Safeguarding at Winterbourne Academy

We recognises our responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. We work together with other agencies to ensure effective arrangements are in place to identify, assess and support children who are suffering from harm, responding promptly and robustly to any child protection or safeguarding concerns.

Safeguarding our school community is of paramount importance. We ensure that all our staff are aware of, and have the skills to deal with, any child protection or safeguarding concerns. We have robust recruitment procedures and professional development programmes which ensure that all staff uphold our strong ethos and values. All staff receive yearly updates as part of their child protection training as well as regular updates throughout the year.

If you have any concerns regarding the welfare or safeguarding of students please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Safeguarding Team.

You can see our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy here.

Further information and advice is available on the Olympus Academy Trust Online Safety Hub or on our Useful Links page here.

Our 'Safe to Speak’ Campaign: Developing a culture where it is ‘safe to speak’ out & making everyone feel safe to report bullying and abuse at Winterbourne Academy

South Gloucestershire Safeguarding Board

We follow the advice issued from the South Gloucestershire Safeguarding Board and their site has a range of useful information for parents and carers, as well as numbers to contact if you have concerns about the safety and wellbeing of a child.

Safeguarding Contacts

Meet our Safeguarding team here.

If you have a concern for a child's immediate safety, please contact 999.

If you have a concern for a child's wellbeing outside of term time or school hours, or would like to speak to South Gloucestershire's Access and Response Team (ART) directly, their contact details are here.