The Federation of Guillemont Junior School and Pinewood Infant School
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Safeguarding

The Federation of Guillemont Junior and Pinewood Infants Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the physical, mental and emotional welfare of every pupil, both inside and outside of the school premises. We implement a whole-school preventative approach to managing safeguarding concerns, ensuring that the wellbeing of pupils is at the forefront of all action taken.

Throughout the federation, we ensure that everyone understands their responsibilities under safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance are alert to , we ensure that members of the Governing Body, the Executive Headteacher and staff understand their responsibilities under safeguarding legislation and the signs of child abuse, and know to refer concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Leads.

At Guillemont, the Designated Safeguarding Leads are:

  • Paul Shakespeare – Executive Headteacher/DSL
  • Kristy Llewellyn – Head of School/DDSL
  • Natasha Solway – Inclusion Lead/DDSL
  • Chloe Waters – Teacher/DDSL
  • Matthew Phillips – SENCO/DDSL
  • Helen Smith -ELSA/DDSL

We achieve this by:

  • Teaching pupils how to keep safe and
    recognise behaviour that is unacceptable.
  • Identifying and making provision for any pupil that has been subject to, or is at risk of, abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
  • Creating a culture of safer recruitment by adopting procedures that help deter, reject or identify people who might pose a risk to children.
  • Ensuring that the Executive Headteacher and any new staff and volunteers are only appointed when all the appropriate checks have been satisfactorily completed.

 

Keeping Children Safe in Education 

All staff and adults working in the school, including the school’s governing body, are aware of their duties under Keeping Children Safe in Education, Sept 2026

Safeguarding Curriculum

During the four years the children are with us, they will follow a planned safeguarding curriculum to ensure that they have a clear understanding of how to keep themselves and others around them safe.

Click here to see our Safeguarding Curriculum Overview

Empowering Families

Please follow this link to the Hampshire Safeguarding Children Partnership website which includes numerous resources to support parents and carers:

Starting School - September 2027

We will be holding morning tours for prospective parents on Monnday 28th September and Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd October 7th October (9am – 12pm).

Click here for more information and to book a place