A Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is a member of school staff who has lead responsibility for child protection issues in school.
At Thorpe we have a Senior DSL who is a member of the school's leadership team, and two Alternate DSL's who deputise should the Senior DSL not be available.
At Thorpe we are very fortunate to have additional DSL's who are all trained to the same level - this allows a greater coverage to deal with any safeguarding issue that may arise.
All of our DSLs attend an initial 2 day Child Protection course delivered by Safeguarding specialists from Norfolk County Council. This training is updated every two years.
In addition all DSLs attend Multi Agency training in specific specialist areas of safeguarding such as domestic abuse, neglect, Childhood Sexual Exploitation etc.
Please see below for the names and photographs of those trained as DSLs who are always there to support not only our students, but also our families.
Safeguarding our students at Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form is of the utmost importance. If you have any concerns about the safety of a child or children at our school during term time, please do not hesitate to contact the school:
Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead (SDSL) Mr P Hookway - Telephone 01603 497711 (Ext 216) email phookway@tsa-edu.uk
Alternative SDSL - Mr A Byram - Telephone 01603 497711 (Ext 225) email abyram@tsa-edu.uk
Our Designated Safeguarding Leads are contactable during the school holidays should you wish to report a concern. Please use the email addresses detailed above. Please note that emails are checked periodically and you will not receive an immediate response.
The school also has the following Designated Safeguarding Leads:
Mrs G Thetford - BEST Manager - gthetford@tsa-edu.uk
Mr N Moore - Assistant Principal - nmoore@tsa-edu.uk
Mrs N Sullivan - Year 7 & 8 BEST Lead - nsullivan@tsa-edu.uk
Mrs E Game - Year 9 BEST Lead - egame@tsa-edu.uk
Miss G Larkman - Year 10 BEST Lead - glarkman@tsa-edu.uk
Mrs J Thurling - Year 11 BEST Lead - jthurling4kf@yare-edu.org.uk
Mrs J Batson - Sixth Form BEST Lead - jbatson@tsa-edu.uk
Mrs N Allen - Deputy Principal - nallen8@tsa-edu.uk
Mr P Salgado - SENCo - psalgado@tsa-edu.uk
Mr K Hart - Lettings Co-ordinator - khart@tsa-edu.uk
Mrs S Frary - Well-being Officer - sfrary@tsa-edu.uk
Mrs G Broomfield - DSL gbroomfield@tsa-edu.uk
Mrs P Bignell - Principal
01603 497711