Safeguarding at West Hill 

If you have any concerns and / or would like to contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead, please email Mr Milsom - DSL at safeguarding@westhill.wandsworth.sch.uk This inbox will be monitored during term time and outside of term time too. 

Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads are: Miss Dorey (Deputy Headteacher) and Mrs Marsden (SENco). 

The Governor with responsibility for safeguarding at West Hill is Milena Collins. 

The Wandsworth Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) can be contacted on 020 8871 6622 or out of hours on 020 8871 6000. Their email address is: mash@wandsworth.gov.uk

We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Safeguarding Policy which can be viewed in the Policies section on our website.

Safeguarding Statement

West Hill Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies, when there are concerns about a child's welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with parents/carers first, unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child's welfare.

We actively support the Government's Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism.

All staff working within our school have been checked as to their suitability, including verification of their identity, qualifications, and a satisfactory Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check. Recruitment checks are recorded on a single central record. 

We believe it is the responsibility of all adults at West Hill to ensure the wellbeing of the children, and to seek immediate support if any abuse is suspected. 

Photographs and Videos

Whilst lots of parents and carers really enjoy seeing photos and videos of their children’s school life we are very mindful of our duty of care towards all our pupils. We take the issue of safeguarding very seriously and this includes the use of photographic and video images.

Any photographs or videos taken by parents, carers and relatives at school assemblies, sports days or other events are for the enjoyment of individual families. They must not be used in any way that could potentially place a child at risk. This would include publishing images in any form of print or on the internet including social networking sites. 

We understand that a parent or carer may not wish their child to be photographed or videoed for use in our newsletter, website and / or social media. We seek consent via Arbor, therefore  please ensure the consent form titled 'Photograph Student' is completed to reflect your wishes (consent / decline consent). 

Occasionally, outside agencies (e.g. Wandsworth Music, Kick London) may take photographs of school events and special achievements. If you do not wish photographs of your child to be used for these purposes,  please complete the consent form titled 'Photograph Student - Partner Agencies' on Arbor.