York High School considers the safety, protection and wellbeing of young people in its care as paramount.
It is very important that our students feel safe in school and, as such, safeguarding is a priority area for us. We follow the statutory guidance and local advice including:
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Working together to Safeguard Children
We also have our own child protection policy which can be found on Our Policies page here.
It is essential that everybody working in a school or college understands their safeguarding responsibilities. These are detailed in the Keeping Children Safe in Education document.
We are fully committed to following the City of York safeguarding Children Board (CYSCB) Guidance and Procedures.
Reporting a concern
You should always report concerns if you think you or someone else could be at risk of harm. Anyone who has a concern about the welfare of a child at York High School should report it using any of the following methods:
If you are looking at this website and have an urgent safeguarding concern which you are not able to discuss with a member of staff, please use these contacts:
MASH (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub) – Office hours T: 01904 551900
North Yorkshire Emergency Out of Hours Duty Team T: 01609 780780
Urgent assistance with mental health, please call York CAMHS Crisis Team T: 08000 516171
The designated person with responsibility for Safeguarding and Child Protection is:
Victoria Burns
E: v.burns@yorkhigh.elt.org.uk
The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead’s and the first point of contact for all concerns are:
Emma Masterman and/or Emma Crotty
E: e.masterman@yorkhigh.elt.org.uk
E: e.crotty@yorkhigh.elt.org.uk
T: Emma Masterman – 01904 806578 / 07538 718327
T: Emma Crotty – 07771 810746
🎭Bright Young Things🎭
Our students will be performing 'Bright.Young.Things' by Georgia Christou on Tuesday 8th July.
Tickets are £5 each
Book now via ParentPay or by emailing library@yorkhigh.elt.org.uk
#thearts #brightyoungthings
📢 Non-Uniform Day 📢
We are inviting students and staff to join us in colourful clothing for a Non-Uniform Day on Monday 30th June.
We will be collecting donations (£1) for York Mind
Please ensure that your colourful outfits are school appropriate
#Pride #YorkMind #nonuniformday
What a wonderful week we've had, although mixed emotions as we said goodbye to our Year 11s 😁 😭
Mr Kumar's weekly update is now online for you - have a read here👇 https://www.yorkhighschool.co.uk/2025/06/principals-weekly-post-week-36-270625/
Have a great weekend everyone! 😎 ☀️
📣 It's been a scorcher of a week with lots to celebrate! Mr Kumar's weekly update is now online - please have a read 👀
https://www.yorkhighschool.co.uk/2025/06/principals-weekly-post-week-35-200625/
Have a great week - stay safe in the sun ☀️ 😎