Highwood Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We have policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, which can be accessed below. 

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies, when there may be concerns about a child's welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with parents/carers first, unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child's welfare.

We actively support the Government's Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism. 

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is Mrs Faye Parker (EYFS/KS1 Assistant Head). Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSLs) are Mr Matt Hickey (Executive Headteacher), Mrs Roxy Welsh (Head of School), Mr Tom Williams (KS2 Assistant Head), Mrs Lindsay Padbury (SENCo), and Mrs Lucy Morris (Family Support Worker). The Governor with responsibility for safeguarding in our school is Mrs Alison Penny.

Other Points of Contact

Wokingham Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) – 0118 974 6141

Wokingham’s Children's Services Duty, Triage, and Assessment Team – 0118 908 8002 or Triage@wokingham.gov.uk.

Reading Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) – 0118 937 2684 or Childrenssinglepointofaccess@reading.gcsx.gov.uk

NSPCC - 0808 800 5000

Thames Valley Police non-emergency telephone number – 101

Call 999 in an emergency if you believe a child is in immediate danger.

 

The latest version of our Child Protection and Safeguarding policy can be found on our Policies page here.