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Safeguarding
Our Safeguarding Team
Mr M Tomlinson - Head Teacher - Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Victoria Cobb - Deputy Head Teacher - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Miss Jo Hoult - SENCO - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
St Peter’s Cross Keys Academy Commitment and Policy
This policy applies to all staff, governors and volunteers working in the academy and takes into account statutory guidance provided by the Department for Education and local guidance issued by the Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Partnership.
We will ensure that all parents/carers are made aware of their responsibilities with regard to child protection procedures and how we will safeguard and promote the welfare of their children through the publication of this academy safeguarding and child protection policy.
The policy is read in conjunction with:
“Working Together to Safeguard Children ” (2023) which is statutory guidance to be read and followed by all those providing services for children and families, including those in education.
“Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025” (September 2024), which is the statutory guidance for Schools and Colleges.
“The Prevent Duty Departmental, advice for Schools and child care providers” December 2023.
, Child on Child Abuse Policy, Recruitment Policy, Online Safety Policy and Whistle Blowing Policy (Confidential reporting)
Children at Risk of Missing Education Guidance issued by the DfE
The Teachers' Standards - DFE 2021
If any of these documents are updated, our procedures will follow the latest guidance.
Current Key Themes
There are many subject matters relating to causes for concern and every year we plan a robust training programme for our whole staff team. A few examples of the training already undertaken are:
- CPOMS Training
- Prevent training
- Substance Misuse Awareness
- Female Genital Mutilation
- Child Sexual Exploitation
- Child Criminal Exploitation
- Forced Marriage and Honour Based Abuse
- Anti-Bullying Alliance Modular Training
- Extremism and Radicalisation
Out of hours safeguarding concern
If you have concerns for the safety of a child out of school hours, please contact Nottinghamshire Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub: 0300 500 80 80
If you require an urgent response outside of working hours (08:30-17:00), contact Nottinghamshire’s Emergency Duty Team (EDT) on 0300 456 4546.
In an emergency call 999.
To report a crime, call 101
Other useful contact information can be seen below or check out our Signposting Document
for more specific support agencies:
| Support Agency | Contact |
|---|---|
| Child Line | 0800 1111 |
| NSPCC Chile Protection Helpline | 0808 800 5000 |
| Samaritans | 08457 909090 |
|
Young Minds Parent Helpline (Children's health and wellbeing) |
0808 805 5544 (9:30-16:00 weekdays) |
|
Mind (Advice for mental health including self-harming) |
0300 123 3393 (9:00-18:00 weekdays) |
| Police | 101 (or 999 in an emergency) |
| Crime stoppers | 0800 555 111 |
| Child Exploitation and Online Protection Agency (CEOP) |