Safeguarding
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility!
At Rushden Primary Academy we take safeguarding very seriously. All staff and volunteers undergo annual safeguarding training, and all visitors to the school are given a short information leaflet outlining what they should do if they have any concerns.
If you have a safeguarding concern, please contact one of the following Designated Safeguarding Leads within our school:
Our Safeguarding Team
Emma Larbey - Assistant Principal and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Lindsay Edwards - Principal and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Kim Nelson - EYFS Lead and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
What to do in an emergency
If a child is in immediate danger, left alone or missing, you should contact the police and/or ambulance directly by dialling 999.
If there is no immediate danger, but you have significant concerns about a child’s welfare, contact the Northamptonshire Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH team):
Contact details: 0300 126 7000 (MASH team) or the online portal can be found at https://nctrust.co.uk/report-a-concern-or-request-support/
For more information about MASH: http://www.northamptonshirescb.org.uk/parents-carers/parents-mash-guide/
If you have a concern regarding an adult working at Rushden Primary Academy, please contact Lindsay Edwards, Principal. You can also report directly to the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO): http://www.northamptonshirescb.org.uk/health-professionals/taking-action/designated-officer/
Safeguarding Information and Guidance
For the DfE Government Policy on Children Missing Education click here. If local advice on school attendance and the prevention of children becoming missing from Education https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/attendance-behaviour-and-home-schooling
Keeping Children Safe in Education Sets out the legal duties that must be followed to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 in schools and colleges.
For the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Board click http://www.northamptonshirescb.org.uk/
Prevent Duty Guidance for England and Wales aims to safeguard people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.
Working Together to Safeguard Children Working Together to Safeguard Children (usually referred to as just Working Together) is statutory guidance produced by the government which outlines how practitioners working with children, young people and families should work together in order to ensure that children and young people remain safe from harm.
Sexual Abuse within Schools: Child on Child Abuse, Sexual Violence and Harassment and Harmful Sexual Behaviour
Our position as a Trust and within all our academies is clear: sexual violence and sexual harassment are never acceptable, will never be tolerated and are not an inevitable part of growing up. Such behaviour will never go unchallenged or become accepted and we remain committed to working openly and transparently to promote mutual respect.
Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy has guidance within it around the indicators of peer on peer abuse and harmful sexual behaviour along with our response procedures. All relevant Safeguarding Policies are available on our website.
All students are taught the Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) curriculum.
The appropriate means for disclosing an allegation of abuse relating to another student is always to inform a member of the academy’s safeguarding team directly or a member of the Trust Safeguarding Directorate. In the event that an allegation is made against a member of staff, this must be sent to the Academy Principal or directly to the Trust Safeguarding Directorate. We will always act on concerns raised.
Please see below for details of our Site Specific Safeguarding Arrangements.
For the Trust's Safeguarding Policy please click here.