Practical information about Griffin Club
This page contains useful information on our policies and procedures at Griffin Club, term dates and other practical information. If there is any information you require that you cannot find on our website please get in touch and we can arrange to send it to you. For information on how to join us please go to Enrol
Key Information
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Tuesday 3 September– Thursday 17 October 2024
Half term (Please note this half term is 2 weeks)
Tuesday 5 November- Thursday 12 December
Xmas Holidays
Tuesday 7 January – Thursday 13 February
Half Term
Tuesday 25 February – Thursday 3 April
Easter
Tuesday 22 April – Thursday 22 May
Half Term
Tuesday 3 June- Thursday 17 July
Summer Holidays
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Griffin Club places the safety and wellbeing of students as our highest priority. We have regular contact with the same group of children, which puts our staff in the unique position of being able to spot and respond quickly to safeguarding concerns. We operate Safer Recruitment Guidelines as set out in “Keeping Children Safe in Education” and we see safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility, including staff, students, parents, volunteers and other members of the community.
Our safeguarding and other policies and procedures can be viewed by clicking this link here. -
If you are worried about a child’s safety or welfare you must share your concerns with a member of our safeguarding team. If you can, you should make a factual record of your concern which includes the day, date and time, any other witnesses and the details of the concern.
Safeguarding contacts at Griffin Club
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL): Digvijay Chaudhuri (aka Phoenix) Co-ordinator
tel: 07492 957919
Director responsible for Safeguarding (DDSL): Melissa Kendall
tel: 07786363553
Board member responsible for Safeguarding : Dr Frances Wilby
Contacts for Child Protection/Safeguarding Advice
Designated Officer for Allegations (DOFA), Wiltshire Council: Tel: 0300 456 0108, Email - dofaservice@wiltshire.gov.uk
NSPCC whistle-blowing helpline: Tel: 0800 028 0285, Email: help@nspcc.org.uk
Wiltshire Safeguarding Vulnerable People Partnership: Tel: 01225 718093, Email: svpp@wiltshire.gov.uk , www.wiltshiresvpp.org.uk
If a child or young person is at risk of immediate harm, or is injured, contact:
Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on 0300 456 0108, Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 5pm and Friday 8.45am - 4pm
Out of Hours Service on 0300 456 0100, Monday to Thursday 5.00pm - midnight and Friday 4pm - midnight, Weekends / Bank Holidays 9am – midnight. Phones are diverted to the Social Work Standby Service from midnight - 9am (7 days a week).
If there is immediate danger, phone the police or emergency services on 999
Yvonne Barker-Layton
“Sending our son to Griffin Club has been the best decision we have made. ”
Elodie Gornall