Safeguarding Lead - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Archway Learning Trust

Archway Learning Trust
Archway Learning Trust
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Nottingham, United Kingdom

1 month ago

Tom O´Connor

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Maintain clear vision, purpose and high expectations as set by line manager

  • Inspire, motivate, and influence staff to reach the highest standards for safeguarding
  • Be an excellent role model for all staff and pupils and be visible, supportive, and professionally challenging
  • Maintain a prominent visible presence as part of the Safeguarding Team
  • Working with external agencies and professionals on matters of safety and safeguarding
  • Raising awareness of safeguarding and child protection amongst the staff and parents; and ensuring that child protection information is transferred to the pupil's new school/academy
  • Supporting the DSL in ensuring all staff receive the appropriate training, and keep it up to date, in line with advice from local safeguarding partners
  • Notifying the Children's Social Care department if there are concerns over unexplained absences of a pupil following the Child Missing Education (CME) policy and local procedure.
  • Informing the Local Authority when a private fostering arrangement is in place
  • Ensuring that important safeguarding related policies are kept relevant and up to date
  • Ensuring there are procedures in place to handle allegations against other children (Childonchild abuse)
  • Creating a culture of listening to children and taking account of their wishes and feelings, both in individual decisions and in the academy's development
  • Where staff feel able to raise concerns and feel supported in their safeguarding role
  • Ensuring all records are kept up to date and secure and kept separately from the main pupil file in a locked location
  • Ensure that appropriate online filtering and monitoring systems are effective and communicated with parents/carers.
  • Ensure all safeguarding needs of all pupils are met and managed in the most appropriate and supportive way,
  • Have wellbeing oversight of vulnerable pupils
  • Remove any barriers to learning, ensuring a happy and stable academy life for pupils
  • Enable pupils to make healthy and safe lifestyle choices, recognising and avoiding unnecessary risk.
A full list of duties can be found in the job pack.
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