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Safeguarding

We have a whole school approach to safeguarding, which is the golden thread that runs throughout every aspect of Appleford School. Our fundamental priority is our children and their wellbeing; this is first and foremost.

Online Safety Hub

Applefords Online Safety Hub is a brand-new online resource with lots of expert advice and guidance to help you manage your child’s safety online as a parent.
It includes information on the latest hot topics when it comes to keeping children safe, such as how to manage your child’s screen time, understand the latest gaming platforms, what they mean for your child’s safety and lots more.

The Online Safety Hub can be accessed here.

Our Safeguarding Team

The Appleford School safeguarding team can be reached by emailing safeguarding@appleford.wilts.sch.uk or alternatively, more details of our individual team members can be found below.

Safeguarding Policies

Child Friendly Anti-Bullying Policy – Sept 2026

Child Friendly Behaviour Policy – Sept 2026

Child Friendly Safeguarding Policy – Sept 2026

Child Friendly Statement Of Purpose – Sept 2026

Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy – Sept 2026

A Child Friendly Guide To “Working Together To Safeguard Children”

This is a guide for all the different people who should work together if you need help.

It explains what is expected of them, and what they have to do to make sure you are listened to. It also tells them how they can help you understand what help and support you can get.

The illustrated guide can be found here.

Early Help at Appleford

Early help is support for children of all ages that aims to improve a families resilience and outcomes, or reduces the chance of a problem getting worse.

Early help at Appleford means providing support as soon as a problem emerges.

Appleford school staff are particularly alert to the potential need for early help for any child.

Operation Encompass

The school has been given the opportunity to take part in a project that will run jointly between schools and Wiltshire Police: ENCOMPASS is the reporting to schools, by the next school day, when a child or young person has affected by a domestic incident.

ENCOMPASS will ensure that a member of the school staff, known as a Key Adult, will be shared the information in confidence, while ensuring that the school is able to make provision for possible difficulties experienced by children, or their families, who have been involved in, affected or exposed to a domestic abuse incident. In this instance the Key Adult will be the school DSL which is Mrs Julia Hendrickse, who will treat this information in line with the schools safeguarding and child protection policy.

We are keen to offer the best support possible to all our pupils and we believe this will be extremely beneficial for all those involved.

More information can be found at :

What we do : Operation Encompass