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
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Miss Hine – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (Borough Road Site)
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Mrs Mountford – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (Waterleat Road Site)
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Miss Tucker – Cared for Children Coordinator
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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 | ||