Meet the Team

  • Rosie Walker

    Designated Safeguarding Lead

    rosie.walker@hatfieldwickeducation.org

  • Anna Jacobs

    Inclusion Manager and DDSL

    anna.jacobs@hatfieldwickeducation.org

If you are dealing with a situation out of centre hours and you are unable to contact one of our DSLs on the centre number, mobile or by email, please consider the following:

Is there immediate danger to somebody?

If so, call 999 and request the appropriate emergency service.

If there is no immediate danger, is this related to a child?

If so, call the social care team on 0345 603 7627.

Every child has the right to be treated with dignity and respect – to be free from abuse and neglect. Hatfield Wick Education has established formal procedures, following recommended guidelines, to safeguard our students from harm, neglect, or abuse and ensure our students are provided with safe and effective care that enables them to have the best outcomes.

Hatfield Wick Education takes safeguarding our students very seriously. We follow safer recruiting procedures and all our staff are regularly trained on Safeguarding matters so they are equipped to identify and act on any concerns relating to:

  • Bullying

  • Cyberbullying

  • Racist, disability, homophobic, and transphobic abuse

  • Radicalisation and extremist behaviour

  • Child sexual exploitation

  • Sexting

  • Gang activities and youth violence

  • Domestic violence, sexual exploitation, FGM, and forced marriage

Whilst concerns on any of these areas are extremely rare at HWE, we are a telling centre and provide mechanisms for pupils, their friends, family, and community to report any concerns.

Any concerns about actual or potential harm, neglect, or abuse will be treated with a high degree of sensitivity so that a child at risk will be protected. The nominated person with responsibility for setting procedures in motion if child abuse is suspected or reported is Rosie Walker, our Designated Safeguarding Lead. Rosie is supported in this role by Anna Jacobs, the Deputy Safeguarding Officer.