Designated Safeguarding Lead 

The Children’s Act (2004) states that every organisation must have a “named person” for safeguarding. Keeping Children Safe in Education (2024), states that the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) must be an ‘appropriate senior member of staff, from the school or college leadership team’ (p.28). Here at Oakdene Primary School we have a named DSL and named Deputy DSLs. Both the DSL and the Deputy DSLs are members of the Senior Leadership Team and have a variety of roles and responsibilities related to safeguarding which are listed below. 

The Designated Safeguarding Lead is:

Martin Weston – Deputy Headteacher 
Telephone – 01744 678410 
Email – martin.weston@sthelens.org.uk 

The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads are: 

Lynsey Young – Headteacher
Telephone – 01744 678410  
Email – lynsey.young@sthelens.org.uk

Caroline Hughes – Assistant Headteacher 
Telephone – 01744 678410 
Email – caroline.hughes@sthelens.org.uk  

Andrea Green – Pastoral Lead 
Telephone – 01744 678410 
Email – andrea.green@sthelens.org.uk  

Safeguarding Documents

Please find below some useful documents regarding Safeguarding

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Guidance for Safer Working Practice

Revised Prevent duty guidance

Working Together to Safeguard Children

Halton Children and Young People Safeguarding Partnership

oe-parents-poster.pdf

parent-resource_talk_internet_safety.pdf

prevent_leaflet_for_parents.pdf