‘Safeguarding Out of Hours Contact Information’.

If you have immediate concerns for the safety of a child during out of school hours, please contact either;
  • Call Derbyshire (Derbyshire County Council Social Services) 01629 533190
  • First Contact (Derby City Council Social Services) 01332 641172

 

Please click below to view the Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy

Embark Child Protection And Safeguarding Policy 2025 – 2026

Embark Annual Safeguarding Statement Of Assurance 2025 – 26

EMBARK Trust Over Arching Safeguarding Policy 2025 26

Keeping Children Safe In Education 2025

Child On Child Abuse

Designated Teacher

Separated Parents Policy 2025 – 2026

Safeguarding Roles And Responsibilities At Aldercar High School 2025

https://www.aldercarhigh.co.uk/about-us/policies/

Aldercar High Safeguarding Team

J Powdrill

Mrs J Powdrill
Designated Safeguarding Lead

S Murray

Miss S Murray
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs K Temple SENCO

Mrs Kate Temple
SENCO/Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Miss C Peplow Family Support Worker

Miss C Peplow
Family Support Worker/Safeguarding Manager/Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Tara Jones

Miss T Jones
Head of Year 7

Andy Evans

Mr A Evans
Head of Year 8/9

Mrs E Larkin Head Of Year

Mrs E Larkin
Head of Year 10/11

Mr P Aplin Head Of Year

Mr P Aplin
Strategic Lead for Behaviour

Mrs C Brighton Deputy Of Post 16

Mrs C Brighton
Head of Post-16

Mr L Gilhooly Head Of Year

Mr L Gilhooly
Alternative Provision Lead

Mrs S KellySmith Attendance Manager

Mrs S Kelly-Smith
Attendance Manager

CEOP

If you have been a victim of online abuse pictures or you’re worried about somebody else click on CEOP and report securely

IWF

Anonymously and confidentially report child sexual abuse pictures of videos on the internet – non-photographic child sexual abuse pictures – click on IWF

Derbyshire County Council Safeguarding and Child Protection

Derbyshire County Council Safeguarding and Child Protection Procedures states that effective safeguarding arrangements should aim to meet the following two key principles:

  • Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility: for services to be effective each individual and organisation should play their full part
  • A child centred approach: for services to be effective they should be based on a clear understanding of the needs and views of children

Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023): Statutory Guidance states:

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as:

  • providing help and support to meet the needs of children as soon as problems emerge
  • protecting children from maltreatment, whether that is within or outside the home, including online
  • preventing impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development
  • ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
  • promoting the upbringing of children with their birth parents, or otherwise their family network through a kinship care arrangement, whenever possible and where this is in the best interests of the children
  • taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes in line with the outcomes set out in the Children’s Social Care National Framework.

Aldercar High School takes safeguarding very seriously.  The safeguarding team not only aim to consider all of the above as thoroughly and diligently as possible, but also to plan for, and implement strategies to safeguard all those individuals who form part of the school community.

As a pupil, parent/guardian or member of staff, you will find all of the following websites and documents of benefit.