What is Safeguarding?

Safeguarding is the process of protecting children from harm and abuse. This includes:

• Taking action to ensure all children have the best outcomes
• Making sure that children grow up in a way that is consistent with providing safe and acceptable care
• Preventing barriers to children's mental and physical health or the way they develop

Child protection means the processes carried out to protect children who have been identified as suffering, or being at risk of significant harm.

If you would like to speak to the safeguarding lead, please email info@vineyard.richmond.sch.uk FAO: Safeguarding Lead

Single Point of Access (SPA)

If you have any concerns about the welfare or safety of a child or young person, you can call the Single Point of Access (SPA)

Call 020 8547 5008 from 8am to 5.15pm, Monday to Thursday, and 8am to 5pm on Friday.
Out of hours, phone 020 8770 5000.

Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)

Every local authority has a statutory responsibility to have a Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) who is responsible for co-ordinating the response to concerns that an adult who works with children, may have caused them or could cause them, harm.  In Achieving for Children there is a LADO service which provides this role and support, across Richmond and Kingston.

You can contact the LADO on email: LADO@achievingforchildren.org.uk

Phone: 07774 332675

Kingston and Richmond SPA: 0208 547 5008

Operation Encompass

The school is part of Operation Encompass.  Operation Encompass is a police and education early information safeguarding partnership enabling schools to offer immediate support to children experiencing domestic abuse.