Safeguarding
Keeping our students safe is our primary focus to ensure they have the best possible opportunity for a positive and successful future.
All our staff receive training in reporting, and supporting safeguarding concerns and we work closely with families and appropriate agencies on a case by case basis.
The staff with specific responsibilities with regards to safeguarding are:
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Kayleigh Austin
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead: Michele Smith
Designated Safeguarding Officer: Tina Hirst
To report a safeguarding concern in school hours:
To report a safeguarding concern in school working hours you can:
Call the school on 01227 501309 and ask to speak to the Designated Safeguarding Lead
or Email a safeguarding concern to safeguarding@newingateschool.co.uk
To report a safeguarding concern outside of school hours:
To report a safeguarding concern outside school working hours you can:
Call the welfare telephone number: 07944183737
or Email a safeguarding concern
To report sexual abuse and grooming online:
CEOP is here to keep children safe from sexual abuse and grooming online.
You can make a report directly to the CEOP Safety Centre by clicking on the Click CEOP button if something has happened online which has made you feel unsafe, scared or worried. This might be from someone you know in real life, or someone you have only ever met online. CEOP take all reports seriously and we will do everything we can to keep you safe.
As well as making a report to the CEOP Safety Centre, the CEOP Education website has information and advice to help you if something has happened to you online.
Are you being bullied? CEOP are unable to respond to reports about bullying but if you’re being bullied and would like to talk to someone in confidence right now you can speak to Childline on 0800 1111 or talk to them online – no worry is too big or too small.
To report sexual images and videos of yourself and have them removed from the Internet:
Report and Remove is for under 18s in the UK to confidentially report sexual images and videos of themselves and remove them from the internet.
Find out more by clicking this video:
To report if a child may be at risk of imminent harm:
Submit an urgent request for support via the Kent Integrated Services Portal
or
Contact Front Door Services on 03000 41 11 11 - out of hours on 03000 41 91 91
or
Call Kent Police on 999
Concerns regarding staff:
Any concerns regarding a member of the staff team should be reported to the Headteacher.
If the concerns are in regards to the Headteacher then the Proprietor or Chair of Governors should be contacted:
David Carden, Proprietor: dcarden@newingateschool.co.uk
Anna Daly, Chair of Governors (Safeguarding) : chair@newingateschool.co.uk
Any concerns about the proprietor should be taken directly to LADO via the Kent Integrated Services Portal
Child protection & safeguarding policy
View our Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy HERE.
Child protection & safeguarding policy
Our school is part of Operation Encompass which is a national scheme that operates jointly between schools and police forces.
Parents & Carers, please take the time to read the letter and poster below. You can download a copy of each by clicking on the images.
