Staff at Highwoods have been trained to the 'Bronze award' from trained professionals. Next Chapter have worked with senior leaders, teachers and support staff to be able to support victims of domestic violence and signpost families to further support, including referrals to Compass/Next Chapter. 

Below is the website for referrals: the second link is the form required for a referral:

https://www.thenextchapter.org.uk/

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=1sUBsYItoEe9Jk_fXUIJrcL3-ZSdFwtLrjUGwNtM2wZUNUsyQVY2SFZLS1pMRjlMVDlFVks2NUpWNyQlQCN0PWcu

Should any person be seeking to make a referral but is unable to do so safely, the please come and see a member of staff who can support with this. We can provide a safe space and resources for this to be done in private. 

Safeguarding lead: Mr Disley 

Deputy Safeguarding lead: Ms McLewin 

Safeguarding Governor: Reverend Hannah Cooper