Safeguarding

King Edward VI High School is dedicated to safeguarding the welfare of all our children and young people.

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We are passionate about the role we play in supporting students and their families and we strive to enable every one of our young people to learn and develop in a safe and secure environment. 

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King Edward VI High School is committed to continually strengthening relations with parents, carers and students as well as promoting the welfare and safety of all the young people who attend. 

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Mr Jason Christey (Headteacher) is the Designated Safeguarding Lead at the school and is supported by the Safeguarding Officer, Mrs Shona Christey as well as two other deputy leads Mrs Julie Clayton and Ms Jade Archer. 

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Any concerns relating to a child protection issue should be raised with any member of staff (who are all trained to help in the first instance) or directly with the Safeguarding Lead or the deputies. 

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As part of our duty to safeguard children we will work closely with a number of outside agencies and services. If we have concerns about a child’s welfare or safety then we will report these to the appropriate people.

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A copy of our Safeguarding Policy is available here.

We are able to access and provide a variety of different services that can support students and their families in times of need and we work closely with many outside services and agencies to ensure students and their families can receive all the support they may require. 

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The school has an email address for Safeguarding so students, parents and members of the community are able to share concerns about any young person from our school. It also provides an alternative method for students to share anything they wish to about themselves, if they need some help and support. This is a confidential service so the identity of any person who reports a concern about another individual will not be disclosed. However, as always, if we believe someone is at risk of harm we cannot offer confidentiality in these circumstances and may have to share information.