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Highfield Infants' School and Highfield Junior School are now closed until Monday 30th October 2023. If you have a safeguarding emergency please contact the Child and Family Hub team on 020 8461 7379.

Highfield Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy which can be viewed in the Policies section.

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child's welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with their family first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child's welfare.

Our Designated Safeguarding and Child Protection Lead is Mrs Morris, and our Deputies are Mrs Williamson, Mr Taylor and Mrs Powell. Our Local Committee Safeguarding Lead is Ms Charlton.

Looked After Children: Mrs Williamson  Bromley Council Link (to LAC page)

Response to the Prevent Duty


Prevent is one of the four elements of ‘CONTEST’ the government's counter-terrorism strategy. It aims to ‘prevent’ people becoming involved with extremist views.

The Prevent Strategy:

  • responds to the ideological challenge we face from terrorism and aspects of extremism, and the threat we face from those who promote these views;
  • provides practical help to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure they are given appropriate advice and support;
  • works with a wide range of sectors where there are risks of radicalisation that we need to deal with.

The school takes the Prevent duty very seriously and works to support all our families. Further information can be found across a range of our policies and in particular in the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

Please click here to view a Parent’s Pamphlet on the Prevent Strategy.

Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)

If you think that a child or young person under the age of 18 years old, who lives in the borough, is being abused or neglected, contact the MASH Team using the contact details below. Outside of office hours and at weekends and public holidays contact the 'out of hours contact' service on 030 0303 8671. If you are seriously concerned about a child's immediate safety, dial 999.

Not all concerns raised about a child will automatically lead to a child protection investigation. Less serious concerns may lead to a more general assessment of need and the provision of services or the offer of advice and information.


Telephone: 020 8461 7373 / 7379 / 7026
Address: Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley, BR1 3UH
Email: mash@bromley.gov.uk
Bromley Out of Hours Duty Service (EDT) for emergencies only: 030 0303 8671 (between 5.00pm and 8.30am Monday to Sunday)                                                 

                           
Bromley LADO (overall responsibility for safeguarding in the borough)

Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO): Tel: 020 8461 7669 or 020 8313 4325     Email: lado@bromley.gov.uk   

Channel Helpline: Tel: 020 7340 7264

Parent/Carer Helpers

If you plan to help in school you need to contact school to apply for a DBS certificate or renew your certificate when the three year period has expired. Please contact the school office for further information.