Safeguarding is at the core of our business. Edsential is clear that it is everybody’s duty is to promote the safety and welfare of children, young people, adults, and its workforce

Edsential CiC is committed to Safeguarding in line with national legislation and relevant national and local guidelines: we encourage all our staff and those engaged with our provision to raise safeguarding concerns, recognising and reporting harm experienced anywhere, including within our activities, within other organised community or voluntary activities, in the community, in the person’s own home and in any care setting.

View Edsential Safeguarding Policy

Our Safeguarding Team

Within the organisation, Edsential has a safeguarding team that consists of two overall Designated Leads, and a safeguarding lead in each service area:

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mark Aspden

07879 113367

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Kate Lodge

07710 706176

Business Support Helen Manger

Catering Service Tracy Moore

Cleaning Service Heather Lewis

Governance Service Mark Aspden

HAF Heather Lewis

LOTC Bethan Cooper-Weston

Health and Wellbeing Carl Sutton

Conway Centre Anglesey Maria McQuillan

Conway Centres Cheshire Carl Sutton

HR Caroline Cattermole

Dealing with concerns (For Schools, Parents/Carers and other settings)

If you have any concerns about an Edsential member of staff:

Please contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
In the event of the Designated Safeguarding Lead being unavailable, please contact your service area Safeguarding Lead.
Complete a Safeguarding report on Prime

Dealing with concerns (For Edsential Staff)

Where there is a concern about the safety, welfare, behaviour or conduct of a child or adult, or an allegation of abuse is disclosed, Edsential staff must:

1.Immediately raise the concern with the Designated Safeguarding Lead for that setting or school

If unavailable contact:

Edsential Designated Safeguarding Leads

Kate Lodge – 07710706176
Mark Aspden – 07879 113367

2.Complete a Safeguarding report on Prime

1.Immediately raise that concern to the Service Safeguarding Lead

If unavailable contact:

Edsential Designated Safeguarding Leads

Kate Lodge – 07710706176
Mark Aspden – 07879 113367

2.Complete a Safeguarding report on Prime

Reporting a safeguarding concern on Prime

Report any near misses, low level concerns, incidents or serious concerns as soon as possible via PRIME.

Scan the QR code or visit the PRIME website to complete the form:

Complete the form

Safer Recruitment

As a trusted and responsible provider of services to schools, the safety and welfare of children is of utmost importance at Edsential. We use the Government’s guidance on ‘Safer Recruitment’ to ensure that the necessary checks, designed to protect the welfare of children, are carried out for every single member of our own staff and that of any of our contractors

Training

Further information about safeguarding training will appear here when available