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.
Miss Lynda McConville (Deputy Head Pastoral) is our Designated Safeguarding Lead at the School. She can be contacted on 01625 583028 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 Clark (School Nurse), Mrs Karen Bryan (Head of Design Technology) and Mrs Alison Barber (Nursery Manager).
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.
Safeguarding Team
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
Operation Encompass
Operation Encompass is a police and education early information safeguarding partnership enabling schools to offer immediate support to children experiencing domestic abuse.
Operation Encompass has been designed to provide early reporting to school of any domestic abuse incidents that occur outside of school, but which might have an impact on a child attending school the following day.
This information will be shared, by the police, on school days during the school term. When incidents occur on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, the police will contact the relevant school the following Monday.
We always endeavour to offer the best support possible to our students, and their families, and believe that Operation Encompass is beneficial and supportive for all concerned.
East Cheshire Family Hub
The Family Hub provides support for children, young people and families by bringing a range of services together in one accessible place. The hub offers advice and support around health, wellbeing, parenting and early help from pregnancy through to young adulthood.
Working closely with schools and local services, the Family Hub aims to support families early, strengthen relationships and help children and young people thrive.
