At NLCS, safeguarding is central to all we do, with every member of staff having a role to play in the safeguarding of the students in our care. All staff, whether teachers or support staff, undertake regular safeguarding training and are confident to act on and report any concerns.

For any enquiries or concerns about safeguarding, please refer to one of our team of Designated Safeguarding Leads:

WHOLE SCHOOL

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs Nicola Dawson
Deputy Head (Pastoral)
020 8951 6368 (School hours)
NDawson@nlcs.org.uk

SENIOR SCHOOL

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads
Ms Gayle Mellor
Head of Mental Health and Wellbeing
020 8951 6458 (School hours)
GMellor@nlcs.org.uk

Mr Benjamin Tosh
(Sixth Form)
Assistant Head
020 8951 6427 (School hours)
BTosh@nlcs.org.uk

Mrs Natasha Taberner
(Upper School)
Assistant Head
020 4524 9922 (School hours)
NTaberner@nlcs.org.uk

Mrs Jo Demetriou
(Middle School)
Assistant Head
020 8952 0912 (School hours)
JDemetriou@nlcs.org.uk

JUNIOR SCHOOL

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads

Mr Richard Queripel
Acting Head of Junior School (with responsibility for EYFS)
020 8951 6423 (School hours)
RQueripel@nlcs.org.uk

Mrs Katie Bartram
Deputy Head of Junior School
020 8951 6449 (School hours)
KBartram@nlcs.org.uk

Mrs Leonie Marks
First School Pastoral Lead
020 8952 1276
LMarks@nlcs.org.uk

Mrs Kate Ivory
Lower School Pastoral Lead
020 8952 1276
KIvory@nlcs.org.uk

During the school holidays, a safeguarding lead can be contacted by telephoning the school office on 0208 952 0912 or office@nlcs.org.uk (school office hours only) who will refer the caller to the appropriate Designated Safeguarding Lead. In the event of an out of hours safeguarding concern each local authority has contact details on their website for their Safeguarding and Child Protection teams. If there is any concern for a child’s immediate safety call 999.