At Alderley Edge School for Girls, we understand our responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children at our school. We are committed to safeguarding and understand that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility.

Mrs Claire Clark (School Nurse) is our Designated Safeguarding Lead at the School. She can be contacted on 01625 583028 (ext. 219) or emailed at [email protected] if you have any concerns about any of our pupils. The Deputy DSLs are: Mrs Caroline Wood (Headmistress), Miss Emma Scott (Head of Prep School), Mrs Claire Livesey (School Librarian) and Mrs Karen Bryan (Teacher of Design Technology).

Our Child Protection Policy and Safeguarding Policy in addition to KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education) guidance for schools and colleges is available on our School Policies page.

The Department for Education has produced a document called Working Together to Safeguard Children, which can be accessed below. This Young Person’s Guide has been written to help explain the full Working Together guidance.

For further information, please visit Cheshire East Live Well

For any safeguarding concerns regarding pupils please email Safeguarding Email.

If you have a safeguarding concern about a member of staff, please email the Headmistress

If you have a concern regarding the Head, you can contact the Chair of Governors via the email Chair of Governors 

Keeping Children Safe in Education | PDF | 1.2MB

Young Person’s Guide to Working Together to Safeguard Children | PDF | 2.3MB

Working Together To Safeguard Children (July 2022) | PDF | 1MB