Safeguarding
The safeguarding of all members of our community is of paramount importance to us and we are committed to making sure this permeates everything that we do.
We work tirelessly to ensure students are safe, feel empowered to discuss any concerns they have and are able to learn in a caring, positive and supportive learning environment.
For information and advice, and to report concerns directly to CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre), click on the image below.
CEOP is a command of the National Crime Agency, and is dedicated to tackling the sexual abuse and exploitation of children and young people. CEOP is here to help young people (up to age 18) who have been forced or tricked into taking part in sexual activity with anyone online or in the real world. Website: https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/
If you have any safeguarding or child protection concerns, please contact a member of the safeguarding team listed below, and we will ensure that it is investigated quickly, fairly and thoroughly with appropriate actions applied.
Mrs Karen Hillier (Interim Maternity SENDCo) [email protected]
Alternatively, anyone can make a referral using Suffolk County Council’s Customer First service. Call 0808 800 4005 at any time.
Thinkuknow.com is a useful website that is full of guidance materials and support with keeping children safe online.
Internetmatters.org helping to teach online safety.
Youngminds.org are a mental health charity for children,. young people and their parents/ carers.
Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership safeguard people with care and support needs and act to minimise risk of harm, and adopt a zero tolerance to abuse and neglect. Providing information, advice and ways to report someone you are worried about.
Suffolk Safeguarding Children Board Information for parents and carers in need of support or guidance, on a range of safeguarding matters.
If you have concerns regarding someone who works with children, including foster carers and volunteers, these should be reported to the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO). This applies to all paid, unpaid, volunteers, casual, agency employees, or anyone working in a self- employed capacity.
This is statutory guidance from the Department for Education and
schools and colleges in England must have regard to it when carrying out their duties to
safeguard and promote the welfare of children. For the purposes of this guidance
children includes everyone under the age of 18.
Click here to read the DfE document: Working Together To Safeguard Children.
Click here to read the DfE document: Keeping Children Safe In Education.
The academy has produced its own information booklet which includes detailed information about the different areas of safeguarding concerns, useful links to external sources of advice, and helpline information. You can view or download the booklet by clicking below.
SafeCall provides confidential and anonymous support to young victims of county lines exploitation and their families. The expert team is available 9am-11pm, 7 days a week, by calling or texting 116000.
County Lines and Child Criminal Exploitation
County lines drug crime from Suffolk and Norfolk Constabulary
Getting you up to speed with velocity, from Suffolk Constabulary
Find a wide range of useful documents here.
