
Safeguarding
At Eastern Education Group we take child protection and safeguarding very seriously.
All our staff (including senior leaders, teachers, lecturers, support staff, play leaders, catering, cleaning and office staff) undertake Child Protection and Safeguarding training every 3 years and an annual refresher to understand any national policy changes.
All our Governance members (including Trustees, Governors, and Committee members) undertake Child Protection and Safeguarding training upon appointment and an annual refresher to understand any national policy changes.
Prevent Duty training is part of the Safeguarding training undertaken by all staff and governance members, to raise awareness of signs and indicators of radicalisation and how and when to report concerns to the Channel programme.
Senior members of staff (i.e. the Headteacher, Head of School, Principal, and other senior managers) complete Safer Recruitment training and support interviews for new staff in their school or college.
All staff and Governance members undertake enhanced DBS checks and ‘Disqualification by Association’ checks before starting their role. Students and volunteers have induction which includes information about safeguarding and child protection.
Safeguarding Managers for Eastern Education Group
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Claire Battey
Alternative Safeguarding Lead
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Emma O’Hara
Head of Welfare and Safeguarding (SEND Schools)
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Jackie Grimwood
Head of Welfare and Safeguarding and Designated Safeguarding Lead
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Sarah Chesterton
Head of Safeguarding (SEND Schools)
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Sarah-Louise Neesam
Group Head of Welfare and Safeguarding
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Shub Singh
Head of Welfare and Safeguarding (Primary)
Get in touch
Designated Safeguarding Leads
If you have a concern about safeguarding or would like to chat, please contact each school as the first port of call and email:
sendschoolssafeguarding@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk
You can also directly contact our Heads of Safeguarding
Sarah-Louise Neesam – Group Head of Welfare and Safeguarding
e. sarah-louise.neesam@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk
Sarah Chesterton – Head of Welfare and Safeguarding (SEND Schools)
e. Sarah.Chesterton@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk
p. 01284 413 745
Emma O’Hara – Head of Welfare and Safeguarding (SEND Schools)
e. Emma.O’Hara@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk
Shub Singh – Head of Welfare and Safeguarding (Primary)
e. Shub.Singh@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk
Visitors
On entry to this school all visitors are asked to provide ID. You will be handed our safeguarding information sheet to read before you sign in. There are posters with photographs of the Safeguarding Team placed around school so if visitors have any safeguarding concerns, they are able to identify who to report their concerns to.
Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy
The school’s Child Protection / Safeguarding Policy is available to read on the website and is available for staff to access on the internal network.
Code of Conduct
The Trust has a Code of Conduct which seeks to ensure that the duty to promote and safeguard the wellbeing of children is in part, achieved by staff having a clear understanding of positive professional behaviours and provides practical guidance for anyone who works with, or on behalf of children regardless of their role, responsibilities or status.
Staff are responsible for ensuring their behaviour is in line with the professional conduct expected. If a member of staff is concerned about the behaviour of another member of staff, this should be reported to the Head of School or the Safeguarding LAB member in line with the school Whistleblowing policy.
First Day Calling and Children Missing in Education
Parents are requested to notify the school if their child is going to be absent due to illness or appointments. If a child does not come to school and we have not been informed of the reason, the school does first day calling and logs details of the concern to monitor attendance as part of child protection and safeguarding procedures. Children missing from education are reported to the local authority following the Suffolk County Council and Norfolk County Council procedures.
Duke of Lancaster
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Elizabeth Barneveld
Head of School
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Emma O’Hara
Head of Welfare and Safeguarding (SEND Schools)
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Neil Kellett
Trustee Lead for Safeguarding (SEND and Residential)
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Sharon Daniells
Family Support Worker DSL
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Vicky Yarham
Assistant Head
Chalk Hill
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Beth Parkington
Head of Residential and DSL at Priory Mount Road
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Byron Higgins
Deputy Head of Care
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Emma Clark
Teacher
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Emma O’Hara
Head of Welfare and Safeguarding (SEND Schools)
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Helen English
Teacher
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Leanne Bailey
Senior Safeguarding Practitioner and Designated Safeguarding Lead
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Neil Kellett
Trustee Lead for Safeguarding (SEND and Residential)
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Nikki Jennings
Head of School
Stone Lodge Academy
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Carolyn Tynan
Lead Family Support Worker
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Jodie Thomas
Designated Safeguarding Lead and Senior Safeguarding Practitioner
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Katy Gordon
Designated Safeguarding Lead and Assistant Head
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Lawrence Chapman
Regional Director of SEND and Outdoor Learning
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Megan Burrows
Designated Safeguarding Lead and Family Support Worker
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Neil Kellett
Trustee Lead for Safeguarding (SEND and Residential)
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Nick Stevens
Teacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead
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Sarah Chesterton
Head of Safeguarding (SEND Schools)
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Tom Garrard
Teacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Sunrise Academy
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Barbara Dawson
Assistant Head
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Emma O’Hara
Head of Welfare and Safeguarding (SEND Schools)
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Gabrielle Blowers
Safeguarding Practitioner
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Neil Kellett
Trustee Lead for Safeguarding (SEND and Residential)
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Patrick Hamilton
Head of School
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Summer King
Family Support Worker
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Wendy Ford
Pastoral Learning Mentor
Priory School
including Priory Mount Road, Priory Aspire, Priory at Thurston and Priory Angel Hill.
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Anita Nichol
Assistant Head and DSL at Priory Mount Road
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Beth Parkington
Head of Residential and DSL at Priory Mount Road
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Chris Harrison
Assistant Head at Angel Hill College
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Chris Stott
Teacher and DSL at Priory at Thurston
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Kelly Nagle-Amodia
Safeguarding Practitioner
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Lisa Andrews
Senior Assistant Head and DSL at Priory Mount Road
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Neil Kellett
Trustee Lead for Safeguarding (SEND and Residential)
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Rosie Howe
Assistant Head and DSL at Priory at Thurston
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Sarah Chesterton
Head of Safeguarding (SEND Schools)
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Sharron White
Head of School
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Tabatha Kinnair
Lead DSL and Family Support Officer
Peile
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Hannah Gadie
Assistant Head/DSL
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Jade Murray
Lead DSL
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Moi Green
DSL
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Neil Kellett
Trustee Lead for Safeguarding (SEND and Residential)
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Sarah Chesterton
Head of Safeguarding (SEND Schools)
West Suffolk College
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Amanda Hagger
Safeguarding Practitioner
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Anthony Harvey
Alternative Safeguarding Lead
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Claire Battey
Alternative Safeguarding Lead
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Claire Bryant
Alternative Safeguarding Lead
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Colin Shaw
Group Sixth Form Principal, Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead at West Suffolk College
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Demi Irvine-Bird
Safeguarding Practitioner (SEMH)
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Ella Redmond-Smith
Safeguarding Practitioner
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Hebe Van-Gaip
Safeguarding Practitioner
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Joe Stocking
Alternative Safeguarding Lead
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Julia Wakelam
Governance Lead for Safeguarding (Sixth Form)
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Lorraine Turner
Student Liaison Officer
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Mark Searcey
Chair of Remuneration Committee, Governor Lead for Safeguarding (University and Professional Development)
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Michele Wilson
Student Liaison Officer
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Natasha Wright
Student Liaison Officer
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Paul Fox
Student Liaison Co-ordinator
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Sam White
Student Liaison Officer
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Tom Stokes
Student Liaison Officer
Abbeygate Sixth Form College
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Al Wooton
Student Liaison Officer at Abbeygate Sixth Form College
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Cathy Austin
Alternative Safeguarding Lead
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Cathy Durrant
Alternative Safeguarding Lead
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Claire Battey
Alternative Safeguarding Lead
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Julia Wakelam
Governance Lead for Safeguarding (Sixth Form)
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Kate Brown
Alternative Safeguarding Lead
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Lisa Bragg
Senior Safeguarding Practitioner
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Stuart Small
Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead
One Sixth Form College
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Aarron Carr
Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead
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Carly Hagger
Safeguarding Practitioner
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Jackie Grimwood
Head of Welfare and Safeguarding and Designated Safeguarding Lead
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Julia Wakelam
Governance Lead for Safeguarding (Sixth Form)
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Lauren Dalby
SEMH Safeguarding Practitioner
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Natasha Wickenden
Senior Safeguarding Practitioner and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
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Samantha Kamalondo
Safeguarding Practitioner
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Sue Calvino
Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Exning Primary School
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David Bicker
Chair of Primary Educational Excellence Committee and Trustee Lead for Safeguarding (Primaries)
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Emma Hardy
Alternate Safeguarding Lead
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Katrina White
Alternate Safeguarding Lead
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Louise Carter
Alternate Safeguarding Lead
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Natasha Warren
Designated Safeguarding Lead
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Rachel Donald
Alternate Safeguarding Lead
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Shub Singh
Head of Welfare and Safeguarding (Primary)
Stanton Primary School
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Amanda Smith
Alternative Designated Safeguarding Lead and Deputy Head of School
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David Bicker
Chair of Primary Educational Excellence Committee and Trustee Lead for Safeguarding (Primaries)
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Liz Bonnelykke
Designated Safeguarding Lead and Head of School
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Shub Singh
Head of Welfare and Safeguarding (Primary)
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Victoria Ferguson
Alternative Designated Safeguarding Lead
