York High School considers the safety, protection and wellbeing of young people in its care as paramount.
It is very important that our students feel safe in school and, as such, safeguarding is a priority area for us. We follow the statutory guidance and local advice including:
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Working together to Safeguard Children
We also have our own child protection policy which can be found on Our Policies page here.
It is essential that everybody working in a school or college understands their safeguarding responsibilities. These are detailed in the Keeping Children Safe in Education document.
We are fully committed to following the City of York safeguarding Children Board (CYSCB) Guidance and Procedures.
Reporting a concern
You should always report concerns if you think you or someone else could be at risk of harm. Anyone who has a concern about the welfare of a child at York High School should report it using any of the following methods:
If you are looking at this website and have an urgent safeguarding concern which you are not able to discuss with a member of staff, please use these contacts:
MASH (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub) – Office hours T:Â 01904 551900
North Yorkshire Emergency Out of Hours Duty Team T: 01609 780780
Urgent assistance with mental health, please call York CAMHS Crisis Team T: 08000 516171
The designated person with responsibility for Safeguarding and Child Protection is:
Victoria Burns
E: v.burns@yorkhigh.elt.org.uk
The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead’s and the first point of contact for all concerns are:
Emma Masterman and/or Emma Crotty
E: e.masterman@yorkhigh.elt.org.uk
E: e.crotty@yorkhigh.elt.org.uk
T: Emma Masterman – 01904 806578 / 07538 718327
T: Emma Crotty – 07771 810746
Our #YHSWay focus for this week is 'Routines and Habits – Uniform' 🌟
Last weekend we celebrated students from @York_High and @MillthorpeSch as they premiered their own short films at Aesthetica Film Festival. Many thanks and congratulations to all involved @CityofYork @ASFFest
Well done to last week's RAS Achievers, Lucy-Anne and Jamie, who were nominated by our English department 🌟 🤩
Another great walk around @York_High this morning. The investment in the school environment is making a big difference!
Looking good!
#ExcellenceEveryDay
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