Safeguarding

Schools play an essential role in protecting children from abuse. They have regular contact with children and young people so are in a strong position to identify signs of abuse and neglect.

We value pupils safety highly and to ensure this we have a large team of Designated Safeguarding Lead Level 3 trained staff including 12 members of the pastoral and attendance team and 5 members of the SEND team

We are proud to be part of the Operation Encompass Partnership. It is a police and education early information safeguarding partnership enabling schools to offer immediate support to children experiencing domestic abuse. Information is shared with a school’s Key Adult (Designated Safeguarding Lead or Officer) prior to the start of the next school day after officers have attended a domestic abuse incident. This sharing of information enables appropriate support to be given, dependent upon the needs and wishes of the child.

Unsworth Academy safeguard’s children by:

Creating safe environments for children and young people through robust safeguarding practices. We are an inclusive school and inclusive beyond the binary encompasses our approach to this.
Ensuring that adults who work in the school, including volunteers, don’t pose a risk to children.
Making sure staff are trained, know how to respond to concerns and keep-up-to-date with policy and practice.
Teaching children and young people about staying safe.
Maintaining an environment where children feel confident to approach any member of staff if they have a worry or problem.
Auditing the safeguarding provision annually with the Director of Safeguarding for SET.
Attending external stakeholder briefings and training to ensure local and national issues are addressed swiftly. For example GMP briefings, Local Authority DSL forums and training.
Termly questionnaires are conducted with learners to capture students thoughts and feelings on safeguarding.

How to report a safeguarding concern in school: