The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for Child Protection are:
- Kim Kirchin, Principal - email - kkirchin@studfalljunioracademy.org
There are Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads in the absence of the lead DSL. The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads for Child Protection are:
- Karen Parris , Deputy Principal and Sendco - email - kparris@studfallinfantacademy.org
- Joy McKenzie, Learning Mentor - email - jmckenzie@studfallinfantacademy.org
All DSL's are also available to contact through the school on 01536 264540
Please see beneath for links to the Trust safeguarding policy and our site-specific policy.
This is a link to government guidance – Keeping Children Safe in Education. This is the basis for our trust's approach to safeguarding.
Working together to safeguard children 2026: a guide to multi-agency working to help, protect and promote the welfare of children
We are aware that a new version of Working Together to Safeguard Children was published in March 2026. Although our policies refer to the older version which was current at the start of the academic year we continue to comply with all the requirements of the new document.
This link looks at risks and processes of working with children missing in education.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-missing-education/children-missing-education-statutory-guidance-for-local-authorities-and-schools
This is a link to the Prevent Duty Guidance - an important document for safeguarding children and families- our senior DSL - Kim Kirchin is the Prevent lead.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance
Sexual Abuse within Schools: Child on Child Abuse, Sexual Violence and Harassment and Harmful Sexual Behaviour:
Our position as a trust and within all our academies is clear: sexual violence and sexual harassment are never acceptable, will never be tolerated and are not an inevitable part of growing up. Such behaviour will never go unchallenged or become accepted, and we remain committed to working openly and transparently to promote mutual respect. We will always act on concerns raised.
Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy has guidance within it around the indicators of child-on-child abuse and harmful sexual behaviour, along with our response procedures. All relevant Safeguarding Policies are available on individual academy websites.
All pupils are taught the Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) curriculum.
