Woodlands Academy takes safeguarding very seriously. It is everybody’s responsibility to act if they feel that a child is not being cared for properly or being put at risk. If you suspect that a child is at risk or being harmed, please contact one of the school’s safeguarding team. Any conversations will be dealt with sensitively and confidentially.
Lisa Craig – Designated Safeguarding Lead and Headteacher
Mike Rylands – Deputy Safeguarding Lead and Assistant Head
Lianne Sheldon – Deputy Safeguarding Lead and Family Link Worker
Report your concerns about a child as a member of the public
If you’re concerned about the well-being of a child, contact the First Response Team on 0117 903 6444
When their offices are closed, call the Emergency Duty Team on 01454 615 165.
If the child is at immediate risk, call the Police on 999.
Other numbers you can call:
NSPCC 24 hour Helpline: 0808 800 5000 (free from a landline)
NSPCC Text helpline: 88858 (service is free and anonymous)
Police: 101 (non-emergency calls)
Other useful websites:
If you have any safeguarding concerns about staff, it is vital that you speak to the headteacher as soon as possible. Should you feel that your concerns have not been dealt with appropriately by the school or Academy Councillors, you should contact the Local Authority Designated Officer.
For Bristol, the LADO is Nichola Laird
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 0117 903 7795
Our school community is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. We require all adults that undertake work within the school to have a current DBS check.
We have a safeguarding policy that is available to all interested parties from the school website or from our school office. All adults who work at the school must ensure they are aware of and follow our policies and procedures in regard to safeguarding children.
When we have concerns about a child’s welfare we will share information and work in partnership with other agencies.
We will always ensure that our concerns about pupils are discussed with their parents/carers first, unless we have reason to believe that this is not in the child’s best interest.
Concerns about a child should be discussed with one of the following members of staff.
Lisa Craig
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mike Rylands
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Lianne Sheldon
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Further information on safeguarding can be obtained from the South West Safeguarding & Child Protection Group.
Woodlands Academy takes its Prevent duty very seriously. The Prevent duty became law back in 2015. This is a duty on all schools and registered early years providers to have due regard to preventing people being drawn into terrorism. In order to protect children in our care, we must be alert to any reason for concern in the child’s life at home or elsewhere.
Please follow the links below for further information:
Educate Against Hate
Prevent Duty Information
ACT Early
Children at Woodlands Academy use the internet on a regular basis as part of their learning. In school we have regular e-safety activities to remind children of the importance of keeping themselves safe online. When using laptops/Chrome books/iPads/tablets, children are continually reminded of how to keep themselves safe and get the best from the amazing resources of the internet. The CLF uses SENSO to help us monitor the use of the internet and immediately alerts us to any inappropriate content.
Please follow the links below for further information:
Childnet Supporting Young People Online (multiple languages)
The National College Guides Use this site to search for information about apps your children are using
Internet Matters App Platform Use this site to search for information about apps your children are using
ASC Cyber Project
CEOP Think U Know
CEOP Jessie and Friends resources for 4-7 year olds
We all enjoy using the internet, it can be fun and it allows us to find out lots of information, BUT there are some rules to follow to keep ourselves and each other safe. Please look at the information here for advice and always ask someone at home or a teacher or TA if you have any questions. Every year you will receive e-safety lessons in PSHE and there will be e-safety assemblies on a regular basis.
Remember to use WHISPER to make an alert about anything which is worrying you about the internet or gaming. (See below or the CONTACT page of this website).
Remember, everything on the list below uses the internet.
Article 17 and Article 36 from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child both relate to children’s right to be safe on the internet.
Article 17 (access to information from mass media)
Every child has the right to reliable information from the media.
This should be information that children can understand.
Governments must help protect children from materials that could harm them.
Article 36 (other forms of exploitation)
Governments must protect children from all other forms of bad treatment.
As part of our ongoing e-Safety we have recently added a new facility, called Whisper. This allows children, parents and careers to report and inform us of any e-safety concerns they may have. Whisper consists of a website button/link that launches an online dialogue-box. That information is then sent to an allocated email address in school, and the issues can be looked at and dealt with accordingly.
Female genital mutilation is the mutilation of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. It is often referred to as female circumcision, ‘cutting’ or ‘sunna’.
If you are worried that this might happen to you or someone you know, you can speak to a member of the safeguarding team in school. They will be able to help and support you.
Alternatively, you can report this abuse by contacting one of the following:
If there’s immediate danger or if you or someone you know is in immediate danger of FGM, contact the police.
Call 999 to report emergencies or 101 for non-emergencies.
You should also contact the Foreign and Commonwealth Office if you know a British national who’s already been taken abroad. Phone number: 020 7008 1500
You can also contact the NSPCC anonymously if you are worried that a girl or young woman is at risk or a victim on FGM
NSPCC FGM Helpline
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 0800 028 3550
Sexual exploitation can take many forms from the seemingly ‘consensual’ relationship where sex is exchanged for attention/affection, accommodation or gifts, to serious organised crime and child trafficking. What marks out exploitation is an imbalance of power within the relationship. The perpetrator always holds some kind of power over the victim, increasing the dependence of the victim as the exploitative relationship develops.
The NSPCC has useful information, follow this link to find out more:
NSPCC Child Exploitation information
Next link provide a range of services for parents who may be experiencing domestic abuse, follow this link for more information.
