Safeguarding
Contextual Safeguarding at Spring Common Academy:
Spring Common Academy is committed to safeguarding all our pupils. We recognise that our pupils' significant learning difficulties and limited communication make them particularly vulnerable to harm both within and beyond school.
Our pupils face heightened risks due to:
- Limited awareness of danger, personal safety and unsafe behaviours;
- Difficulty recognising appropriate and inappropriate behaviour
- Vulnerability when travelling on transport;
- Limited understanding of online dangers, including inappropriate contact, harmful content and sharing personal information.
We take a comprehensive approach to contextual safeguarding through:
- A tailored safeguarding curriculum adapted to our pupils' needs, including age and stage-appropriate online safety education;
- Personal safety skills taught through Preparation for Adulthood;
- Regular staff training on recognising and responding to contextual risks;
- Individual and group risk assessments for community access;
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Close partnership working with families, transport providers, police and other agencies.
Spring Common Academy is committed to supporting families and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
All staff and volunteers share this commitment.
If you have a safeguarding concern you can:
- Click Here to complete the Community Reporting Safeguarding form using our My Concern Safeguarding platform.
Alternatively:
- Telephone the academy office and ask to speak to a member of the Safeguarding Team on Tel: 01480 377 403
- Submit your concern in writing to our Safeguarding Team:
- Visit the academy in person and ask to speak to a member of the Safeguarding Team
Below you can see our Designated Safeguarding Team. Please don't hesitate to contact us via the above methods if you have any concerns or worries, we are here to help in anyway we can.
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Shari Welsford; Assistant Headteacher
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Leigh Aitken; Deputy Headteacher
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Sam Buck; Assistant Headteacher
Safeguarding AAG Representative
Jeremy Lloyd
Customer Services at Children's Social Care - 0345 045 5203
Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)
LADO@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our Safeguarding commitment, including our Safeguarding and Child Protection policy which can be viewed below.
Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a pupil's welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with parents/carers first, unless we have reason to believe such a move would be contrary to the pupil's welfare.
You can view all of our safeguarding policies here. Please contact the academy office with any queries.
