--- title: "Safeguarding Overview" url: "https://thekingswayschool.com/safeguarding/safeguarding-overview" school: "The Kingsway School" --- # Safeguarding Overview ### What is Safeguarding? Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. Safeguarding means: - providing help and support to meet the needs of children as soon as problems emerge - protecting children from maltreatment, whether that is within or outside the home, including online - preventing the impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development - ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care - taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes --- ### Safeguarding Team ![Mrs L. Likissa](https://files.schudio.com/the-kingsway-school/imagecache/360x360c/people/Likissa,_Laura_SQ(2).jpg) #### Mrs L. Likissa ##### Designated Safeguarding Lead ![Mr G. Dorsett](https://files.schudio.com/the-kingsway-school/imagecache/360x360c/people/Dorsett,_Gavin_SQ.jpg) #### Mr G. Dorsett ##### Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead ![Ms K. Roban](https://files.schudio.com/the-kingsway-school/imagecache/360x360c/people/Roban,_Kirsty_SQ.jpg) #### Ms K. Roban ##### Deputy Headteacher: Pastoral ![Miss E. Bradbury](https://files.schudio.com/the-kingsway-school/imagecache/360x360c/people/Bradbury,_Elizabeth_SQ.jpg) #### Miss E. Bradbury ##### Governor responsible for Safeguarding --- ### Intent and Core Principles Our intent and core principles are shared with all staff and promote a culture of vigilance and curiosity that allow us to identify those children in need to support in a timely manner and guide our safeguarding team in responding to concerns when they are raised. **Safeguarding Intent** At the Kingsway School, we recognise that it is everyone’s moral as well as statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of our children. We work to provide a safe, secure and welcoming environment where everyone is respected, valued and held in positive regard. We promote a climate where children are confident in sharing concerns about their own safety and wellbeing and that of others. **Safeguarding Core Principles** **![](https://thekingswayschool.com/images/Safeguarding/CoreSafeguardingPrinciples.jpg)** --- ### Child Protection Child protection is part of the safeguarding process. It focuses on protecting individual children identified as suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. This includes child protection procedures which detail how to respond to concerns about a child. Safeguarding children and child protection guidance and legislation applies to all children up to the age of 18. --- ### Specific Types of Abuse Abuse: a form of maltreatment of a child. Somebody may abuse or neglect a child by inflicting harm or by failing to act to prevent harm. Children may be abused in a family or in an institutional or community setting by those known to them or, more rarely, by others. Abuse can take place wholly online, or technology may be used to facilitate offline abuse. Children may be abused by an adult or adults or by another child or children. There are four main categories of abuse: physical, emotional, sexual and neglect. ![](https://thekingswayschool.com/images/Safeguarding/TypesOfAbuse2.jpg) --- ### Staff Training Our core Safeguarding Team are all Level 3 trained. Our DSL is also our Designated teacher for Looked After Children and Senior Mental Health Lead. All of our staff complete comprehensive training on Child Protection, Online Safety and the Prevent Duty. We have a hybrid training model, using a combination of online training via the platform Educare and face-to-face content through staff induction and inset days. In addition to statutory elements, training is responsive to safeguarding trends and the needs of staff in different roles. --- ### **Raising Concerns about Staff** Concerns about the conduct of staff or any other adult working with our students are raised directly with the Headteacher through our low-level concerns policy and all staff know how to raise concerns directly with our Local Authority Designated Officer. --- ### Safeguarding Policies Anti-Bullying Policy 2025-26 726 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-kingsway-school/files/documents/Anti-bullying_policy_2025-2026(1).pdf) Child on Child Abuse Policy 2026-27 656 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-kingsway-school/files/documents/ELT_Child_on_Child_Abuse_Policy_2026.pdf) Contractors at Work Safeguarding Policy 2026-27 980 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-kingsway-school/files/documents/ELT_Contractors_at_Work_Safeguarding_Policy_2026.pdf) Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 1.67 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-kingsway-school/files/documents/Keeping_children_safe_in_education_2026.pdf) Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy 2026-27 (ELT Trust Level) 445 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-kingsway-school/files/documents/ELT_Safeguarding_and_Child_Protection_Policy_2026.pdf) Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy 2026-27 (TKS School Level) (draft) 1.66 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-kingsway-school/files/documents/TKS_School_Level_Policy_for_Safeguarding_2026-2027.pdf) Safeguarding Concerns & Allegations made about Staff, Supply Staff, Contractors & Volunteers Policy 2026-27 407 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-kingsway-school/files/documents/ELT_Safeguarding_Concerns_Allegations_made_about_Staff_Supply_Staff_Contractors__Volunteers_Policy_2026.pdf) --- ### Further Links **[Stockport Safeguarding Children Partnership](https://www.stockport.gov.uk/topic/stockport-safeguarding-children-partnership-sscp)** **[Stockport Child Protection Referrals (contacting the MASSH)](https://www.stockport.gov.uk/contacting-the-massh)** **[Manchester Safeguarding Partnership](https://www.manchestersafeguardingpartnership.co.uk/help/)** **[Stockport Young Carers Information](https://www.signpostforcarers.org.uk/young-carers)** ### Safeguarding - [Safeguarding Overview](https://thekingswayschool.com/safeguarding/safeguarding-overview) - [Safeguarding Structure](https://thekingswayschool.com/safeguarding/structure) - [Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing](https://thekingswayschool.com/safeguarding/emotional-wellbeing) - [Reporting Concerns, Bullying & Hate Crimes](https://thekingswayschool.com/safeguarding/anti-bullying) - [Family Support](https://thekingswayschool.com/safeguarding/family-support) - [Online Safety Advice](https://thekingswayschool.com/safeguarding/online-safety-advice) - [E-Safety Acceptable Use Policy](https://thekingswayschool.com/safeguarding/e-safety) ![The Kingsway School](https://files.schudio.com/the-kingsway-school/images/logo/Kingsway-white-circle-logo-2-ver.png) #### The Kingsway School Foxland Campus Foxland Road Gatley SK8 4QX 0161 428 7706 #### Useful Links - [Student Admissions](https://thekingswayschool.com/admissions) - [Staff Vacancies](https://educationlearningtrust.com/job-vacancies) - [Accessibility Statement](https://thekingswayschool.com/information/accessibility-statement) - [Term Dates](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/term-dates) - [Contact Us](https://thekingswayschool.com/contact) #### Social Media - [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/thekingswayschool) - [X](http://www.twitter.com/kw_sch) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/thekingswayschool/) [![](https://thekingswayschool.com/images/logo/elt-footer-logo.png)](https://educationlearningtrust.com/) Company Number: 09142319 (England & Wales) Registered Address: Hawthorn Road, Gatley, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 4NB © Copyright 2022–2026 The Kingsway School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://thekingswayschool.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)