Safeguarding at Avanti Grange Secondary School
At Avanti Grange, we recognise our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all students. We endeavour to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued. We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow our procedures to ensure students receive effective support, protection, and justice.
Please click here to see our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy.
Our safeguarding team:
Out-of-Hours
If your concern is urgent and requires immediate attention, especially outside of school hours, we encourage you to contact the appropriate authorities.
- For residents of Hertfordshire, please contact Hertfordshire Children’s Services on 0300 123 4043.
- For Essex residents, please contact Essex Children’s Social Care on 0345 603 7627 (Monday – Thursday 8.45am – 5.00pm, and Friday 8.45am – 4.15pm) or 0345 606 1212 (out of hours).
- In case of an emergency where you believe a child is at immediate risk of harm, please call the police on 999.
Whistleblowing
The Avanti Schools Trust Policy can be found here.
The NSPCC Whistleblowing Advice Line is available 8.00am – 10.00pm Monday to Friday and 9.00am – 6.00pm at the weekend. However, you can email [email protected] at any time. It’s free and reporting can be anonymous. More Information can be found here
Safeguarding Curriculum
Safeguarding is of high importance, and we want to teach each and every one of our students how to stay safe in and outside of school. We ensure that opportunities are identified in the taught curriculum and wider curriculum for students to learn about safeguarding. We are sensitive in our teaching and recognise that some more sensitive subjects need to be taught at an age appropriate level, or by specialist services or one-to-one level where a more urgent need arises.
You can access our Safeguarding Curriculum here.
Support for Parents and Students
The following sections provide some useful links to further information.