We believe that our Academy should provide a caring, positive, safe and stimulating environment that promotes the social, physical and moral development of the individual child.
We recognise the importance of providing an environment within our Academy that will help children feel safe and respected.
We recognise the importance of enabling children to talk openly about anything that worried them to feel confident that they will be listened to.
We will work with parents to build an understanding of the Academy’s responsibilities to ensure the welfare of all the children, including the need to referrals to other agencies in some situations.
Safeguarding arrangements in our Academy are underpinned by two key principles:
Please download our online safety guidance and advice for parents from Norfolk Constabulary.
A helpful resource for parents from Norfolk Safeguarding Board and parental advice from the Rose Project, a local group supporting young people.
You may also be interested in this useful website from the NSPCC, Keeping Children Safe.
Net Aware is the UK’s only parents’ guide to 39 of the most popular social media sites, apps, and games used by young people. The guide is informed by 1,696 children and young people and 674 parents and guardians.
Alice’s story, A Victim of CSE
Further useful resources
How can you safeguard children from sexting
Do you sext? from Norfolk Constabulary
Child sexual information leaflet from Norfolk Safeguarding Children Board
Keeping Children Safe in Education (DfE)
Working Together to Safeguard Children (DfE)
