Safeguarding

If you have any safeguarding concerns about a student in the school, please contact a member of the Safeguarding Team.

  • Mr D Askew, Deputy Headteacher is Designated Senior Lead
  • Ms R Birks and Miss G Francis are the Deputy Designated Leads
  • Mrs L Carline is Pastoral Support Worker, Deputy Designated Lead

Please email them on 

if you have a concern about a student. This email is not regularly monitored during the school holidays. If you have an immediate safeguarding concern during this time, please contact the MASH directly (please see details below).

All disclosures made are assessed and reviewed with the best interests of the child and their safety as a first principle. The Safeguarding Team has very good working relationships with a wide range of external agencies including Social Care, GPs, Police, LCSS (Early Intervention Hub), (P)CAMHS, Oxfordshire LADO amongst others and may refer to these and other agencies in supporting children.

Our School Counsellor is Rachael Birks (MBACP). 

Rachael is available Monday-Friday 8am-4pm term time only.

She is available to students for appointments. Referrals can be made directly from the student, from parents, staff, and other professionals. Rachael can be contacted by email. 

Wood Green also works closely with the NHS. Our School Health Nurse is Fran Thurrell. She will be in school every Tuesday during term time. 

Students can contact a School Health Nurse at other times via ChatHealth (see poster below). The rostered school nurse responding to the text will either provide information or advice or signpost the user to the appropriate services or sources of information.

Students can also start an online chat.
To chat click hereResponse time: Within 24 hours, 9am-5pm Monday to Friday (except bank holidays).

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WGS Policy on Safeguarding and Child Protection

You may also contact the following if you are concerned about the welfare of a student or adult at Wood Green School:

OCC- Local Authority Designated Officer, Oxfordshire Safeguarding

Safeguarding web page

If you are concerned about the wellbeing of a young person, you can make a referral to the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH).
0345 050 7666

If you consider a child to be in immediate danger you should always phone 999.

USEFUL INFORMATION

Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board (OSCB) has produced a useful leaflet if you are worried about child sexual exploitation.

Child Sexual Exploitation Leaflet

 

Key Points for Parents ​Is a useful  leaflet about drugs and alcohol and decision making, produced by West Oxfordshire Learning Partnership. 

Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board

Child Rescue Alert

Updated: Oct 2024