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Welcome from our Designated Safeguarding Leads
Report a safeguarding concern
Further resources

Welcome from our Designated Safeguarding Leads

At King Solomon Academy we want every child to be happy, healthy and safe at school and at home. We place a significant importance on safeguarding within the school as we recognise the impact of having a stable environment for children to flourish. We appreciate that there are occasionally challenges within a family which may make it more difficult to provide a safe and secure environment for children. When these challenges arise, we work with families and external agencies to aim to return the home and family environment to one of safety as soon as possible.  

All of our staff have been trained to recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect. We have eight members of staff in school who have received advanced safeguarding training. This means they are trained to respond should a child tell us something concerning, or should we have reason to believe that a child is unsafe. Our staff are trained in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education and Working Together to Safeguard Children, the statutory guidance which all schools in the UK must adhere to. All staff have been trained to recognise signs of Radicalisation, Female Genital Mutilation, Child Sexual Exploitation and many other specific risks in accordance with government requirements.   

We work with Social Services, Early help, Housing, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Parenting Support Services and the Police, alongside many other smaller organisations. The group of professionals working with the school and families aims to ensure the best outcomes for pupils. When families engage with all of the support they are offered we can often notice a transformation in their children. External agencies and KSA work together every day and our links with local authorities are built on trust. We achieve the most dramatic positive changes for children when families, school and other agencies are open and honest with each other in the interests of the children. 

If we are worried about a child or a family we have a duty to act and in some cases we will be required to share our concerns more widely. The team of professionals we work with are here to support families. If we need to ask you or your family further questions to clarify anything which we have noticed or are worried about, please do not be alarmed. We have a duty to do so and we are always acting in the best interests of the child. Anything we discuss will be confidential and shared only on a strict ‘need to know’ basis.    

Report a safeguarding concern

If you are worried about a child or an issue in the local community please email parents@Kingsolomonacademy.org.

If 
it is of a confidential nature, email Imogen Colmans and Nick Walters for a primary related concern or Imogen Colmans and Hannah Schofield for a secondary related concern.

Principal

Beth Humphreys

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

Imogen Colmans

i.colmans@kingsolomonacademy.org
Co-Head of Primary, Head of All-Through Inclusion

Nick Walters

Vice Principal, Secondary Designated Safeguarding Lead

Alice Cairns

Assistant Principal, Secondary Designated Safeguarding Lead)

Hannah Schofield

Further resources

  • Protecting children from abuse online
  • Expert advice on keeping children safe online
  • General advice on all issues affecting young people
  • Friendly, confidential drugs advice
  • Westminster’s Safeguarding Children’s Board
  • Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy (1000.45 KB)
  • Online Safety Policy (408.4 KB)
  • Behaviour and anti-bullying
  • Health and Wellbeing
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