Safeguarding

Winterbourne Academy recognises its responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

We work together with other agencies to ensure effective arrangements are in place to identify, assess and support children who are suffering from harm.

Safeguarding our school community is of paramount importance. We ensure that all our staff are aware of, and have the skills to deal with, any child protection or safeguarding concerns. We have robust recruitment procedures and professional development programmes which ensure that all our staff uphold our strong ethos and values. All of our staff receive yearly updates as part of their child protection training.

If you have any concerns regarding the welfare or safeguarding of students please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Safeguarding Team below.

Our 'Safe to Speak’ Campaign: Developing a culture where it is ‘safe to speak’ out & making everyone feel safe to report bullying and abuse at Winterbourne Academy

Key School Contacts

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Assistant Headteacher

Mr Kieran Mogford

Kieran.Mogford@olympustrust.co.uk

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mr Dan Blishen

Dan.Blishen@olympustrust.co.uk

Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs Stacey Gwynn

Stacey.Gwynn@olympustrust.co.uk

Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead

Miss Brooke Hamblin

Brooke.Hamblin@olympustrust.co.uk

Our Pastoral Team can also support you, their contacts details are as follows:

Heads of Year:

Year 7 - Miss Wood Naomi.Wood@olympustrust.co.uk

Year 8 - Ms Jones Sarah.Jones@olympustrust.co.uk

Year 9 - Mr Blackwell Samuel.Blackwell@olympustrust.co.uk

Year 10 - Mr Donlin Ben.Donlin@olympustrust.co.uk

Year 11 - Mrs Watkins Sarah.Watkins@olympustrust.co.uk

Post 16 - Mr Cosgrove Peter.Cosgrove@olympustrust.co.uk

Student Support Assistants:

Year 7 - Miss Webb Bethan.Webb@olympustrust.co.uk

Year 8 - Mrs Moon Mandy.Moon@olympustrust.co.uk

Year 9 - Mr Clark Ben.Clark@olympustrust.co.uk

Year 10 - Miss Lewis Sophie.Lewis@olympustrust.co.uk

Year 11 - Mr Cox Sam.Cox@olympustrust.co.uk

They can also be reached using the main school number 01454 252000.

The Designated Trustee with responsibility for Child Protection is Dawn Kingscott- you can make contact via the Clerk to Governors at Rosie.Gosling@winterbourneacademy.org.uk.

South Gloucestershire Safeguarding Board

We follow the advice issued from the South Gloucestershire Safeguarding Board and their site has a range of useful information for parents and carers as well as numbers to contact if you have concerns about the safety and wellbeing of a child.