Safeguarding
If you have any questions or concerns and you would like to contact a Designated Safeguarding Lead at the school please email safeguarding@willowvale.org.uk.
Willow Vale school has a Safeguarding team who work closely together to ensure we keep our children and young people safe.
Everyone who comes into contact with children, young people and their families has a role to play in safeguarding children. School staff are particularly important as they are in a position to identify concerns early and provide help for children, to prevent concerns from escalating.
Our Welfare Team are available to work with families, where concerns are raised at the earliest opportunity and/or where families identify that they need support themselves.
Staff at Willow Vale School, work closely with Social Care, the Police, Health Services and other services to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.
All staff at Willow Vale School receive appropriate training for their roles, in order to be able to safeguard children and young people. Training includes:
- Safeguarding and Child Protection
- E-Safety
- Prevent – Extremism and Radicalisation
- Child Sexual Exploitation among other topics
Safeguarding Roles
Kim Lawrence - Headteacher and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)
Nic Anstice - Designated Safeguarding Lead for Taunton
Sarah Harding – Designated Safeguarding Lead for Bridgwater
Mary-Jane Hinchliffe - Safeguarding Governor
The School’s Safeguarding Policy explains in detail the school’s procedures. The school Safeguarding Policy links explicitly to Keeping Children Safe in Education.
If you have any concerns and would like more information, you can contact one of the Designated Safeguarding Leads at the school or follow the links below for more information:
NSPCC CEOP Education Safer Internet Avon & Somerset Police - CSE Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025
At Willow Vale School, Sedgemoor we are committed to the welfare and safeguarding of our students. We expect all staff, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment