Send and Safeguarding

SEND

At UTC Oxfordshire we aim to:

Meet the individual needs of students
Overcome barriers to learning
Raise student self-esteem
Build student confidence
Develop student independence
Provide students with access to a broad and balanced education

We support every student to progress and achieve their best. This includes students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

We follow a student-centred approach and adapt the curriculum in a way that helps students with SEND learn. This includes needs such as: communication and interaction issues, cognitive and learning issues, emotional and social development or sensory and physical needs.

Young people with SEND or their parents and carers are encouraged to contact us about any concerns they may have.

KEY SEND CONTACTS AND DOCUMENTS

Claire Leech

SENCO

Phone: 01235 391 587
Email:  cleech@utcoxfordshire.org.uk

For information about our provision for children and young people with special educational needs (SEND), for example our SEND report which includes details of the Local Offer, please have a look at our local policies and procedures webpage.

Local Offer

You may also like to visit our exams page to find out more about access arrangements

SAFEGUARDING

Kieran Hughes

Assistant Principal and Designated Safeguarding Lead

Fiona Stokes

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Our wider Safeguarding team is:

Emma Reynolds – Headteacher
Gerrie Fourie – Head of Year 10 and Careers Lead
Wendi Ponge – Head of Year 11
Sarah Donovan – iHUB Co-ordinator and KS4 Co-ordinator

To contact anyone in the safeguarding team, use the email format firstinitialsurname@utcoxfordshire.org.uk

At UTC Oxfordshire we strive to ensure our students feel safe and supported. We want them to know who they can talk to and how to access support both in school and from outside agencies. We seek to educate and empower young people to be aware of their rights, social responsibilities and make healthy and informed life choices.

We encourage open communication with students and their families who are able to contact staff directly when needed.

Our staff are trained to recognise and report safeguarding concerns and in the use of our CPOMS reporting system. Training is refreshed each year for all staff with a session from our trained DSL as well as offering online provision for child protection, Keeping Children Safe in Education and Prevent training which staff can access at any time. This annual renewal of training ensures all staff are aware of any changes in legislation and are able to offer the best support possible to our students.

We encourage open communication with students and their families who are able to contact staff directly when needed.

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT AND POLICIES

Parents or students who have a concern they would like to discuss and aren’t sure who to talk to should contact Kieran Hughes on khughes@utcoxfordshire.org.uk or you can find further information in our safeguarding statement.

Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy can be found on the ALET website Policies area: https://www.alet.org.uk/our-trust/policies/

SPEAK UP SPEAK OUT

Speak Up, Speak Out is a Trust-wide campaign designed to ensure that all students feel safe and happy at school, and know what to do if they, or someone they know, isn’t. It combines many strands, including our PSHE curriculum, safeguarding, anti-bullying and respectful behaviours.

Whisper is an anonymous text or web service where students can report school related issues.

VISIT OUR SPEAK UP SPEAK OUT PAGE