Safeguarding

At Millbrook Combined School, the health, safety and well-being of every child are our paramount concern. We listen to our pupils and take seriously what they tell us. Our aim is for children to enjoy their time as pupils in this school. We want to work in partnership with you to help your child achieve their full potential and make a positive contribution.

To promote a safe environment for pupils, our selection and recruitment policy includes all checks on staff and regular volunteers' suitability, including Disclosure and Barring Service checks, as recommended by Buckinghamshire Council in accordance with current legislation.

In accordance with our responsibilities under section 175/157 of the Education Act 2002 and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, we have a Designated Safeguarding Lead for Child Protection (Headteacher) who is a member of the senior leadership team, and had received appropriate training for this role. It is their responsibility to ensure that all staff in contact with children receive child protection awareness training on a regular basis.

Occasions do arise when our concern about a child means we have to consult other agencies. Whilst we would always aim to work in partnership with parents, there may be exceptions to this when concerns are raised for the protection of a child.

On very rare occasions Social Care, whilst undertaking an investigation under Section 47 of the Children's Act 1989, may want to speak to a child without parental knowledge. This would be a decision made in collaboration with partner agencies and would only be done in situations where a child might be at immediate risk. To gain consent at this point may increase the level of risk to the child or cause evidence of a crime to be lost.

The procedures, which we follow, have been laid down by Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Children's Partnership, and the school has adopted a Child Protection Policy in line with this for the safety of all. If you want to know more about our procedures, please speak to the Headteacher, the school office or your child's class teacher. The Child Protection Policy can be found within the policy section on our website or by clicking the link below.

The Safeguarding governor for Millbrook Combined School is Samantha DaCosta. 

The Filtering and Monitoring governor is Samantha DaCosta.

The safeguarding team can be contacted by email on safeguarding@millbrook.bucks.sch.uk or via the school office (01494 524791).

Mrs K Sokhi- Deputy Headteacher is the Named Designated Safeguarding Lead:

Supported by the following Designated Safeguarding Lead: 

Mrs J Watson-Interim Consultant Headteacher

Mrs C Goodman - Inclusion Lead

Mrs C Payne - Lower School Lead

Mrs K Profit - Child Protection and Early Help Officer 

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