Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.  We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Our school is a safe place for children, where our responsibilities for safeguarding children are taken seriously. 

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. If you have a concern you can speak to one of the Safeguarding Leads.

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Mr D Johnson Principal DSL	Miss E Nolan Deputy Principal DDSL	Miss K Ridnell SENDCo DDSL

 

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Mrs C Bates Senior Administrator DDSL	Miss B Pietrzak Extended Services Manager DDSL

 

Designated Safeguarding Lead = DSL
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead = DDSL

The team meet formally on a weekly basis to discuss well-being of children, families and staff.  Families are welcome to drop in to speak to a member of the safeguarding team if they require support with well-being or attendance strategies.  We also offer food banks for families who are in need.

Useful contacts:

• MASH Northamptonshire West: 0300 126 7000  Click for website
• Northampton Domestic Abuse Service (NDAS): 0300 0120154 Click for website
• Sunflower Centre (Domestic Abuse support): 01604 888211 Click for more information
• Voice (support for witnesses and victims): 01604 888211  Click for website
• NSPCC: 0808 800 5000 Click for website

Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 DfE

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.

Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy has guidance within it around the indicators of peer on peer abuse and harmful sexual behaviour along with our response procedures. All relevant Safeguarding Policies are available on our website.

All students are taught the Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) curriculum.

The appropriate means for disclosing an allegation of abuse relating to another student is always to inform a member of the academy’s safeguarding team directly or a member of the Trust Safeguarding Directorate. In the event that an allegation is made against a member of staff, this must be sent to the Academy Principal or directly to the Trust Safeguarding Directorate. We will always act on concerns raised.

Links to other Policies, Procedures and Guidance:

• Trust Safeguarding Policy
• Relationships and Sex Education Policy
• Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
• Children Missing in Education - Gov.uk
• Children Missing in Education - West Northamptonshire
• Working together to safeguard children 2024: statutory guidance (publishing.service.gov.uk)
• Prevent Duty Guidance

DFE guidance:

• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sharing-nudes-and-semi-nudes-advice-for-education-settings-working-with-children-and-young-people

Advice for schools and parents:

• https://childlawadvice.org.uk/information-pages/sexting/