At Framwellgate School Durham we take safeguarding very seriously. Our school ensures that safeguarding is a key priority in all aspects of school life, and that safeguarding is a key part of our curriculum and everyday practices We see safeguarding as being the responsibility of all members of our staff team and those who visit our school.
Safeguarding is about ensuring that children are safe from harm. This means protecting them from maltreatment, preventing any impairment to their health or development, ensuring that they grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care, and taking action, when appropriate, to ensure all children have the best outcomes. Child protection is part of this definition and refers to activities undertaken to prevent children suffering, or being likely to suffer, significant harm, including abuse and neglect.
Below is some useful information with regard to safeguarding.
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Michele Osborne |
Director of Safeguarding |
01913866628 |
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Kate O’Neill |
Assistant Headteacher & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |
0191 3866628 |
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Fran Ward |
Assistant Headteacher & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |
01913866628 |
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Denise Forrest |
SENDCO & Designated Safeguarding Lead |
0191 3866628 |
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Y7 Team |
Designated Safeguarding Leads |
0191 3866628 |
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Y8 Team |
Designated Safeguarding Leads |
0191 3866628 |
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Y9 Team |
Designated Safeguarding Leads |
0191 3866628 |
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Y10 Team |
Designated Safeguarding Leads |
0191 3866628 |
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Y11 Team |
Designated Safeguarding Leads |
0191 3866628 |
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Head of Sixth Form Emily King |
Designated Safeguarding Leads |
0191 3866628 |
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Chair of Governors |
Mrs Angela Darnell |
0191 3866628 |
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Link Safeguarding Governor |
Rev Joanne Thorns |
0191 3866628 |
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LADO |
Sharon Lewis & Louise Brooks |
03000 268835 |
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First Contact / Social Services |
https://durham-scp.org.uk/ |
0300 026 7979 |
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Durham Police |
Emergencies Non-emergency |
999 101 |
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PREVENT Team |
Prevent Strategy: Countering Terrorism, Radicalisation and Violent Extremism |
0800 0113764 |
What do I do if I have a safeguarding concern out of school hours or during the school holidays?
If you have a safeguarding concern out of school hours or during the school holidays or just need to discuss a concern, please contact First Contact on 0300 0267979 or for any emergencies call 999.
Links to Keeping Children Safe in Education can be found below.
Keeping Children Safe in Education Keeping children safe in education 2025
To access Keeping Children Safe in Education in other languages please click here:
Keeping Children Safe in Education Part 1 Translations | LGFL
Statutory Guidance - Working Together Guidance
Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy Child_Protection__Safeguarding_Policy_2025.pdf
Anti-Bullying Policy Anti – Bullying Policy and Guidelines
Low level concerns Policy Low_level_concerns_Policy_2025.pdf
Online Safety Policy Online_Safety_Policy_2026.pdf
PREVENT Policy Anti – Bullying Policy and Guidelines
Online Safety Hub for students, parents and carers can be found here Online Safety Hub - Framwellgate School Durham
Operation Encompass School
We are an Operation Encompass school and work closely with Durham Police. More information can be found here Home : Operation Encompass
Useful safeguarding websites:
Prevent – Report online material promoting terrorism or extremism.
https://www.gov.uk/report-terrorism
Take It Down – A free service that can help young people remove or stop the online sharing of nude, partially nude, or sexually explicit images or videos taken of them when they were under 18 years old.
https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/
Report Remove – Created to help young people under 18 in the UK to confidentially report sexual images and videos of themselves and remove them from the internet.
https://www.ceopeducation.co.uk/professionals/guidance/report-remove3/
Inclusive Digital Safety Hub – So you got naked online (SEND version), a guide for children and young people. This resource helps and advises young people who may find themselves in a situation where they (or a friend) have put a sexting image or video online and have lost control over that content and who it’s being shared with.
https://www.internetmatters.org/inclusive-digital-safety/so-you-got-naked-online-guide-for-young-people/
Child Exploitation Online Protection Team – for support with online concerns for parents, carers and students How can CEOP help me? | young person
What I wish my parents or carers knew… – A guide for parents and carers on managing children’s digital lives.
https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/resource/what-i-wish-my-parents-or-carers-knew-a-guide-for-parents-and-carers-on-managing-childrens-digital-lives/
Worried about your child’s mental health and wellbeing?
If you are worried about your child’s mental health or wellbeing, we can offer and signpost support to meet your child’s needs. Please speak to your child’s Year Team in the first instance.
Safeguarding, Mental Health and Wellbeing – Important National Links
Anti-terrorist hotline – 0800 789 321
Barnardos – https://www.barnardos.org.uk/
Big White Wall – https://togetherall.com/en-gb/big-white-wall/
Calm Harm – https://calmharm.stem4.org.uk/
CAMHS – (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) – Tel: 0300 013 2000
Change Grow Live – https://www.changegrowlive.org/
Childline – https://www.childline.org.uk – Tel: 0800 1111
Child Bereavement UK – https://www.childbereavementuk.org – Tel: 0800 02 888 40
Chill Panda App – iOS app / Android app
Disclosure and Barring Service – Tel: 03000 200190
Family Lives – https://www.familylives.org.uk/
Kooth – https://www.kooth.com/
Mind – https://www.mind.org.uk/
Mindler (previously ieso) – https://www.iesohealth.com/
NSPCC – https://www.nspcc.org.uk/
NSPCC Whistleblowing Helpline – Tel: 0800 028 0285
Ofsted – Tel: 0300 1233 155
Qwell – https://www.qwell.io/
Talk to Frank (drugs and solvent/volatile substance misuse) – https://talktofrank.com – Tel: 0300 123 6600
Teacher Regulation Agency – Email: misconduct.teacher@education.gov.uk – Tel: 0207 593 5393
Tootoot – https://tootoot.co.uk/
Young Minds (mental health support) – https://www.youngminds.org.uk/
Mental health & emotional support for children, young people & families in County Durham
Mental Health & Emotional Support for Schools and Education Setting Staff in County Durham