Safeguarding
A MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER
As part of our ongoing work to safeguard and protect every student at Shevington High School, there are several key pieces of information that I would like to bring to your attention. Firstly, within the policies area of our school website, you can access all of our policies and procedures. should you need to refer to them, these are also on this page. In particular, I am obliged to draw your attention to our ‘Behaviour’ and ‘Child Protection and Safeguarding’ policies which contain key information regarding our day to day work and practice in these fundamental areas. In addition, as a school, we are required to identify our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSLs) and Safeguarding and Inclusion Officer. These staff are responsible for addressing and responding to any issues that arise of a safeguarding or child protection nature in school. Parents should be aware that the school may have to make referrals about suspected cases of abuse and neglect to Children’s Social Care.
Should you have any concerns regarding the safety of a student at school, please do not hesitate to contact someone from the safeguarding team. To do so, you can email enquiries@shevingtonhigh.org.uk, use our 'Contact Us' section on the website or call us on 01257 400990.
At Shevington High School, our safeguarding team includes:
- Mr D Morgan – Assistant Headteacher – Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
- Mrs K Milward - SENDCO- Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)
- Mrs L Johnson – Deputy Headteacher – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)
- Miss A Davies – Safeguarding and Inclusion Officer - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)
As well as our Designated Safeguarding officers we have five Heads of Years. Each Head of Year is responsible for a Year group and will support pupils and parents in any pastoral issues/general queries. You can contact Heads of Year using the Contact us form on the website and choose your child's year group or using the school enquiries@shevingtonhigh.org.uk email.
- Miss K Miller - Year 7
- Mrs D Fairhurst - Year 8
- Miss Townsend - Year 9
- Mr Higson - Year 10
- Mrs Hill - Year 11
I also ask that, should you change any contact details or information, you notify school, in writing, as soon as possible? It is imperative that we hold accurate contact details for all students, including current parent/carer mobile phone numbers, in case of emergency.
We would also like to ask for your support in being vigilant and monitoring your child’s online/social media activity. We are experiencing unprecedented numbers of cases, involving students at school, in receipt of suspicious or unusual online activity. We work very closely with Greater Manchester Police and other agencies to address issues and to educate students in the dangers and risks of befriending or communicating with people online that are unknown to the individual.
Please click link to access the Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy
Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy
Please click link to access our Behaviour Policy
Reporting an Urgent Safeguarding Concern Outside of School Hours About a Child in Wigan.
If you have an urgent Safeguarding concern that can not wait until the next school day, you can report your concerns via Wigan Safeguarding Partnership. Information of the different routes available depending on the concern can be found using the link below:
Wigan Safeguarding Partnership
The telephone number for the central point of contact is : 01942 828300
E-Safety, Mental Health and Wellbeing
Please follow the links below to some additional information: