Safeguarding
Holy Trinity seeks to adopt an open and accepting attitude towards children as part of their responsibility for pastoral care. The school hopes that parents and children will feel free to talk about any concerns and will see school as a safe place if there are any difficulties at home.
If you have any concerns about the welfare of a child, you can always come in and speak to our staff.
Please make yourself familiar with our Designated Safeguarding leads:
Victoria Shepherd
Acting Headteacher, Designated Safeguarding Lead
Liz Hill
SENDCo, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Our Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) is Jon Goddard (Tel: 01454 866000)
As a school, we work together to:
- support parents/carers who wish to work more closely with the school by providing an easy point of contact
- to offer pastoral support to children outside of the classroom
- to listen to parents wishing to share more regarding their child and situations at home
- point parents in the right direction to find out about services in the community
Safeguarding staff are easily contacted via the school office or often in the school playground in the morning.Jon Goddard
For more information regarding Safeguarding at Holy Trinity please read thee policies: Safeguarding and Child Protection, & Anti-Bullying.
Also, please download our Stranger Danger advice Stranger-Danger-Advice-for-Parents-and-Children.
Useful Safeguarding Contacts and Links
Access and Response Team – 01454 86 6000 (during working hours)
Emergency duty team – 01454 615165 (out of hours)
Police – 101 for non-urgent issues & 999 if urgent and an immediate response is needed
Domestic Abuse Concerns - Next Link South Glos domestic abuse telephone help lines are open 8:30am – 5:30pm Monday to Friday and 9:30am – 1:00pm on Saturday 0800 4700 280
Mental health support - CAMHS (if young person is currently under CAMHS) – 01454 862431 or if you are concerned that you are not able to keep your child safe or they are not able to keep themselves safe then take them to the Accident & Emergency department at Bristol Children’s hospital or call for an ambulance.
Food banks links for families living in South Glos
https://oneyou.southglos.gov.uk/eat-well/food-poverty-support/
Food banks links for families living in Bristol
https://www.trusselltrust.org/
https://eastbristol.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/how-to-get-help/
Parents worried about exploitation - https://paceuk.info/ or for confidential help and advice, call Pace on 0113 240 5226
CHILDLINE – 0800 1111 or visit their website www.childline.org.uk
Samaritans – 116 123
Please download as required. Paper copies of all documents are available from the school office.
