Safeguarding at Chantry 

Mrs K Binns: Deputy Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead

As the Safeguarding Lead for the school it is my job to ensure effective measures are in place to protect all children (and adults) in order to provide safe and effective care by following the procedures designed to prevent harm to a child as set out in our Safeguarding and Child Protection policy . 

If you ever have any concerns you wish to raise, please feel free to contact me at.

info@cms.cheviotlt.co.uk or on the school phone number: 01670 512874.

For day-to-day issues regarding your child, please contact their form teacher in the first instance. However, if you believe that a child is at immediate risk of harm or any other serious safeguarding concern, please contact me directly. The following staff are also fully trained as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads:

Mr Whitehead – Headteacher Mrs Lawrence- Head of Year 8

Miss Saxton – Assistant Headteacher (KS3) Mrs McDonald – Head of Year 7

Mr Maule – Assistant Headteacher (KS2) Ms MacKenzie – Head of Year 6

Mrs Russell – Head of Year 5

The following websites also offer:

Support for children 

www.Kooth.com – Emotional and mental health support for children and young people aged between 11 and 24. 

Parental support

  • Childnet offers a toolkit to support parents and carers of children of any age to start discussions about their online life, to set boundaries around online behaviour and technology use, and to find out where to get more help and support
  • Government advice about security and privacy settings, blocking unsuitable content, and parental controls
  • Internet Matters provide age-specific online safety checklists, guides on how to set parental controls on a range of devices, and a host of practical tips to help children get the most out of their digital world 152
  • Parentzone provides help for parents and carers on how to keep their children safe online 
  • UK Safer Internet Centre provide tips, advice, guides and other resources to help keep children safe online

www.qwell.io – Free, safe, anonymous mental wellbeing support for adults in the UK