Safeguarding

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.