Updated: September 2025

Named personnel with designated responsibility for Child Protection

Academic year

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Deputy Safeguarding Lead

Safeguarding Governor 

Board Level Lead/Nominated Governor

Chair of Governors

2025-2026 Miss Georgina Hodgson Miss Julia Sanderson John Wild Chris Atherton Chrs Atherton 
2024-2025 Mr Tim Whitehead Miss Georgina Hodgson John Wild Chris Atherton Chris Atherton
2023-2024 Mrs Prest/Mr Whitehead Miss Georgina Hodgson John Wild Chris Atherton Chris Atherton

2022-2023

Mrs Prest

Miss Hodgson

Andy Gash

Rev Marion Russell

Mr M Smales Cresswell

2021-2022

Mrs Prest

Miss Hodgson

Andy Gash

Andy Gash

Mr M Smales Cresswell

2020-2021

Mrs Prest

Miss Hodgson

Andy Gash

Andy Gash

Mrs Rachael Higgins

2019 - 2020

Mrs Prest

Miss Hodgson

Andy Gash 

Andy Gash

Mrs Rachael Higgins

Policy Review dates

Date Approved by Governors

Changes made

By whom

Date Shared with sstaff

 September 2025

July 2024

Adopted revised Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy

 Adopted revised NYCC CP Manual (Policy and Guidance)

Miss Hodgson

Mr Whitehead

September 2025

October 2024

October 2023

Adopted revised NYCC CP Manual (Policy and Guidance)

Miss Hodgson

November 2023

October 2022

Adopted revised NYCC CP Manual (Policy and Guidance)

Mrs Prest

25.09.2022

October 2021

Adopted revised NYCC CP Manual (Policy and Guidance)

Mrs Prest

30.09.2021

September 2020

Adopted revised NYCC policy with minor amendments

  Mrs Prest

07.09.2020

June 2020

Child Protection Addendum

Mrs Prest

June 2020

March 2020

Child Protection Addendum

    Miss Hodgson

March 2020

Nov 2019

Adopted revised NYCC policy with minor amendments

Mrs Prest 

21.11.19