What is Safeguarding?

At Cuffley School safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility and our top priority. Everyone who comes into contact with the children and families who comprise our community have a role to play. The children are at the centre of everything we do. Their wellbeing, safety, achievement and happiness underpins every decision we make.

At Cuffley, we ensure that all of our staff are well-trained in every aspect of safeguarding and this training is regularly updated and frequently revisited throughout the year. We also ensure that our curriculum provides the children with age-appropriate opportunities to learn how to keep themselves healthy and safe.

What is a Designated Safeguarding Lead?

Every school must have appropriate senior members of staff to take lead responsibility for child protection.

Key aspects of the ‘Designated Safeguarding Lead’ role include:

• Ensuring that all staff are aware of the processes for raising safeguarding concerns
• Ensuring all staff understand the signs of child abuse and neglect
• Referring any concerns to Social Care
• Monitoring children who are the subject of Child Protection and CIN (Child in Need) Plans
• Maintaining accurate and secure child protection records
• Raising awareness of the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures, and ensuring these are implemented and reviewed regularly.

Who are the Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) at Cuffley School?

Wendy Wing, Headteacher

Charlotte Lloyd, Deputy Headteacher

Tracy Farmer, Assistant Headteacher 

Andrea Charalambous, Assistant Headteacher

Rachel Evans,  Senior Leader

Hannah Bedwell, SENCO

Nadine Grainger, School Business Manager

Statutory Guidance

Keeping Children Safe in Education is a statutory Department for Education document that all schools are required to follow when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. It covers many aspects of safeguarding, including different forms of abuse, early help processes, safer recruitment, how concerns must be reported and the role of the Designated Safeguarding Leads.

School Guidance

Please take a look at our Policies Page where you will find a range of policies which related to safeguarding, including our Child Protection Policy.

Safeguarding News

Please have a read of our Safeguarding Newsletters to keep up-to-date.