Safeguarding
Priory Woods School is fully committed to safeguarding our children and this is at the forefront of everything we do in school. Safeguarding means keeping your child happy, healthy and safe. All staff receive annual safeguarding training and are aware of how to keep our pupils safe and what signs to look out for. Our pupils are encouraged to share any concerns and we have robust policies and processes in place that underpin what we do.
We actively support the Government’s Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism and work closely with statutory and voluntary sectors to ensure we fulfill our safeguarding duties. Middlesbrough Council's Prevent resources
We are an Operation Encompass School. Operation Encompass directly connects the police with schools to ensure better outcomes for children who are subject or witness to police-attended incidents of domestic abuse. Find out more here
The School has a Designated Link Safeguarding Governor: Mr David Mudd
If you have any immediate safeguarding concerns please contact the school office on 01642 770540 and ask to speak to Vicky McDermott Deputy Head teacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead or Emma Fox Head Teacher.
Other safeguarding support
Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)
Mr Peter Storey
middlesbroughLADO@middlesbrough.gov.uk / 01642 726004 / 07929854418
Multi Agency Children's Hub (MACH) Team
Middlesbrough MACH: MiddlesbroughMACH@middlesbrough.gov.uk / 01642 726004
Redcar MACH: RedcarMACH@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk / 01642 130700
Stockton MACH (Children's Hub or CHUB): childrenshub@hartlepool.gov.uk / 01429 284284
Cleveland Police
Phone: 101
Other Useful Links:
Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
Keeping Children Safe in Education
