If you have any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of a child at our school please ask to speak to our Designated Safeguarding Lead or one of our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads.

Mr Mike Sladen is our Governor for Safeguarding.

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy 2024-2025 

We follow the statutory guidance from Working together to safeguarding children and Keeping Children safe in education (KCSIE). Copies of the documents can be found here:

Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023

Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024

Are you concerned about a child or a young person? Contact the safeguarding team at Central Bedfordshire Council.

Call 0300 300 8585 immediately (office hours). For out-of-hours reports, call 0300 300 8123.

As part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, we have partnered with Bedfordshire Police to take part in a home office initiative called Operation Encompass, the aim of which is to facilitate the swift sharing of information between police forces and schools.

Operation Encompass is an information-sharing partnership between Bedfordshire Police and Bedfordshire educational settings (from Reception through to Higher Education) that allows schools to offer immediate support for children and young people experiencing domestic abuse.

Information obtained by the police at the attendance of a domestic abuse incident is shared with a school before the start of the next school day which enables appropriate support to be given depending on the needs and wishes of the child.