Safeguarding | Brooklands Technical College

Email

safeguarding@brooklands.ac.uk

Phone

01932 797 670

Find out more:

Safeguarding Policy 2025/26

Meet the team

Beth Pattison

Designated Safeguarding Lead / Head of Safeguarding & Wellbeing

Kay Barron

Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Deputy Head of Safeguarding & Wellbeing

Maureen McDermott

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (LAC)

Valerie Cook-Scheepers

Designated Safeguarding Lead (ESOL Link)

Iona Ovenell

Designated Safeguarding Lead (Ashford)

Mia Hatcher

Safeguarding & Wellbeing Officer (SEND)

Rebecca Craig

Safeguarding Administrator

Sue Hughes

College Counsellor

How we support you

The Safeguarding team is available across both our campuses, based on the ground floor of the Locke King building at Weybridge and The Hub at Ashford. They can support with the following:

Advocate for learners known to external agencies such as social care, police, youth justice and health providers
Signposting/referral to other specialist services
Mental health and wellbeing concerns
Crisis support with challenges at home or in college
Provision of period products, essential toiletries, spare clothes, work boot loans, water and emergency food items
In-house counselling service
Confidential, safe space for drop-in support

This support is available Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 5pm.

Support for Looked After Children (LAC), Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC), Care Leavers and Young Carers

We will provide the above support, as well as:

A central point of contact for information and support
Support at Personal Education Plan meetings (PEPs), Looked After Child (LAC) reviews, Child Protection (CP) conferences, Child in Need (CIN) and Team Around the Family (TAF) meetings
Educational progress reports

How to access our Counselling Service

We provide a self-referral service to receive counselling support.

You will need to complete our self-referral form. Please speak to a member of our Safeguarding & Wellbeing team for more information.

The counsellor is available on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursday and Fridays within college hours.

MindWorks Mental Health Support

Working in collaboration with MindWorks, you can access Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for support with PTSD, OCD and general anxiety.

To find out more and access this support, click the link below.

Enquire here

Surrey Children’s Single Point of Access (C-SPA)

If you are a child or young person being abused or neglected, or an adult who is concerned about a child or young person’s safety and wellbeing, you can contact the Children’s Services ‘Single Point of Access’.