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).
Our designated safeguarding team are:
Mr R Grace (Headteacher and DSL Lead)
Mrs a Firth (Deputy Headteacher and Deputy DSL)
Mrs C Brown (Pastoral support and Deputy DSL)
If you are a parent or carer, we hope you will find the many web links below useful.
- Victim Support
You can contact them on 0300 303 1971 or for out of hours call them on 0808 16 89 111 - Social Care Direct
Tel. 0345 8 503 503 - Broken Rainbow
Domestic abuse support for the LGBT community - 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. - Wakefield Local Offer
Details of local services available to support local people - Wakefield's Young People Safeguarding Charter
