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Safeguarding

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.

At Holderness, we strive to ensure that all our students feel safe, cared for and supported at school. We are always here to listen and to discuss you or your child’s fears, worries and concerns. We place student well-being at the heart of everything we do.  

Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available here.

To read Keeping Children Safe in Education, please click here. 

Our Safeguarding Team

Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

Mr Watts
Safeguarding Manager (DDSL)

Mrs Ruston
Attendance and Welfare Manager

Miss Jennings
Year 7 Pastoral Manager

Mrs Weidemann
Year 8 Pastoral Manager

Miss Wrightson
Year 9 Pastoral Manager

Mrs Neilson
Year 10 Pastoral Manager

Miss Meek
Year 11 Pastoral Manager

Miss Gale
SEND and Well-being Champion

Miss Smales

All Staff

If you need to discuss concerns regarding your child or another student, please initially contact their Pastoral Manager.  

If your concern is of a child protection or safeguarding nature, please contact reception and ask to speak to our Designated Safeguarding Lead, in the first instance.

If you have any Child Protection concerns during the school holiday periods or outside of our usual hours, it is crucial to contact the local authority immediately. For those of you in the East Riding area, you can reach the 'Early Help and Safeguarding Hub' (SaPH) at 01482 395500 during office hours or 01482 241273 after hours. Additionally, you can find more information and report concerns online using the following link - Reporting concerns

What the law says 

Children’s Act 1989, section 27 and 47, and the Children’s Act 2004 both state that it is the duty of schools to act “to safeguard and promote the welfare of children who are in need”. 

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as: 

  • Protecting children from maltreatment 

  • Preventing impairment of children’s health or development 

  • Ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care 

  • Undertaking that role so as to enable those children to have optimum life chances and to enter adulthood successfully 

Child protection is a part of safeguarding and promoting welfare.   

This refers to the activity which is undertaken to protect specific children who are suffering or are at risk of suffering significant harm. Areas of harm are defined under the following headings: 

  • Physical abuse 

  • Emotional abuse 

  • Sexual abuse and  

  • Neglect 

Where there are concerns about the welfare of any child or young person all staff/volunteers have a duty to share those concerns with the designated child protection co-ordinator. As a parent or visitor to the school any concerns you have should be communicated directly to the Safeguarding Team. 

 

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