--- title: "Safeguarding" url: "https://unsworth-academy.schudio.com/about-us/safeguarding" school: "Unsworth Academy" --- # Safeguarding ![](https://unsworth-academy.schudio.com/images/people/Vicky_Anthony.jpg)Schools play an essential role in protecting children from abuse. They have regular contact with children and young people so are in a strong position to identify signs of abuse and neglect. We value pupils safety highly and to ensure this we have a large team of Designated Safeguarding Lead Level 3 trained staff including 12 members of the pastoral and attendance team and 5 members of the SEND team We are proud to be part of the Operation Encompass Partnership. It is a police and education early information safeguarding partnership enabling schools to offer immediate support to children experiencing domestic abuse. Information is shared with a school’s Key Adult (Designated Safeguarding Lead or Officer) prior to the start of the next school day after officers have attended a domestic abuse incident. This sharing of information enables appropriate support to be given, dependent upon the needs and wishes of the child. **Unsworth Academy safeguard’s children by:** - Creating safe environments for children and young people through robust safeguarding practices. We are an inclusive school and inclusive beyond the binary encompasses our approach to this. - Ensuring that adults who work in the school, including volunteers, don’t pose a risk to children. - Making sure staff are trained, know how to respond to concerns and keep-up-to-date with policy and practice. - Teaching children and young people about staying safe. - Maintaining an environment where children feel confident to approach any member of staff if they have a worry or problem. - Auditing the safeguarding provision annually with the Director of Safeguarding for SET. - Attending external stakeholder briefings and training to ensure local and national issues are addressed swiftly. For example GMP briefings, Local Authority DSL forums and training. - Termly questionnaires are conducted with learners to capture students thoughts and feelings on safeguarding. **How to report a safeguarding concern in school:** - To any member of staff - Leave a message in the safe box situated outside the dining hall - Ring safe phone **07818511717** or email **safe@unsworth.set.org** **[Report any Safeguarding Concerns](mailto:safe@unsworth.set.org)** *[![](https://unsworth-academy.schudio.com/images/images/CEOP-Logo.jpg)](https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/)* **Useful Links** - **[Preventing Self-harm in Teens: A Guide for Appropriate Intervention](https://www.zocdoc.com/blog/preventing-self-harm-in-teens-a-guide-for-appropriate-intervention/)** - [**A Guide to Knife Harm for Parents and Carers**](https://unsworth-academy.schudio.com/files/documents/safeguarding/A_Guide_to_Knife_Harm_for_Parents_and_Carers.pdf) - [**Child Exploitation and Online Protection - CEOP**](https://unsworth-academy.schudio.com/files/documents/safeguarding/Child_Exploitation_and_Online_Protection_-_CEOP.pdf) - 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