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Safeguarding

Wrekin View and the Learning Community Trust are

Committed to keeping our pupils safe both in and outside school

At our academy, safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and underpins everything we do. Keeping children safe is our highest priority, and we are committed to providing an environment where every child feels safe, valued, respected and able to learn and thrive.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a safe, nurturing and inclusive environment where every child and adult feels safe, valued, respected and listened to. The welfare of our pupils is at the heart of everything we do, and we work tirelessly to ensure that children are protected from harm and supported to thrive both in and beyond school.

We have dedicated safeguarding and child protection staff who are trained to support children and families. Their details are clearly displayed throughout the academy, ensuring that pupils, staff and visitors know who to approach if they have a concern. In addition, all staff receive regular safeguarding training and understand their responsibility to identify concerns, act appropriately and help keep children safe. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, and all members of our academy community play a vital role in promoting a culture of vigilance and care.

Our academy is committed to the principles of Keeping Children Safe in Education and works closely with families, external agencies and the wider community to promote the emotional, physical and mental wellbeing of all children and young people. Through robust policies, effective procedures and a strong culture of safeguarding, we strive to ensure that every child feels safe, supported and able to achieve their full potential

Our polices in relation to safeguarding can be found on our policies page – click here

Wrekin View's

Safety Squad

At Wrekin View, the safety and wellbeing of every child is our highest priority. Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do and is firmly embedded in our school culture. We believe that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and all staff follow a simple principle: Notice, Listen and Act.

Our staff are trained to recognise and respond to any concerns about a child’s welfare. They know the importance of listening carefully, recording concerns accurately and reporting them promptly, helping to ensure that no concern is ever considered too small to share.

Our experienced safeguarding team includes leaders with specialist responsibilities for areas such as online safety, attendance, behaviour, mental health and wellbeing, SEND, Early Years, Early Help, child-on-child abuse and looked-after children. This enables us to provide strong support for pupils and families while maintaining effective oversight of safeguarding across the school.

We work closely with parents, carers and external agencies, including health services, Early Help professionals and social care teams, to ensure children receive the right support at the right time. We believe that early identification and intervention are key to helping children thrive and overcome barriers to learning and wellbeing.

As the digital world continues to evolve, we place a strong emphasis on online safety. Pupils learn how to stay safe online through our curriculum, assemblies and dedicated online safety education. Staff receive regular training on emerging risks, including social media, online communication, artificial intelligence (AI), image sharing and technology-facilitated abuse.

We are also committed to ensuring that all children feel safe, respected and valued. Staff are trained to recognise and respond to child-on-child abuse and understand that harmful behaviours should never be dismissed as “banter” or part of growing up.

Pupils are encouraged to speak openly to trusted adults if they have a worry or concern. Across the school, children hear a clear message:

“I can tell. You will listen. You will help.”

At Wrekin View, we continually review and strengthen our safeguarding practices to ensure that every child can learn, grow and succeed in a safe, supportive and nurturing environment.

What is safeguarding?

It might be difficult to accept, but every child can be hurt, put at risk of harm, or abused, regardless of their age, gender, religion, or ethnicity. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as:

protecting children from maltreatment
preventing impairment of children’s mental health or development
ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes

In line with statutory guidance, Wrekin View is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Every employee (permanent or temporary) and governor of the school, as well as every volunteer who assists at the school, is aware that it is their legal duty to protect children from harm.

Our safeguarding team

Wrekin View’s designated safeguarding and child protection lead is:

Fiona Atherton – Headteacher

In addition of the designated safeguarding lead, who is the person with ultimate responsibility for safeguarding, there is a team of deputy designated safeguarding leads to support and safeguard our pupils:

Lesley Stephenson – Deputy Headteacher
Charlotte Gowen – Assistant Headteacher
Paul Kilburn – Assistant Headteacher
Hannah Barnett – Day care manager
Olly Cleevely – English Lead
Emily Hughes – Maths Lead
Hollie Taylor-Ward – SENDCO

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Contacting the safeguarding team

The safeguarding team can be contacted during our opening hours. Outside these hours, out of hours safeguarding information can be found out the Learning Community Trust’s website – click here

Please remember, if yourself or someone is in immediate risk of harm, please contact 999 or visit your nearest A&E.

Call the academy on 01952 388088 or request a call back (during office hours) using the form below.

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Wrekin View's

Safety Squad

Our Safety Squad is a dedicated pupil council that is responsible for highlighting the importance of safety across the academy. The Safety Squad takes responsibility for meeting with Mr. Kilburn to discuss ways in which our pupils’ safety and wellbeing can be promoted.
As part of their responsibilities, the Safety Squad:

lead assemblies on the subject of safeguarding
run competitions for pupils to engage with around a key safeguarding message or themed week – such as Anti-Bullying Week
monitor playground behaviour and conduct to ensure that pupils are using equipment safely
update our Safety Squad display to match ongoing projects / themes

We are proud of our Safety Squad and appreciate the efforts of the squad in helping to ensure that Wrekin View remains a happy, safe, and nurturing place for our pupils to learn and grow.