Safeguarding Team

Hylands School holds the safety, health, well being and welfare of its students as paramount.  We are committed to safeguarding and work together to ensure that our students thrive in a safe and supportive environment, whatever their age, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual identity or gender.

All staff in the school are trained in Safeguarding and Child Protection issues and are kept up to date with changes in legislation and practice. We take any allegation and suspicion of abuse seriously and will respond to them promptly.

All staff recruited to the school undergo a rigorous safer recruitment process in line with the Statutory Guidance outlined by ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ July 2016 and as a consequence all of the necessary background checks for example DBS are completed before staff begin employment.

Safeguarding Students

Here at Hylands School we believe that every member of the school community has a right to an education free from intimidation and fear.

Safeguarding Concerns

If you have any concerns please contact our safeguarding lead Ms T Richardson by telephoning the school.

If you have any concerns about the safety of a student at the college, please do not hesitate to contact us.

If you or a child is in immediate danger, phone the Police on 999.

Report a Bullying Concern

If you have a bullying concern please report it and a member of the pastoral team will contact you.

Report a Safeguarding Concern

If you have a safeguarding concern please report it and a member of the safeguarding team will contact you.

If you need urgent support or you are at risk contact 999. Please note we allow two working days for responses to emails or telephone calls. Please read more at the bottom of the page.

As a School, we are dedicated to keeping our students safe and well. The school offers many opportunities for students to learn about healthy and safe life choices and works hard to provide a caring and supportive environment. We recognise that some students may need more support than others and have a strong pastoral system to ensure that students feel nurtured and listened to. 

Students are at risk as young people from a range of potentially harmful situations. Our staff are trained regularly about how to recognise any signs of risk of harm and student safety. 

If you have any concerns about the safety of a student at the school, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

Please see our safeguarding policies, links for which are provided on this page below.