Safeguarding and Child Protection at RGSV

Reigate Grammar School Vietnam is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety, welfare and wellbeing of every registered student. Safeguarding is a whole-school responsibility. All staff share a responsibility to recognise concerns, respond appropriately and ensure that information is passed promptly to the appropriate safeguarding lead.

RGSV applies its safeguarding and student-protection arrangements to all registered students, including students aged 18 or 19. The School maintains clear systems for prevention, support, reporting and intervention, and works with families and competent authorities where appropriate.

Our safeguarding commitment

We aim to provide a safe, healthy, respectful and supportive environment in which students feel known, listened to and able to seek help. Our approach includes child protection, student wellbeing, prevention of violence and abuse, online safeguarding, safe recruitment, staff training, operational safety and clear reporting routes.

Safeguarding leadership

Safeguarding and child protection are led across Reigate Grammar School Vietnam by the Education Director as Whole-School Designated Safeguarding Lead and Safeguarding & Child Protection Lead. The School has designated safeguarding leadership within both Primary and Secondary & Sixth Form, supported by pastoral leaders and the Operations Team for whole-school safety and operational safeguarding.

Colin BRADSHAW BASTIDA — Education Director; Whole-School Designated Safeguarding Lead; Safeguarding & Child Protection Lead
Brendan FINN — Head of Primary; Primary Designated Safeguarding Lead; Whole-School Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Darren JONES — Head of Secondary & Sixth Form; Secondary & Sixth Form Designated Safeguarding Lead; Whole-School Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Ly TRAN — Admissions Director; Whole-School Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

How safeguarding is organised

Safeguarding & Child Protection

Led whole-school by the Education Director, with Designated Safeguarding Leads in Primary and Secondary & Sixth Form.

Pastoral Care & Student Wellbeing

Led within each section by the Head of Primary and Head of Secondary & Sixth Form, supported by phase pastoral leaders.

Safety & Operational Protection

Led by the Operations Team, including operational safety, facilities, security, risk and emergency planning.

Report a Safeguarding Concern

If you are concerned about the safety or wellbeing of a student, please contact a member of the RGSV Safeguarding Team. Students may speak to any trusted member of staff, who will ensure the concern is passed promptly to the appropriate safeguarding lead.

Where the School detects or receives information that a child has been abused, or is at risk of abuse, violence, exploitation or neglect, the School will act promptly in accordance with its safeguarding procedures and Vietnamese law, including notifying the competent authority or the National Child Protection Hotline as required by law.

For immediate child-protection support in Vietnam, contact the National Child Protection Hotline on 111.

Safeguarding information is handled sensitively and shared only on an appropriate need-to-know basis, subject to the School’s safeguarding procedures and Vietnamese legal requirements. Confidentiality will not prevent the School from sharing information where necessary or required to protect a child or student.

Pastoral care and student wellbeing

Pastoral care and student wellbeing are central to school life at RGSV. Section and phase leaders work with students, families, teachers and the Safeguarding Team to promote wellbeing, belonging, respectful relationships and timely support. Pastoral staff provide an accessible route for everyday support while ensuring that safeguarding concerns are referred to the appropriate safeguarding lead.

Operational safety and student protection

The Operations Team supports whole-school safety through facilities, security, risk management, accident prevention and emergency planning. Operational safety works alongside, but remains distinct from, safeguarding leadership and pastoral care.

Staff training and safer recruitment

All staff receive safeguarding and child protection training appropriate to their responsibilities. Members of the Safeguarding Team receive additional role-specific training, with regular updates and refresher training provided throughout the school year. The School also applies safer recruitment and induction procedures to support student safety.