Designated Safeguarding Leads Structure and Reporting Process
We would like to introduce ourselves as Severndale Academy’s Co-Lead DSLs (Designated Safeguarding Leads).
The following information detail our process for reporting a safeguarding concern and the structure of our wider Designated Safeguarding Lead team who support the reporting process.
You will see that each department has a Designated Safeguarding Lead. If you have any queries or concerns around safeguarding or would like advice, please contact your child’s or young person’s departmental DSL in the first instance.
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Designated Safeguarding Leads Structure and Reporting Process
Member of staff/ visitor/ child or young person reports their concern to a DSL
The DSL will support the person to address the concern
- If it is a new concern, the staff member will record onto My Concern.
- If it is part of an on-going concern, the DSL will add a note on to the pupil chronology with the member of staff.
Staff: The member of staff will follow the advice of the DSL to ensure the right actions are taken.
The DSL may refer the concern to parent carer/Early Help/Social Worker/FPOC.
The staff member will follow up with the DSL for feedback.
Visitor/ child/ YP/ vulnerable adult: The DSL will use the schools’ safeguarding system, My Concern, to either add the new concern, or put a note onto the child’s chronology to add and assess against the wider picture.
The DSL will record the concern directly onto My Concern with the visitor/ child or young person present (where possible/ appropriate). The DSL will use the words and phrasing that the reporter uses.
The DSL may refer the concern to parent carer/Early Help/Social Worker/FPOC.
The DSL will agree an appropriate time/ date to follow up with the reporter.
- If the allocated department based deputy DSL is unavailable, please report the concern to any DSL for support as soon as possible. If DSLs are not available/ school is closed/ concern is urgent and in need of immediate support please report the concern to FPOC (0345 6789021)/ NSPCC (0808 800 5000)/ police (101/ 999).
- Any concerns about an adult in a position of trust (a member of staff), or unresolved concerns, must be taken to the Principal (via a DSL if the Principal is unavailable).
