Safeguarding and Child Protection

Safeguarding

Paignton Academy holds the safety, health, well-being and welfare of its students as paramount.  We are committed to safeguarding and work together to ensure that our students thrive in a safe and supportive environment, whatever their age, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual identity or gender.  All staff in the Academy are trained in Safeguarding and Child Protection issues and are kept up to date with changes in legislation and practice.  We take any allegation and suspicion of abuse seriously and will respond to them promptly.

All staff recruited to the Academy undergo a rigorous safer recruitment process in line with the Statutory Guidance outlined by Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2022 and as a consequence all of the necessary background checks, for example DBS, are completed before staff begin employment.

You can find support, advice and legislation for the below topics by clicking on the relevant link:

National Safeguarding Documents	Thinking Schools Academy Trust (TSAT) Policies	Online Safety	Radicalisation & Extremism
Cost of Living Crisis	Health & Wellbeing	Domestic Violence	Exploitation

 

The Safeguarding Team

You can contact our safeguarding team by completing a safeguarding concern form or by emailing safeguarding@paigntonacademy.org

	Mr Scott – Assistant Principal and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Miss Hine – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (Borough Road Site)	Mrs Mountford – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (Waterleat Road Site)	Miss Tucker – Cared for Children Coordinator

 

Other staff that are Level 3 Child Protection trained include:

Mr Williams	Mr Lynch	Mrs Merrett
Mrs Summers	Miss Cullinane	Mrs Harbord
Mr Easton	Mrs Appleby	Mrs Hext
Ms Sandford	Mr Carpenter	Mr Harle
Mr Virgo	Mr Skates	Mrs Bullock
Mr Willcocks	Mrs White	Mrs Fardoe
Miss Freeman	Mrs Ryan	Mr Round
Mrs Florence	Mrs Bruce	Mrs Carpenter
Mrs Bissett	Mrs Shaw	Mrs McArthur
Mr Dossett	Mrs Craw	Mrs Gardiner
Mr Godfree	Miss Tucker	Miss Biggin
Mr Power	Miss Coombes	Miss Casey
Mrs Warren	Mrs Morrison	Mrs Hilleson-Perrett
Miss Newsam