SAFEGUARDING

Designated Safeguarding Leads

Please contact one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads if you have a query or concern.

Miss Kathryn Barton (Designated Safeguarding Lead and Deputy Headteacher)

kathrynb9@charlesworth.derbyshire.sch.uk

Mr Philip Whiston (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and Headteacher)

pwhiston@charlesworth.derbyshire.sch.uk

How do I report a safeguarding concern in Derbyshire?

If you have an immediate concern that a child is suffering from or at risk of significant harm, please telephone Call Derbyshire on 01629 533190 to get help and advice or request support for a child.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding the welfare and wellbeing of our pupils as well as protecting them from significant harm, is our prime concern at Charlesworth VC Primary School.

As a school we fully recognise our responsibilities for Child Protection and Safeguarding. Our Child Protection and Safeguarding policy fully sets out how the school will deliver these responsibilities.

Safeguarding includes issues such as

Child Protection
Pupil Health and Safety
Online Safety
Bullying/Cyber-bullying
Appropriate medical provision.

All of these areas have specific policies and guidance which can be found on this page.

Important documents:

Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026

In accordance with the above procedures, the School carries out an annual audit of its Safeguarding provision (S175 Safeguarding Audit, which is a requirement of the Education Act 2002 & 2006) a copy of which is sent to the Local Authority Safeguarding Team.

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