Keeping Children Safe

At Lime Tree Primary, the health and safety of all children is of paramount importance. Parents expect school to be a safe environment in which their children can flourish. We ensure that this expectation becomes reality. To do this, a wide range of measures are in place including policies for:

Are you worried about a child?


This could be a worry about:


Please speak to one of our Safeguarding Leads (see below) about your worry.  If this is not possible, please call the School Office on 020 8390 9544 or email admin@limetree.rbksch.org.  

Please state that it is a safeguarding concern.


You can also contact the Single Point of Access (SPA).  SPA is a multiagency team managed (in Kingston) by Achieving for Children.  The team works with a wide range of people and agencies to offer different levels of support.  Please see the contact details below:



If you are worried that an adult who works with children has (or could) cause them harm, please contact the LADO service on 07774 332 675 or email LADO@achievingforchildren.org.uk

As a school, we teach e-safety and give children the necessary information they need to stay safe online and to act responsibly in such virtual communities.  Parents and care-givers also have a vital role in helping prepare their children to go online before they start to use social media platforms, as well as monitoring responsible use of these on a regular basis.  Together you can look at the key things they need to know about staying safe online, critical thinking,. and the safety settings available.  

Below is a guide to to help you set parental safeguards on your child's devices.  Information about popular media platforms and age restrictions can be found on the NSPCC website.

Parental safeguards v1.5.pdf

Tackle Child Abuse Campaign

The government has launched a campaign called 'Together we can tackle child abuse'. The resources, aimed at everyone in the community, could be used with parents and include four very short videos explaining physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect and online abuse. 

The simple mnemonic, ABC, is used to remind people that they should look out for changes in appearance, behaviour or communication. The webpage has a search engine to find out where to report abuse.

Designated Safeguarding Leads

Mike Flowers - Deputy Head 

Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)


Sue Hawker - Headteacher

 Safeguarding Lead


Suzanne Cardillo-Zallo

Foundation Governor, Surbiton Education Health Trust

Designated Governor for Safeguarding/Child Protection

Marc Lowery - Assistant Head

Safeguarding Lead

Helen Broers - Assistant Head

Safeguarding Lead

Jordan Brodie - Clubhouse 

Safeguarding Lead