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Westcountry Schools Trust

Westcountry Schools Trust

Westcountry Schools Trust

Safeguarding

We will ensure all policies and procedures in respect of safeguarding children are up to date and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025. Policies and procedures are reviewed and revised by our Board of Trustees on a regular basis. Please find below our policies on Safeguarding.

Disclosure & Barring Checks

Westcountry Schools Trust meets statutory requirements in relation to Disclosure & Barring Service – all staff and volunteers who work with WeST who meet the ‘regulated activity test’ (Freedoms Act 2012) are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check prior to employment. 

Training

All eligible staff and volunteers are required to undertake relevant safeguarding training. A training database for all staff and volunteers is maintained, while training needs are reviewed as part of individual performance reviews. 

Safeguarding in Our Schools 

Safeguarding in each WeST school is led by a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) who will be supported by one or more Deputy DSLs depending on the size of the school. All WeST DSLs and DDSLs are trained to the level set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education. WeST DSLs meet half-termly with the Director of Safeguarding to share best practice and keep their training up to date. WeST follows the two-year safeguarding curriculum curated by our partner Safeguarding Network.

The current list of WeST DSLs and links to individual school safeguarding information is shown below:

School

Name

Email

Ashburton Primary School Tammy Docking 

tdocking@ashburton-primary.devon.sch.uk

Austin Farm Primary School Ruth Baptiste  rbaptiste@austinfarmacademy.com
Boringdon Primary School Matt Stace matthewstace@boringdon.plymouth.sch.uk
Buckfastleigh Primary School Dan Kay
Callington Community College Gemma Parker  gparker@callingtoncc.net  
Camelford Primary School 

Karen Stringer

KStringer@camelford.cornwall.sch.uk

Chaddlewood Primary School Sarah King sking@chaddlewoodschool.org.uk
Coombe Dean School Nicola Macrae nmacrae@coombedean.plymouth.sch.uk
Eggbuckland Community College James Yates  jyates@eggbuckland.com 
Ermington Primary School Dan Kay dan.kay@ermington.devon.sch.uk
Glen Park Primary School Anthony Hutchings

ahutchings@glenpark.plymouth.sch.uk

Hele's School Sandra Crawford  crawfords@heles.plymouth.sch.uk          
Holbeton Primary School Sarah Honywill  shonywill@hol.westst.org.uk
Ivybridge Community College

Matt Anniss

manniss@ivybridge.devon.sch.uk  

Manor Primary School Ryan Howe rhowe@man.westst.org.uk
Morley Meadow Primary School Claire Duncan 

cduncan@morleymeadowprimary.co.uk

Oreston Community Academy  Amy Chivers amy.chivers@oreston.com 
Otterham Primary School

Helen Ward

head@otterham.cornwall.sch.uk

Plympton St Maurice Primary School Chris Rickard chris.rickard@psmps.co.uk
Plymstock School Joseph Ellerton JEllerton@plymstockschool.org.uk
Sherford Vale School Laurie Archer larcher@sherfordvaleschool.co.uk
Sir James Smith  Jodie Hocking  jhocking@nclt.academy

St. Breward Primary School

Kristian Buxton Dean

KBuxtonDean@st-breward.cornwall.sch.uk

St. Teath Primary School

Juliet Davies

head@st-teath.cornwall.sch.uk

South Dartmoor Community College

Tamara Dixon

tdixon@southdartmoor.devon.sch.uk

Stowford School Rob Pepper  head@stowford.devon.sch.uk      
The Arena Sports Partnership  Michelle Roberts mroberts@callingtoncc.net
Ugborough Primary School  Lucy French lfrench@ugb.westst.org.uk
Wembury Primary School  Samantha Wilkinson swilkinson@wembury-primary.devon.sch.uk
Woodford Primary School Katie Patrick 

Katie.Patrick@wps.plymouth.sch.uk

Woodlands Park Primary School  Sarah Lakey 
Yealmpton Primary School

Samantha Wilkinson 

 

Further support available from:

WeST Director of Safeguarding

Richard Woodland

rwoodland@westst.org.uk

07736 938677