Safeguarding means protecting children from harm, abuse and neglect. As school we have a legal duty to protect and promote the wellbeing of children under 18.

All the governors and staff at YGG Calon y Cymoedd  share the same objective to help keep all children safe by contributing to:

• Providing a safe environment for them to learn.
• Identifying children who are suffering or likely to suffer significant harm and take appropriate action with the aim of making sure that they are kept safe both at home and in school.

​To achieve our objective to keep all children safe we aim to:

• Prevent unsuitable people from working with the children.
• Promote safe practices.
• Identify instances where there are concerns about a child’s welfare and take appropriate action to keep them safe.
• Contribute to effective partnership working between all those involved in providing services for our children.

As a rights respecting school, we fully uphold the Articles of the United Nations Convention for Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

The Designated Safeguarding Leads at YGG Calon y Cymoedd are:

Catrin Coulthard   (Designated Safeguarding Lead/Headteacher)

Emma Bartlett (Designated Safeguarding Lead/Deputy Headteacher/ALNCo) 

Kirsty Thomas (Wellbeing Officer)

Lianne Jones (Wellbeing Officer )

Keeley Burroughs (Wellbeing Officer)

Our Chair of Governor is Katie Humphreys and Governor responsible for Child Protection is Jaqui Niven.

Our Safeguarding Policy can be found below and in the Policies section of the website

If you have any concerns regarding a child's welfare you can talk yo your school's Designated Safeguarding Lead. Alternitively you can contact the MASH team. The Multi-agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) provides safeguarding services  from both the councils and partners across the community in one place. MASH is a single point of contact for all new safeguarding concerns. You can e-mail mashcentra@bridgend.gov.uk or contact the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub on 01656 642320. The Emergency Duty Team (out of hours) contact number is 01443 743665

If you require support at home then please take a look at the Early Help Leaflet and contact the number or speak to Miss Thomas and Mrs Jones our Wellbeing Officers

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