of our young people is always our highest priority. This strong safeguarding culture underpins all aspects of school life and enables our students to thrive with confidence.

Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available here.

To read Keeping Children Safe in Education, please click here. 

Our Safeguarding Team

Headteacher: Mrs K Farmer

Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs L Foster

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead: Miss M Dolan

Safeguarding and LAC Officer: Miss M Dolan

What the law says 

Children’s Act 1989, section 27 and 47, and the Children’s Act 2004 both state that it is the duty of schools to act “to safeguard and promote the welfare of children who are in need”. 

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as: 

• 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 

• Undertaking that role so as to enable those children to have optimum life chances and to enter adulthood successfully 

Child protection is a part of safeguarding and promoting welfare.   

This refers to the activity which is undertaken to protect specific children who are suffering or are at risk of suffering significant harm. Areas of harm are defined under the following headings: 

• Physical abuse 

• Emotional abuse 

• Sexual abuse and  

• Neglect 

Where there are concerns about the welfare of any child or young person all staff/volunteers have a duty to share those concerns with the designated child protection co-ordinator. As a parent or visitor to the school any concerns you have should be communicated directly to the Safeguarding Team. 

Please click here to read Keeping Children Safe in Education.

If you have any Child Protection concerns during the school holiday periods or outside of our usual hours, it is crucial to contact the local authority immediately. For those of you in the Hull area, you can reach the Hull Safeguarding Children Partnership at 01482 448879 or 01482 300304 (out of office hours).