Safeguarding Statement
At St Augustine's our aim is to ensure the safety and well being of all our pupils and staff and to follow laws and guidelines for the protection of children and adults. We value all those with whom we come into contact and aim to treat all people with respect and care.
We have created this policy statement with due regard to: Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2020) and the most recent guidance, Common law duty of confidence, Human Rights Act 1998, Data Protection Act 1998, Children Act 2004, Freedom of Information Act 2000, The Caldicott Standards,
Safe guarding outcomes for children are:
Children and young people are safe
effective services in taking reasonable steps to ensure that young people are safe
Safeguarding is not just protecting children from deliberate harm, it includes:
September 2020
Our Designated Safeguarding Leads are: listed below. If you have ant cncerns about the safety of a child pleas contact them via telephone 01892 529796 or by email:
Mr Jon Crozier Designated Safeguarding Lead headteacher@st-Agustines.kent.sch.uk
Mrs Judith Taylor Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead judith.taylor@st-Augustines.kent.sch.uk
Miss Simone Curry Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead Simone.curry@st-Augustines.kent.sch.uk
Mrs Annemarie Whittle, Executive Principal, is also trained in Safeguarding