Safeguarding

The safety of our students is paramount. 
At Cullompton Community College we take our duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children extremely seriously.

We follow all statutory guidelines as well as our own policies and procedures.  Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy can be viewed on our Policies page of the website and we would be happy to provide a paper copy on request.    

The safety and well-being of our students is our utmost priority. We have a robust safeguarding policy in place to create a secure and nurturing environment. Our team is vigilant in maintaining a culture of safeguarding, ensuring that all students feel safe, supported, and able to focus on their learning. We work closely with parents and external agencies to uphold the highest standards of student welfare, addressing any concerns promptly and effectively.

We will always act to protect a child where there is a disclosure or concern about child abuse.  Child abuse can take a range of different forms.  It is any action by another person (adult or child) that causes harm to a child. It can be defined as physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse or neglect.

More information about child protection and safeguarding can be found on the Devon Safeguarding Children Partnership website.

Safeguarding Team

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mr H Goldson - Deputy Headteacher (hgoldson@cullompton.bep.ac) is the Designated Safeguarding Lead

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads

Mrs N Fountain - Pastoral Support (nfountain@cullompton.bep.ac)

Mrs T Withers - Pastoral Support (twithers@cullompton.bep.ac

Miss E Stephenson - Head of Year (estephenson@cullompton.bep.ac)

Mr H Clayton - Head of Year (hclayton@cullompton.bep.ac)

Mr E Barker - Head of Year (ebarker@cullompton.bep.ac)

Mr J Locke - Head of Year (jlocke@cullompton.bep.ac)

Mrs C Sowden - Head of Year (csowden@cullompton.bep.ac)

Safeguarding Governor

The Designated Safeguarding Governor is Mrs K Beith

Reporting A Concern

If you have a concern which involves the safety or wellbeing of a child or young person, please contact Mr H Goldson during school hours on either:

Phone: 01884 33364
Email: hgoldson@cullompton.bep.ac

Alternatively If you think a child is at risk of significant harm or want to talk about your concerns about a child or family, you can contact Devon Safeguarding Childrens Partnership on 0345 155 1071. Calls are confidential and you can choose to remain anonymous. Our lines are open Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm and Friday 9am-4pm.

If you need help outside of these hours or at weekends or bank holidays, please call the Emergency Duty Service on 0345 6000 388.

If you have concerns that a child or young person is at immediate risk of harm, you should contact the Police on 999.

Devon’s Front Door (formerly known as MASH):

Devon Front Door is a partnership between Devon County Council children’s social care, education and youth services; Devon NHS health services; Devon and Cornwall Police; and the Probation Service working together to safeguard children and young people.

When a professional, family member or member of the public is concerned about a child or young person’s safety, they can contact Devon Front Door. They deal with all enquiries/referrals where there is a child protection concern. You can find out more about what the organisation does and how to contact them in the Devon Front Door Information sheet below.

If you have serious concerns about a child or young person, or if you need help parenting your child, you can call 0345 155 1071

Managing allegations against adults working with children or young people

Local Area Designated Officers (LADO) provide advice and guidance to employers and voluntary organisations that have concerns about a person working or volunteering with children and young people who may have behaved inappropriately or if information has been received that may constitute an allegation.

If you consider a LADO referral is needed:

  • Gather the relevant information: the name, date of birth and home address of the ADULT connected to the allegation/incident; the child/children’s details (LADO procedures cannot begin without this information)

  • It is advisable that you initially discuss the details with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (Mr H Goldson hgoldson@cullompton.bep.ac) and record/log the details in your relevant records

  • They will also need your name, your organisation’s address and the role you have in your organisation

For more information please visit the Local Area Designated Officers website.

Safeguarding Advice and Support

Further general safeguarding information is available through the Blackdown Education Partner’s Safeguarding website that you can access here.

We also have dedicated information pages on our own website for each of the following areas, just click on the appropriate link: