Safeguarding
The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for Child Protection are:
- Kim Kirchin, Principal
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 Princpal and Sendco
- Joy McKenzie, Learning Mentor
Please see beneath for links to the Trust safeguarding policy and our site specific policy.
We are aware that a new version of Working Together to Safeguard Children was published in December 2023. Although our policies refer to the older version which was current at the start of the academic year we do of course comply with all the requirements of the new document.
This is a link to the Child Missing in Education Guidance which is to support getting children back into education.
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.