Keeping everyone in our school safe, happy and thriving is the core purpose of our mission as a Christian school.  The information contained in this section of our website is here to support us and to provide information for our parents and carers to help keep our children safe.  Our whole staff are trained annually on safeguarding updates (September 1st 2022) and have weekly updates through our staff briefings.  

Please click the links below to be taken directly to the websites for information.

We have three trained Designated Safeguarding Leads in our school:

Mrs Victoria Gow (Head teacher) head@balderstone.lancs.sch.uk

Mrs Nicola Draycott (Deputy head teacher) n.draycott@balderstone.lancs.sch.uk

Mrs Angela Johnstone (Business Manager) 

Our governing body has linked governors who are responsible for areas of safeguarding:

Ms Emma James (safeguarding)

Mr Jonathan Greenwood (internet safety)

Mrs Dawn Burton (health and safety)