Safeguarding is Everyone's Responsibility.

 School staff are particularly important in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children as we are in a position to identify concerns early and provide help for children. Our school staff form part of the wider safeguarding system for children to prevent concerns from escalating. Our school will work with Children’s Social Care, the Police, Health services and other relevant agencies to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.

It is the duty of all visitors and staff to report any concerning behaviour to the school’s Designated Safeguarding Leads (Mrs Rebecca Clifton) or Deputy DSLs (Mrs Rebecca Moore, Miss Libby Higgins, Mrs Tamar Shanks and Mrs Jess Gaertig) and children and parents are encouraged to talk to a staff member at any time if they have a concern. 

Alternatively, if you have concerns about any child’s safety, you can contact the Children’s Advice and Duty Service (ChAD) on 01305 228866.

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Rebecca Clifton (rclifton@milton.dorset.sch.uk)

Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads are Mrs Rebecca Moore, Mrs Jessica Gaertig, Mrs Tamar Shanks and Miss Libby Higgins.

Our Safeguarding Governor is Samantha Shields    s.shields@milton.dorset.sch.uk 

If you have any concerns about the staff at the school, please contact our Chair of Governors, Chris Heal at Cheal@milton.dorset.sch.uk.

If you have any concerns about a child you can report it to the school or directly to Worried about a child - Dorset Council

Further information and Government publications

Keeping children safe in education - GOV.UK

Safeguarding children and child protection | NSPCC Learning

Working together to safeguard children - GOV.UK

Please see below our safeguarding policies and related documents.

Please note that due to the extensive changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, some school led polices are now under review and are awaiting ratification.