Safeguarding at St Giles Academy
Here at St Giles we are committed to safeguarding our pupils and staff.
We all have a statutory duty to “promote and safeguard the welfare or children” (section 175 Education Act 2002).
CLICK HERE - St Giles C of E Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
Our designated safeguarding team are and they are available on 01977 794179:
Mr R Grace (Headteacher and DSL Lead)
Mrs A Firth (Deputy Headteacher and Deputy DSL)
Mrs L Houchin (Safeguarding and Inclusion Officer and Deputy DSL)
Miss K Gillespie (Assistant Headteacher and Deputy DSL)
Mrs R Winwood (SENDCo and Deputy DSL)
If you are a parent or carer, we hope you will find the many web links below useful.
Social Care Direct Worried about a child? Everybody has a responsibility to keep children safe in Wakefield. Tel. 0345 8 503 503
- Men's Domestic Abuse Advice Line
- National Domestic Violence Helpline for Women
- Domestic Abuse - Wakefield Leaflet Wakefield Support Leaflet - A hard copy can also be requested from the school Office.
- Department for Education Articles and advice for children and young people.
- Action for Children - Action for Children supports and speaks for the UK's most vulnerable and neglected children and young people.
- Victim Support You can contact them on 0300 303 1971 or for out of hours call them on 0808 16 89 111
- Wakefield Local Offer Details of local services available to support local people
- Wakefield's Young People Safeguarding CharterWF-I-CAN.co.uk is a place to find information and advice as well as self-help tips that can increase your confidence and resilience
- Broken Rainbow Domestic abuse support for the LGBT community
Advice:
Safeguarding Questions for Parents to ask when using Groups / Clubs
