Child protection and safeguarding

All children have the right to be protected. If parents/carers have any safeguarding concerns:

• Term time during normal school hours (8:30am - 3:30pm)
  Please call the main school telephone number (01843 864941) to contact one or more of the following members of staff:
  • Mrs A Dillon (Designated Safeguarding Lead)
  • Mrs Ives (Senior Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead)
  • Miss Bolt (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead)
  • Mr Wakeley (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead)

Alternatively, you can send a message by clicking their name above.

• All other times (weekends, school holidays and any day between 3:30pm and 8:30am)
  Please contact Integrated Children’s Services on 03000 411111 (office hours) or 03000 419191 (out of office hours).
• If you believe a child is in immediate danger, always contact 999 for assistance.

Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy (updated April 2023)

Online safety is an important part of keeping children safe at Dane Court Grammar School, and is taken very seriously.

We have a strong culture of protecting students and understand that technology itself can be a valuable tool, but it does need to be respected. Our students have signed our acceptable use policy and this covers school devices and students’ devices when used in school.

Our students are taught how to be safe and behave online, but we can only be successful in achieving this, if school, students and parents work together. Parents can familiarise themselves with ways to protect their children online, in the websites listed below. Please ensure that your children have privacy settings maximised and that they know who they are accepting and talking to online.