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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.

Our policies reflect Keeping children safe in education (gov.uk)

Safeguarding Managers for Eastern Education Group

  • Claire Battey

    Claire Battey

  • Emma O'Hara

    Emma O’Hara

  • Jackie Grimwood

    Jackie Grimwood

  • Sarah Chesterton

    Sarah Chesterton

  • Sarah-Louise Neesam

    Sarah-Louise Neesam

  • Shub Singh

    Shub Singh

Get in touch

Abbeygate Sixth Form College
Exning Primary School

If you have a concern about safeguarding or would like to chat, please contact Exning Primary School as the first port of call and email:

ExningSafeguarding@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk

One Sixth Form College
SEND schools

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.

Stanton Primary School and Nursery
West Suffolk College
University Studies
  • Elizabeth Barneveld

    Elizabeth Barneveld

  • Emma O'Hara

    Emma O’Hara

  • Headshot of Neil Kellett

    Neil Kellett

  • Sharon Daniells

    Sharon Daniells

  • Vicky Yarham

    Vicky Yarham

Chalk Hill

  • Beth Parkington

    Beth Parkington

  • Byron Higgins

    Byron Higgins

  • Emma Clark

    Emma Clark

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    Emma O’Hara

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    Helen English

  • Leanne Bailey

    Leanne Bailey

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    Neil Kellett

  • Nikki Jennings

    Nicki Jennings

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    Carolyn Tynan

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    Jodie Thomas

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    Katy Gordon

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    Lawrence Chapman

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    Megan Burrows

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    Neil Kellett

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    Nick Stevens

  • Sarah Chesterton

    Sarah Chesterton

  • Sharon White

    Sharron White

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    Tom Garrard

Sunrise Academy

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    Barbara Dawson

  • Emma O'Hara

    Emma O’Hara

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    Gabrielle Blowers

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    Neil Kellett

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    Patrick Hamilton

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  • Wendy Ford

    Wendy Ford

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    Anita Nichol

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    Beth Parkington

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    Chris Harrison

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    Chris Stott

  • Kelly Nagle Amodia

    Kelly Nagle-Amodia

  • Lisa Andrews

    Lisa Andrews

  • Headshot of Neil Kellett

    Neil Kellett

  • Rosie Howe

    Rosie Howe

  • Sarah Chesterton

    Sarah Chesterton

  • Sharon White

    Sharron White

  • Tabatha Kinnair

    Tabatha Kinnair

  • Hannah Gadie

    Hannah Gadie

  • Jade Murray

    Jade Murray

  • Moi Green

    Moi Green

  • Headshot of Neil Kellett

    Neil Kellett

  • Sarah Chesterton

    Sarah Chesterton

West Suffolk College

  • Amanda Hagger

    Amanda Hagger

  • Anthony Harvey

    Anthony Harvey

  • Claire Battey

    Claire Battey

  • Claire Bryant

    Claire Bryant

  • Colin Shaw, a bald-headed man in a suit and tie with glasses.

    Colin Shaw

  • Demi Irvine-Bird

    Demi Irvine-Bird

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    Ella Redmond-Smith

  • Hebe

    Hebe Van-Gaip

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    Joe Stocking

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    Lorraine Turner

  • Mark Searcey

    Mark Searcey

  • Michele Watson

    Michele Wilson

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    Paul Fox

  • Sam White

    Sam White

  • Tom Stokes

    Tom Stokes

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    Al Wooton

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    Cathy Austin

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    Cathy Durrant

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    Claire Battey

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    Julia Wakelam

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    Kate Brown

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    Lisa Bragg

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    Stuart Small

One Sixth Form College

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    Aarron Carr

  • Carly Hagger

    Carly Hagger

  • Jackie Grimwood

    Jackie Grimwood

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    Julia Wakelam

  • Lauren Dalby

    Lauren Dalby

  • Natasha Wickenden

    Natasha Wickenden

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    Samantha Kamalondo

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    Sue Calvino

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    David Bicker

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    Emma Hardy

  • Katie White

    Katrina White

  • Louise Carter

    Louise Carter

  • Natasha Warren

    Natasha Warren

  • Rachel Donald

    Rachel Donald

  • Shub Singh

    Shub Singh

  • Amanda Smith

    Amanda Smith

  • 3 63 s

    David Bicker

  • Liz Bonnelykke

    Liz Bonnelykke

  • Shub Singh

    Shub Singh

  • Victoria Ferguson

    Victoria Ferguson

  • Claire Battey

    Claire Battey

  • Claire Bryant

    Claire Bryant

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    Colin Shaw

  • Lisa Hunt

    Lisa Hunt

  • Mark Searcey

    Mark Searcey