Designated Safeguarding Lead
DSL
Mrs Jayne Jones
Headteacher
jayne@impactnorthwestschools.org.uk

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead DDSL
Mrs Suzanne Wright
Head of School
Suzanne@impactnorthwestschools.org.uk

How to report a concern
Emergency concern: call 999
Non emergency concern: call 101
Anonymous concern: call Crime stopper 0800 555 111
Report a concern about a child in the community: NSPCC 0808 800 5000
Report a concern about a student who attends INWS: Call Mrs Wright, Head of School or email
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Are you concerned?
If you are concerned about a child that attends INWS during school holidays please contact: safeguarding@impactnorthwestschools.org.uk. We monitor this email address during holiday periods and will do our best to help support you and the young person during this cncern.
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Signposting
Support for families and young people can be sought from various external agencies and our communities have a great deal to offer. Families and young people may experience a wide variety of needs that service providers can help with. Practical, emotional, and financial support can all be part of a community offer. See how your community both real world and virtual can help.
INWS are committed to Safeguarding......
At Impact North West Schools, safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do, and we are fully committed to adhering to the Department for Education’s statutory guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025. Our safer recruitment processes are designed to ensure that every individual employed within our school community is suitable to work with children and young people. This includes rigorous pre-employment checks, enhanced DBS clearances, verification of identity and qualifications, and detailed scrutiny of employment history. All interview panels include trained members of staff in safer recruitment, and probing Warner-style questions are embedded to assess values, resilience, and motivation for working with children. These measures reflect our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure environment where pupils can thrive.
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In addition to robust internal procedures, Impact North West Schools engages in external quality assurance practices to evidence our safeguarding culture and strengthen accountability. We work closely with external partners and safeguarding specialists who provide independent scrutiny of our recruitment and safeguarding systems, ensuring they remain compliant, transparent, and effective. Regular audits, external reviews, and the implementation of best practice recommendations ensure that safeguarding standards are consistently upheld at the highest level. This dual approach—combining statutory compliance with external quality assurance—demonstrates our unwavering desire to promote the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of every child entrusted to our care.