Springwood Federation ensure that everyone, this includes staff and volunteers or visitors to the site, who comes into contact with children and their families has a role to play in safeguarding children. Springwood staff are particularly important as they are in a position to identify concerns early and provide help for children, to prevent concerns from escalating. Springwood  staff form part of the wider safeguarding system for children. This system is described in statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education'.  Springwood schools work with social care, the police, health services and other services to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. The designated safeguarding leads will provide support to staff members to carry out their safeguarding duties and who will liaise closely with other services such as children’s social care. 

Designated Safeguarding Lead responsibilities

• Jo Livingstone (Executive Headteacher)

Deputy DSLs:

• Charlotte Stevenson (Deputy Headteacher and SENDCo)
• Declan Curry (Deputy Headteacher, Curriculum and Teaching and Learning Leader)
• Charlotte Sexton (Esafety and Computing Leader)
• Stephanie Hescott-Lawrence (SENDCo)
• Jasmine Barnes (EYFS Leader) - From 27.4.26

We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children.

We make every effort to provide a safe and welcoming environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe that they are being listened to.

We maintain an attitude of “it could happen here” where safeguarding is concerned. The purpose of this is to provide staff, volunteers and governors with the framework they need in order to keep children safe and secure in our school and to inform parents and guardians how we will safeguard their children whilst they are in our care.

Please arrange to meet with a DSL if you have any concerns about a pupil or family. Remember that you can also report concerns directly to agencies. Please see below for useful telephone numbers if you have any concerns.

Hampshire Children’s Services

For general public 08:30-17:00 (08:30-16:30 on Fridays)

0300 555 1384

Hampshire Police

10962 841534, 101 or 999

NSPCC Child Protection Line

0808 800 5000

Childline

0800 1111

Stop it now- sexual Abuse Helpline for adults

0808 1000 900 https://www.stopitnow.org.uk/

Please refer below for the full safeguarding statement, the staff code of conduct and volunteering in schools