We take our responsibilities to protect our children from all forms of abuse very seriously. Orchard Head has a specialist safeguarding team in place who our pupils know that they can talk to if anything is worrying them. If you would like to speak to a member of the team, please call the School Office to make an appointment.
| Designated Safeguarding Lead: | Joanna Carr - Assistant Headteacher |
| Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads: | Joe Mitchell - Headteacher, Kieron O'Toole - Assistant Headteacher, Amy Holmes-Edwards - SENCo, James Ward - Teacher, Dawn Higginson - Learning Mentor and Denise Miles - Senior Admin |
| Nominated Safeguarding and Vulnerable Children SPRB Member: | Tim Craven |
We have several detailed policies to keep our children safe and we also recommend some other organisations who may be able to help with any concerns – the links are below: