We have a dedicated Safeguarding team who work every day to ensure students at Liskeard School are safe, supported and educated about leading healthy, happy lives. If you are worried about anything, please do get in touch, we will always offer a friendly, listening ear.

Meet the team

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as:

• Protecting children and young people from maltreatment
• Preventing the impairment of their health or development
• Ensuring that they are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
• Enabling them to have optimum life chances and enter adulthood successfully

Liskeard School has a Whole School Safeguarding Policy, and associated procedures in place to ensure that Safeguarding / Child Protection issues are dealt with efficiently and appropriately.

All staff, including our support staff, visitors, and volunteers are made aware of our procedures, and parents/carers are welcome to read the Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy which is available via the Trust Policies page.

We are committed to keeping children and young people safe against radicalisation and extremism, further information on this can be found on the PSHE page.

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will always ensure that our concerns about our students are discussed with their parents/carers first, unless there is reason to believe that this is not in the student’s best interests.

If you have a concern about a child, particularly if you think s/he may be suffering or at risk of suffering harm, it is your responsibility to share the information promptly with any of the safeguarding officers above or contact the Multi-agency referral Unit on 0300 123 1116 out of school hours. You can also use the student support form: Student Support Request Form

For brilliant, free advice and guidance about how to help your child with their mental health and wellbeing, please visit our webpage, supporting your child's health and wellbeing: Supporting Your Child's Health & Well-being

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