At Broomfield, the safeguarding of our school community is everyone’s responsibility and the welfare, health and safety of all pupils in our care is given the highest priority at all times.
Our Board of Governors has ultimate oversight of safeguarding to ensure our safeguarding and child protection policy is implemented effectively and updated as and when legislative changes occur whilst paying due regard to Keeping Children Safe in Education Sept 2024.
Our governor with responsibility for safeguarding is Ms Libby Nicholas.
The day-to-day management of safeguarding and child protection is delegated by our Board of Governors to the school’s safeguarding team.
Our safeguarding team is led by Mrs Jo Pache, Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL). She can be contacted at jpache@broomfieldhouse.com. Further contact details can be found in our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
The Deputy DSL is Mr Adam Anstey. Additional DDSLs are Miss Sara Sangtabi and Mrs Melissa Zammit.
The DSL will immediately report any concerns to Richmond Single Point of Access (SPA) where advice can be sought, a referral can be made and support can be planned.
Anyone can make a direct referral to an external statutory agency (of which Richmond SPA is one such Agency) under our duty of care obligations without the requirement to contact parents / carers if they consider this to be in the interests of the child.
Richmond Single Point of Access (SPA): 020 8547 5008 (office hours: 8am to 5.15pm, Monday to Thursday, and 8am to 5pm on Friday)
Emergency Duty Team (out of hours service): 020 8770 5000
If you know or suspect that a child is in immediate danger or is at risk of harm, you should contact the police on 999.
Allegations against adults working with children are reported to the Headmaster who will then immediately inform The Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO).
AFC LADO SERVICE: Referral and Contact Officer – Julie Fisher, LADO – Jackie Alsop, Head of Service- Lorissa Webber
Email: LADO@achievingforchildren.org.uk
Telephone (office hours: 8am-6.00pm): 07774 332675
