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 they can talk to if anything’s worrying them. If you’d like to speak to a member of the team, please call the office to make an appointment.
| Designated Safeguarding Lead: | Joanna Carr, Assistant Headteacher |
| Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads: | Joe Mitchell, Head of School, Kieron O'Toole, Assistant Headteacher, Emma Lightowler, SENCO, Dawn Higginson, Learning Mentor and Denise Miles, Senior Admin |
| Nominated Safeguarding and Vulnerable Children SPRB Member: | Mr 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: