Safeguarding is at the core of everything we do at William Howard School to ensure our students receive the highest standard of care and education. We are fully committed to the welfare and safety of every student, believing that each one deserves to learn in a supportive, caring, and secure environment, free from all forms of abuse. Our “Not in Our School” mantra reinforces the message that every individual has the right to feel safe, valued, and supported. In addition to our Designated Safeguarding Leads, we have a dedicated wider safeguarding team that works collaboratively to provide exceptional safeguarding measures across our entire school community.
If any members of the school or local community have concerns about the welfare of a child in the school, or if you have any safeguarding queries, please contact our School Safeguarding Team.
Email: safeguarding@williamhoward.cumbria.sch.uk
Alternatively, you can speak to any member of staff in school if you are concerned about bullying, discriminatory behaviour, risk-taking behaviour or anything that makes you worried for your own or someone’s safety.
Our Designated Safeguarding Leads are:
Miss Carruthers (scarruthers@williamhoward.cumbria.sch.uk) is the designated teacher responsible for children who are looked after, or previously looked after children.
Cumbria Education Trust’s Child Protection and Engagement Officer is Mrs G Creighton (gcreighton@cumbriaeducationtrust.org)
Our LAB members with special responsibility for Safeguarding are John Storr and Joanna Grey.
Our wider school Safeguarding Team are:
Online Safety Information
UK Safer Internet Centre SEND advice pages
Provides a range topics and suggestions for starting and having discussions with young people with SEND about their online experiences. SEND – UK Safer Internet Centre
Think u know?
CEOP education programme. They provide a range resources and information on how to protect yourself online. Resources are provided for parents and for different age groups of children. CEOP Education (thinkuknow.co.uk)
Little Digital Helps Toolkit
Created in partnership with Tesco Mobile, this is a one-stop shop for all the things you need to set controls and privacy settings on new and old devices that your children use, with plenty of advice on how to deal with online risks. https://www.internetmatters.org/little-digital-helps-toolkit/
