Designated Safeguarding Lead

Miss Rae Green - Head of School / Class Teacher

Deputy DSLs

Mrs Danielle Stapleton - Class Teacher

Mrs Liz Crofts - Executive Headteacher

Mrs Crofts, Mrs Stapleton and Miss Green can be contacted via the school office (number above) or via our contact form on the website. 

All staff, governors, external staff and volunteers at Mears Ashby are safeguarding trained. 

A copy of our Safeguarding Policy can be found on our Policies page. 

The Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)

Safeguarding across professional partners in Northamptonshire is co-ordinated by the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership. We operate in liaison with them to ensure vital information about the safeguarding of children is shared effectively. The Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub is a triage and advice hub for members of the public as well as professionals to share concerns about the welfare and safety of children in the county. 

To contact the MASH: 

• The duty number is 0300 1261000 or email (secure email address) 
• To make a referral to MASH please use the multi-agency: Referral Form

For more information about safeguarding in Northamptonshire, please look at the North Northamptonshire Council's Safeguarding pages website.

If you have safeguarding concerns about the conduct of a member of staff, these should be referred to Mrs Liz Crofts. You can also contact the Designated Officer (LADO) to report concerns about a member of staff Designated Officer (formerly LADO) - Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Board (northamptonshirescb.org.uk). 

Members of staff with a concern about a colleague can follow the Whistleblowing Policy (on our Policies page) or report concerns to Mrs Liz Crofts. If concerns are about Mrs Liz Crofts, they should be reported to the Chair of Governors, via the school office.