Robert Ogden School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all students and expects all staff, multi-agency staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We strive to ensure that consistent and effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, students and staff at school.

Robert Ogden School has policies and procedures in place to deal effectively with child protection and safeguarding issues, which include tackling radicalisation and extremism, together with recording and monitoring processes.

To promote a safe environment for students, Robert Ogden School employs a strict selection and recruitment policy which includes all statutory checks on staff and regular volunteers including Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.

All staff are trained to a level appropriate to their safeguarding responsibilities, ranging from basic awareness for all, to Level 2 for key staff. The training is monitored and comprehensive records are kept by the Staff Development Co-ordinator.

Staff are required to report any causes of concern to the school safeguarding team. Referrals are logged and monitored to make sure that they are followed up appropriately.

Student attendance is monitored closely and concerns shared as appropriate with parents/carers, education welfare officers, social care and the school Safeguarding Team. Robert Ogden School works effectively with other agencies and parents/carers when necessary to safeguard young people. If you have any serious concerns about your child, another student or a member of staff at Robert Ogden School, please do not hesitate to contact the (DSL) who will be able to provide you with the best advice and help using the appropriate degree of confidentiality.

The Child Protection Policy is available on our policy page.

The School is an Operation Encompass School.

If you are concerned about the safety of a child, you can contact the school to speak to the DSL or you can contact the Barnsley Safeguarding Board.

If you are a student at Robert Ogden School, you can fill out our student complaints form to raise an issue. We also have a symbol version. 

Download our safeguarding poster for further information:

How to keep children safe in education - What you need to know