Safeguarding
At Sholing Junior School safeguarding children is our highest priority.
All our staff receive safeguarding training at least annually.
Regular safety guidance, updates and links for parents and children are also available in our school newsletters.
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is:
- Danielle Lebbern - Deputy Headteacher
Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSL) are:
- Marcella Dobson (Interim Headteacher)
- Armorel Smith (Assistant Head Teacher - AHT)
- Tom Best (SENco)
The School's Safeguarding Governor:
- Donna Fox (Interim Chair of Governors)
Please see our school safeguarding leaflet for additional information:
Making Contact
If you feel a child is in immediate danger, we would always advise to contact the police.
If you need to alert one of the DSLs or DDSLs shown above to a safeguarding concern, please make contact in one of the following ways:
- Call the school on 02380 447448 and ask to speak to one of the members of staff shown above - all our DSLs and DDSLs receive in-depth safeguarding training.
- Speak to one of the members of staff on the school gate (you can ask to speak privately if necessary and we will arrange for this to happen).
- Emailing the school on safety@sholing-jun.co.uk*(note that this will go to all DSLs).
- Emailing the school on info@sholing-jun.co.uk (if it is a non-urgent matter).
- Emailing the safeguarding governor via the email safeguardinggov@sholing-jun.co.uk*
Online/Internet Concerns
If you are a parent or child and have concerns about your safety online, this website is an excellent place to find out more information about staying safe or to make a direct report. You can close the web page quickly if you are worried.
If you have been made aware of harmful content online, please use the Report/Remove tool from childline which is linked below:
You can also report harmful content here:
Report Harmful Content - We Help You Remove Content
You can anonymously report suspected child abuse images or videos here:
Report online child sexual abuse imagery or 'child pornography'
Children's Resource Service - Southampton
This is a link to report any concerns for a child that you may have outside of school hours.