• ensuring all staff are fully trained in being vigilant to signs that a student is experiencing difficulties in or outside of the school environment. All senior staff are trained at level 3 safeguarding to ensure that there is always someone on site able to deal with child protection issues 
• having dedicated pastoral staff trained in pastoral care, and utilising external agencies to provide specialist support when needed
• ensuring all students know that there are a variety of staff they can turn to if they need help or support with a safeguarding matter
• ensuring that the curriculum gives students information, opportunities to explore and learn about all aspects of welfare and safety, both inside and outside the classroom
• ensuring the security of our site is reviewed regularly and discussed at Student and Parent Voice
• all staff have access to and have read the DfE guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' - attached below.  If you would like this document in another language, please go to the following website www.national.lgfl.net/digisafe/kcsie/kcsietranslate
• there are two types of help and support available - as well as advice and guidance for families about specific situations - via the Families First Website and Portal. Their website contains local services and online advice to meet families' needs and professionals can use the portal to learn about a family's context then co-ordinate support, which might include a Families First assessment. These can be accessed via this link. Please contact colleagues listed below for any questions in relation to this.

The Designated Safeguarding Lead at St Albans Girls' School is:

• Miss T Lambert (Deputy Headteacher) lambertt@stags.aetrust.uk

The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads at St Albans Girls' School are:

• Miss S Taylor (Assistant Headteacher KS5) taylorsa@stags.aetrust.uk
• Mrs K Lalor (Student Support Lead) lalork@stags.aetrust.uk
• Miss A Fotheringham (AHOKS Y11) fotheringhama@stags.aetrust.uk

Other designated persons:

• Mr P Kershaw (Head of School) kershawp@stags.aetrust.uk
• Mr D Tansley (Assistant Headteacher) tansleyd@stags.aetrust.uk
• Mrs P Jarvis (Assistant Headteacher) jarvisp@stags.aetrust.uk
• Vicky Pearlman (Governor) admin@stags.aetrust.uk

The designated Governor with responsibility for Safeguarding is Vicky Pearlman. 

The designated teacher for Children Looked After and Previously Looked After is Miss T Lambert, Deputy Headteacher via lambertt@stags.aetrust.uk 

If you have any concerns about your own child or any other child, please do not hesitate to contact us at school on 01727 853134. If you have concerns about a child that does not attend STAGS and would prefer to speak to Children's Services personally, please call 0300 1234 043 or the police on 101. Please note that information of a safeguarding nature may not be able to be kept confidential. 

The safety of your child whilst they are on our site is paramount.  Students are expected to be in school from 8.30am - 3.20pm. However, the site is open from 7.45am - 4.30pm so that they can use the Library Resource Centre and attend extra-curricular activities.  Students must be either in the LRC, or at an extra-curricular club at these times. There is no general supervision for students after 3.20pm and the school can not accept responsibility for them after this time, unless they are taking part in a supervised club or activity. Any student waiting to be collected by a parent or carer after 3.20pm or 4.30pm must wait in the Restaurant or Main Reception.