Safeguarding

At St Martin’s safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and our staff are committed to identifying concerns and collaborating with other organisations. We aim to create an environment where our students feel valued, respected and able to communicate with the adults in our college if they have a concern. We will always act in the best interests of our students, following both statutory and specialist guidelines and all staff receive mandatory child protection training and receive regular safeguarding adults with care and support needs updates and training.

Safeguarding Team

St Martin’s and St Rose’s safeguarding team for children and young people:
Julie Dyer Governor for Safeguarding
Sheila Talwar – DSL Adults (Principal)
Mike King – DDSL Adults (Head of College)
Abi Clark – DDSL Adults (Deputy Head of College)
Lisa Taylor – DSL Children (Nursery Manager)
Jo Pearch – DDSL Children(Lead Nurse/Care Manager)

Our DSLs can be contacted via the office on 01453 763793. In addition, advice and guidance can be sought from the Local Authority Designated Officer by emailing LADO@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Online safety

New technologies have become integral to the lives of young people today, both within schools and colleges and in their lives outside school and college.
The internet and other digital and information technologies are powerful tools, which open new opportunities for everyone. Electronic communication helps teachers and students learn from each other. These technologies can stimulate discussion, promote creativity and increase awareness of context to promote effective learning. Young people should always have an entitlement to safe internet access.

The aim of the school and college online safety policy is to ensure safe and appropriate ICT use and guard against the dangers that new technologies may bring. The Prevent Duty expects the use of content filtering as a means of restricting access to harmful material online and is paramount in our strategy to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.

Online safety features throughout the curriculum and is specifically taught as part of our PSHE lessons. Staff members at St Martin’s and St Rose’s receive regular updates regarding online safety