At Denham Village School our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is Mrs Seema Sharma and our Deputy Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) is Mrs Emily Harrison.

Our safeguarding team can be contacted by phone (01895 832768).  Please leave your name and number or your email, and we will get back to you. 

Alternately, you can email the school at admin@denhamvillage.bucks.sch.uk

At Denham Village School the happiness, safety and well-being of every child is our paramount concern. We listen to our pupils and take what they tell us seriously. Safeguarding pupils is the prime responsibility of every member of school staff. We want to work in partnership with you to help our children reach their full potential.

To promote a safe environment for pupils, our selection and recruitment procedures includes checks on the suitability of staff and volunteers, as recommended by Buckinghamshire County Council and in line with current legislation.

In accordance with our responsibilities under section 175/157 of the Education Act 2002 and "Keeping Children Safe in Education", we have a Designated Safeguarding Lead and a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead for the safety of the children.  It is their responsibility to ensure that all staff in contact with children receive child protection awareness training on a regular basis.

Occasions do arise when our concern about a child may mean that we have to consult other agencies. Whilst we always aim to work in partnership with parents, there may be exceptions to this when significant concerns are raised regarding the protection of a child. 

On very rare occasions Social Care, while undertaking an investigation under Section 47 of the Children Act 1989, may want to talk to a child without parents' knowledge. This would be a decision made in collaboration with partner agencies. This course of action would only be considered where a child was at  immediate risk and/or gaining consent at this point may increase the level of risk to a child or cause evidence of a crime to be lost.

The procedures, which we follow, have been laid down by the Local Safeguarding Children's Board, and the school has adopted a Child Protection Policy in line with this for the safety of all.

If you would like to know more about our procedures, please speak to the Headteacher, Mrs Sharma or your child's class teacher: the policy can be found by clicking on the Safeguarding Policy link below this text.

Useful Contacts:

Bucks First Response

Telephone: 01296 383962

NSPCC Helpline

Telephone: 0800 028 0285 (8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday)

Email: help@nspcc.org.uk