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
York Emergency Duty Team (EDT)* – 0300 131 2131
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
That's it! The term and school year are at an end, and what a year it has been. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of it.
Mr Kumar's last post of the year is out now - please have a read: https://www.yorkhighschool.co.uk/2025/07/principals-weekly-post-week-39-180725/
Have a great summer and we'll see you in September! ☀️ 😎
👍Enrichment Day👍
We've had a great enrichment experience day for the students in school, with an ice cream van, cookie making, rollerblading and crafts among many other activities.
What a great day!
❔ POST 16 OPTIONS ❔
Year 8 heard from @AllSaintsYork6F Mr Tait on Wednesday morning to hear more about post-16 options.
It's never too early to start thinking!
#Post16 #Future
What a fabulous week it has been at York High! Please have a look at Mr Kumar's update for all our news 😀 https://www.yorkhighschool.co.uk/2025/07/principals-weekly-post-week-38-110725/
Have a great weekend, stay safe in the sun ☀️ 😎 and we'll see you on Monday for the last week of term 🤩