Safeguarding
At Ysgol Tŷ Coch Special School we promote the protection and welfare of all our children and consider this to be of paramount importance. We have designated child protection officers who offer advice and guidance to all staff in respect of safeguarding matters. These are;
- Mr Simon Wilson – Headteacher, Miss Sarah Jones- Deputy Headteacher and Mrs Karen Murphy, Lucy Board and Sean Gilbertson based at Tonteg.
Mrs Julia Render, – Deputy Headteacher based in Ynysybwl/ Tonteg and Mr Sean Gilbertson based in Ynysybwl and Tonteg.
In addition to this Mrs Ashlie Holland and Andrew Bishop are trained in L3 Safeguarding and act as safeguarding lead when the Sixth form pupils are using the Nantgarw college provision.
The governor with responsibility for child protection is Mrs. Janice Stuckey. She ensures that the school’s Safeguarding Policy is in place and that it complies with the appropriate legislation regarding child protection issues. School staff must follow the procedures as given on the Welsh Government website and app ‘safeguarding.wales’ if they believe that children are in any sort of danger, have been harmed or are in danger of being harmed by someone.
If staff believe a child to be in danger or has been harmed in any way it is their duty to report the matter to the safeguarding officer and/or the police, immediately. Staff must follow the safeguarding protocol as explained in the Safeguarding Policy. The safeguarding officer will comply with safeguarding protocols, seek and follow advice from the LA IAA / Mash team.
The safety of our children is the most important factor in this school. If there are any concerns regarding a child then they will be discussed with parents/carers and staff will work with them to resolve the matter.
It is possible, under certain circumstances that the school safeguarding officer must speak to the LA safeguarding team first, before parents/carers are consulted. This can be a difficult situation but we hope that you will understand our duty is to the child. We must put the child first.
Buarth Y Capel site – Members of SLT and WLT have Level 3 Safeguarding.
We also would report a matter to the MASH team and follow the appropriate channels, if we consider there may be a concern about radicalisation - this follows the guidelines of the PREVENT Duty Guidance for England and Wales revised 2021. We have a Prevent policy.
The safety of your children is the most important factor in this school. If we should have any concerns regarding a child, then we would discuss and work with you to resolve the matter. It is possible under certain circumstances that we may have to refer the matter to the child protection team first, before we can consult with you. This can be a difficult situation, but we hope you will understand that our duty is to the child. We must put the child first.
