Safeguarding
Meet the safeguarding leads
Pioneer Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people: the child or young person’s welfare is our overriding concern.
The schools within the Trust provide a caring, positive, stimulating and safe environment in which pupils can flourish academically and personally, and we ensure that pupils are enabled to develop socially, emotionally, physically and morally. As such, all adults, including volunteers, governors, trustees, visitors and temporary staff have an active part to play in protecting our pupils from harm.
The Trust has a Child Protection Policy in place. This policy can be found here.
Having the policy in place ensures that all members of the school community:
- Are aware of their responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and child protection;
- Know the procedures that should be followed if they have a cause for concern;
- Know where to go to find additional information regarding safeguarding;
- Are aware of the key indicators relating to child abuse;
- Fully support the school’s commitment to safeguarding and child protection.
Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child or young person’s welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child or young person’s welfare.
If you have any concerns about a child or young person’s welfare, please record your concern and report this to one of the school’s safeguarding leads as soon as possible on the same day. It is important that you do not conduct your own investigation.
If your concerns relate to the behaviour or actions of a member of staff, then you should report this directly to the Head of School (or to the Chair of Governors if it relates to the Head of School).
Important links:
Advice from the Department for Education on Radicalisation and Extremism
As children grow and become more independent, it is not unusual for them to take risks, explore new things and push boundaries. Teenage years are often a time when young people will be searching for answers to questions about identity, faith and belonging, as well as looking for adventure and excitement.
This can mean that they are particularly vulnerable to extremist groups, who may claim to offer answers, as well as identity and a strong social network. And because they know young people are vulnerable, extremist groups often target them using the internet and social media to spread their ideology. There have been a number of tragic examples where young people have been misled by extremist groups, with some travelling to Syria and others becoming involved in hate crimes against minority groups.
The purpose of this website is to provide practical advice and support to help all individuals with an interest in keeping children safe from the dangers of extremism. A website has been created by the Department for Education and the Home Office to offer us all guidance on how to spot potential issues. http://www.educateagainsthate.com/parents