Safeguarding
Liverpool College is committed to safeguarding children and promoting children’s welfare and expects all staff, governors, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment and maintain a vigilant and safe environment. It is our willingness to work in a safe manner and challenge inappropriate behaviour that underpins this commitment.
Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be accessed through the Policies page here.
Key Safeguarding Staff
The Principal is: Mrs A Haynes
The Chair of Governors is: Professor T Nichol
The Designated Safeguarding Lead for Child Protection is: Mrs K Duffy, Assistant Principal: Safeguarding & Wellbeing
The College has a Designated Safeguarding Lead for Child Protection in each section:
- Secondary Phase (Senior School & Sixth Form): Mrs K Duffy, Assistant Principal: Safeguarding & Wellbeing
- Primary Phase (Pre Prep including EYFS and Prep School): Mrs A Pease, Vice Principal: Primary
- Boarding: Mrs E Latham, Head of Boarding
- After School Club: Mrs A Pease
The nominated Safeguarding / Child Protection Governor is: Dr S Carr
The nominated governor for dealing with allegations against the Principal is: Prof T Nichol
Contact the Safeguarding Team: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Communicating with Parents
The following statement is provided to parents so they are aware of Liverpool College's responsibilities:
‘The school ensures children learn in a safe, caring and enriching environment. Children are taught how to keep themselves safe, to develop positive and healthy relationships, how to avoid situations where they might be at risk including by being exploited.
The school also has a statutory responsibility to share any concerns it might have about a child in need of protection with other agencies and in particular police, health and children’s services. Schools are not able to investigate concerns but have a legal duty to refer them. In most instances the school will be able to inform the parents/carer of its need to make a referral. However, sometimes the school is advised by children’s services or police that the parent/carer cannot be informed whilst they investigate the matter. We understand the anxiety parents/carers understandably feel when they are not told about any concerns from the outset. The school follows legislation that aims to act in the interests of the child.
The school will always seek to work in partnership with parents and other agencies to ensure the best possible outcomes for the child and family.’
safeguarding resources
https://www.safeguardingresourcehub.co.uk/ - – a free hub of national safeguarding resources to empower children, young people and all adults supporting them.
Online safety advice and resources for Parents/Carers
Please use the resources on our Online Safety page to help keep children safe from different risks online - please click here to access the page.
Resources to support children and young people and families in relation to mental health and emotional wellbeing:
- Click here to download a summary document produced by CAMHS which sets out the range of support and tools that children and young people and their familieis can acces whilst waiting for an initial CAMHS appointment (often known as an ‘assessment’).
- Click here to download a list of resources where pupils and parents can access mental health support when pupils are not at school.
Fresh - CAMHS: http://www.freshcamhs.org/
Liverpool CAMHS: https://www.liverpoolcamhs.com/
Talk Liverpool: https://www.talkliverpool.nhs.uk/
YPAS: http://www.ypas.org.uk/
Mood Juice: http://www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk/
Overcoming: http://www.overcoming.co.uk/single.htm?ipg=4795
NHS Resources: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/pages/anxiety-in-children.aspx#makes
NHS Resources: https://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/Pages/low-mood-stress-anxiety.aspx
Childline Calm Zone: https://www.childline.org.uk/toolbox/calm-zone/
Go Noodle: https://www.gonoodle.com/
Headspace: https://www.headspace.com/
Advice to parents/carers and families about their engagement of clubs and activities that are not organised by the school
Many parents or carers enable their child/children to attend clubs and activities that aren’t organised by the school. Parents and carers may find the following useful to support them to assess the suitability of the arrangements:
Guidance for parents and carers on safeguarding children in out-of-school settings
Information for parents choosing an after school club, community activity or tuition
DfE Guide: Using after-school clubs, tuition and community activities
Online Tutors Keeping Children Safe
Operation Encompass
We participate in a project in partnership with Merseyside Police called Operation Encompass alongside all other schools in Liverpool. The project, aims to support children who are affected by domestic abuse. Each school has a member of staff (key adult) who is trained to liaise with the police, when required, whilst ensuring support is available to the child. If you would like to speak to someone further about the project or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact our Key Adult, Mrs Duffy (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
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Leavers' Certificates are available to collect from College Reception by the end of November.
If you do not collect your certificates in person, you will need to contact the Awarding Bodies directly for replacement: Certificates
MidYIS Test: Chapter 7: September
MidYIS is a computer-adaptive assessment for pupils aged 11 to 14, that provides information to help us identify pupils' strengths and weaknesses, and predict how our pupils are likely to perform at GCSE.
MidYIS assesses four key areas which research shows are linked to later academic outcomes:
YELLIS Test: Chapter 10: September
Yellis is an adaptive baseline assessment for pupils aged 14-16, that helps us understand what our pupils know and can highlight where they need support as they prepare for their GCSEs. Yellis also provides value-added information to help us see the effect our teaching is having, and shows the progress our students are making at school.
ALIS Test: Chapter 12: September
Alis is an adaptive baseline assessment for students aged 16 to 18, that provides information to help identify students’ strengths and weaknesses and see how they are likely to perform at A Level.
Sixth Form: Oxford University Pre-Interview Assessment:
Tests form one part of Oxford's admissions process and are used alongside a range of information to help assess candidate’s academic potential and suitability for many of their courses. All admissions tests will be online, delivered in partnership with Pearson VUE via its established network of test centres.
Candidates must register themselves and book their test at a Pearson VUE test centre.
UCAS Number, DoB, College & Course Code required
https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/guide/admissions-tests
- STEP (Sixth Term Examination Paper) Mathematics will be delivered by OCR in 2024. Please visit the STEP pages of the OCR website for more information.
- The Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA) is administered by UAT-UK .
University of Cambridge pre-interview assessments and University of Oxford admissions tests:
- BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) Medicine, Dentistry & related
- Candidates applying to the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge to study degrees in English at undergraduate level (single or joint honours) must take the English Literature Admissions Test (ELAT).
- Candidates applying to the University of Oxford to study History at undergraduate level (single or joint honours) must take the History Aptitude Test (HAT).
- Candidates applying to the University of Oxford to study Mathematics or Computer Science at undergraduate level (single or joint honours) must take the Mathematics Admissions Test (MAT). It is also required by Imperial College London. Candidates taking the MAT to apply to Oxford and/or Imperial may also ask for their scores to be shared with the University of Warwick; but it should not be taken solely for applications to the University of Warwick.
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Candidates applying to the University of Oxford to study Modern Languages and/or Linguistics at undergraduate level (single or joint honours) must take the Modern Languages Admissions Test (MLAT)
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Candidates applying to the University of Oxford to study Physics, Material Sciences or Engineering at undergraduate level (single or joint honours) must take the Physics Aptitude Test (PAT).
- Candidates applying to the University of Oxford to study a range of undergraduate degree courses must take the Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA).
University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) https://www.ucat.ac.uk/
The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is an admissions test, used by a consortium of UK and partner universities to help select applicants to their medical and dental degree programmes.
The test is used alongside other selection criteria such as your academic qualifications and interviews.
The UCAT is a computer-based test, delivered in Pearson VUE test centres throughout the UK and worldwide.
GL Assessment: Chapters 7 & 8:
Social and emotional wellbeing is essential for effective learning, yet there will always be pupils who lack confidence in their learning and who don’t always feel connected with school and their teachers. PASS takes the guesswork out of understanding why this might be, focusing on three broad areas – how a pupil feels about themselves, their engagement with the curriculum, and their feelings about school. These correspond to nine factors proven to be linked to educational goals: feelings about school, perceived learning capability, self-regard, attitudes to teachers, general work ethic, attitudes to attendance, preparedness for learning, response to curriculum demands, and confidence in learning.
Reading Test Ages Chapters 7, 8 & 9 November & June
A standardised, adaptive assessment to measure reading skills against the national average. Used to identify where intervention may be needed, and then to monitor impact and progress made.
Arkwright Engineering Scholarship exam: November https://www.arkwright.org.uk/how-to-apply/aptitude-exam
September: Baseline Testing: Chapter 12
November: GCSE Re-sits Maths & English
November: GCSE Spanish Mock Speaking Tests
November: Mock examinations: Chapter 13 & Chapter 11
January: BTEC examinations: Sport, Business & Computing
March: GCSE Spanish Mock Speaking
April: Non Examination Assessments Deadlines/Visiting Examiners
April: GCSE Spanish Speaking Examinations
April: Additional Language Speaking Tests
May & June: Public Examinations: GCSE, A Level, BTEC
June: Chapter 12 examinations
June: Chapters 7 - 10 examinations
SUMMER PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS TIMETABLE 2026
Joint Contingency Examination Day for all Awarding Bodies
All candidates to remain available on the morning and afternoon sessions of Wednesday 24 June 2026.
The Awarding Bodies have designated ‘contingency days’ for examinations. This is consistent with the qualification regulators’ document Exam system contingency plan: England, Wales and Northern Ireland gov.uk
The designation of a ‘contingency day’ within the common examination timetable is in the event of national or significant local disruption to examinations in the United Kingdom. It is part of the awarding bodies’ standard contingency planning for examinations. Centres must therefore remind candidates that they must remain available should an awarding body need to invoke its contingency plan.
Liverpool College Public Examination Timetable is published following the release of Awarding Bodies' basedata and all internal checks are complete.
Candidates receive their Individual timetable with seating plans and any agreed Access Arrangements in advance of the Easter Holidays, following all internal checks via the House System.
- 7 May 2026 Date of first GCSE examination on common timetable
- 11 May 2026 Date of first A Level examination on common timetable
- 17 June 2026: Date of final GCSE examination on common timetable
- 23 June 2026: Date of Final A Level examination on commmon timetable
- Contingency date: 24th June 2026
Awarding Body Public Examination Timetable links:
AQA
Pearson/Edexcel
OCR
WJEC
EDUQAS
Following all internal checks, candidates receive their Final Individual Timetables in advance of the Easter holidays, which include approved Access Arrangements and seating arrangements.
Access Arrangements
The external deadline for processing applications for Joint Council for Qualifications Access Arrangements via AAO for the summer series is 21st March.
Access Arrangements must reflect the usual way of working in the classroom and in Mock examinations and therefore must be organised well in advance and before the JCQ deadline.
Contact: Deputy SENCo, Miss J Crosby: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) Guidance for Parents, Carers and Students
Candidate Notices & Information from the Awarding Bodies
There are strict criteria set down by the Awarding Authorities which must be followed for the conduct of examinations. Liverpool College is required to adhere precisely to these criteria. Candidates must read all information carefully to ensure that they are aware of their individual examination timetable, regulations and procedures. Candidates receive their notices via their school email account.
JCQ Notices to Candidates
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Results Days 2026
A level results, Extended Project & BTEC L3 Nationals: Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Brooks House Space from 8:00 am
Staff will be in school to offer advice and support on the day.
Mr Leeder, UCAS Co-ordinator and Mr Griffith will be based in the Library for support and to address any UCAS concerns and university decisions. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Clearing
GCSE & L1/L2 Results Day: Thursday, 20th August 2026 in Mossley Vale Hall 08:15 - 10:00 am
Once pupils have collected their results they need to confirm their intended destination with our
Admissions Manager, Mrs Loveridge: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
We hope to see many of our pupils returning for their Sixth Form studies and staff will be available to assist with questions regarding individual subjects and next steps.
Mrs C Hayes
Examinations & Safeguarding Manager
Liverpool College | Queens Drive | Mossley Hill | Liverpool L18 8BG
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