SAFEGUARDING
Woodlands Church Family (WCF) takes our safeguarding responsibility seriously and is committed to ensuring a safe and welcoming church for all, especially children and young people.
Safeguarding in our churches is everyone’s responsibility. The Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Trustees oversee the implementation of a Safeguarding Culture that permeates all that we do. Safer Recruitment, Safeguarding Training and Good Governance are essential elements of our culture, process and practice.
Our full legal responsibility and statutory duties are included in our Safeguarding Policy which works alongside our other policy documentation to ensure safeguarding is visible and vital to our process and procedures. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on request.
WCF has 8 sites (known as congregations) in the Bristol area.
Each congregation has a Congregational Safeguarding Lead (CSL) who is responsible for the management of and response to any safeguarding concern.
Who to speak to about a safeguArding concern
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Matt Smith
Senior Leader Responsible for Safeguarding
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Mandy Addison
WCF Safeguarding Trustee
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Fran Ripley
Safeguarding lead at Community Church
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Sam Leitch
Safeguarding lead at Branch Community Church
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Hannah Kingston
Safeguarding lead at Highgrove Church
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Zoe Germain
Safeguarding lead at Hillside Church
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Lydia Bodley
Safeguarding lead at Woodlands Metro
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Tim Dobson
Safeguarding lead at Woodlands Central
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Tracy Ghali
Safeguarding lead at Woodlands Southside
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Matt Dobson
Safeguarding lead at Woodlands East
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Jack Saunders
Safeguarding lead at Devo Youth
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Safeguarding Issues & Concerns
If you have a safeguarding concern, please fill in our online Safeguarding Concern Form.
If you would like to raise a potential complaint, concern or give us feedback, please fill in our online Concern Form which will be forwarded to the responsible lead person.