It is a legal requirement that each school should have a named school Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for Child Protection.

In our school we currently have three members of staff who have received the training to be a Designated Safeguarding Lead and they are:

Designated Safeguarding Lead - Mrs Angela Hayward 

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead - Carly Robinson

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead - Mrs Josephine Thornton 

Our DSLs follow the guidance laid down in: DfE document - Keeping Children Safe in Education - September 2025 and the inter agency procedures produced by the Local Safeguarding Partnership (NSSP).

The Northumberland LADO (Local Authority Designated Officer) can be contacted by email at LADO@northumberland.gov.uk or by telephone on 01670 623979