Safeguarding our students

Here at City Heights E-ACT Academy we place the safety of our students at the centre of all we do.

You will be pleased to know that all of our staff know, understand and comply with the latest DfE guidance on keeping children safe in education.

To view our Safeguarding policy, please click the link below.

Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy 2020-21

Resources

Keeping children safe in education

Information on Child Sexual Exploitation

Safeguarding Contacts

Ms Hannah Wright
Assistant Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mr Jack Davies
Deputy Headteacher and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Ms Carima Dahiki
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead & Family Liaison Lead

Safeguarding Mini Leads

Children Missing in Education – Ms M Saucedo

Child Sexual Exploitation – Ms S Halford

Equality & Diversity – Mr L Henry

Female Genital Mutilation-Ms H Wright

Mental Health – Ms A McGregor

Online Safety – Ms K Francis

Prevent – Mr J Davies

Peer on peer abuse/child on child abuse – Mr T Tomlinson

At City Heights E-ACT Academy, safeguarding is an integral to everything we do. If you have any concerns about the safety or wellbeing of a child, please speak to a member of our safeguarding team (above). Our safeguarding expectations are lead by the guidance provided in the Keeping Children Safe in Education document. All staff have read and signed this agreement and are also kept up to date with any changes through regular briefings and CPD.

Below are some useful websites that promote safety of children and may support you in knowing who to refer to when reporting a safeguarding incident.

Lambeth Safeguarding Children Partnership:

www.lambethsaferchildren.org.uk

Bullying:

www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk

www.standuptobullying.co.uk

Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) / Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE):

https://paceuk.info/

www.stop-cse.org

www.childrenssociety.org.uk

Children Missing in Education (CME):

www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-missing-education