Safeguarding
The safety and well-being of all students is the highest priority at The Royal Ballet School and the school takes a ‘whole-school’ approach to safeguarding and wellbeing. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as: protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes (KCSIE, 2024). This definition highlights the need not just to keep children from harm, but also to actively promote their interests and welfare. This focus is adopted at the school accordingly.
Staff, students, parents, governors and volunteers are actively encouraged to speak up about any safeguarding concerns. The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), or any deputy DSL can be contacted in order to report a safeguarding concern.
Students may also use Whisper to report any safeguarding concern anonymously. The link to the Whisper reporting page is: https://swgfl.org.uk/whisper/rbs1/
Parents are encouraged to contact the DSL or any deputy if they have any safeguarding concerns.
The DSL is: Mr. Christian Uitzinger,
Email: [email protected]; 07799 032047
The Deputy DSL’s are:
- Mr. David Gajadharsingh (Academic & Pastoral Principal) 07825 417626
- Mrs. Jill Tait-Harris (Assistant Principal (Pastoral & Welfare) 07766 162048
- Mrs. Michelle Kearsey (Housemistress) 07900 694021
- Mrs. Victoria Dickins (School Nurse, White Lodge) [email protected]
- Mr Tom Bradshaw (Houseparent) 07425 714064
- Elsa MacKechnie, (School Nurse, Upper School) [email protected]
For external support or advice, the NSPCC have a helpline to call if you have any concerns (or need advice) about the safety of any child:
Tel: 0808 800 5000 (Monday – Friday, 9am – 6pm; Weekends 9am – 4pm)
Email: [email protected]
Students under 18 who are in need of advice or support advice regarding the wellbeing or safety of themselves a peer can contact Childline:
Tel: 0800 1111 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Website: https://www.childline.org.uk/