Safeguarding Young People
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Miss Bland, the deputy DSLs are Ms Joanne Lacey, Ms Emma Gough & Mrs Lauren Mumbray.
At Boston Pioneers Academy, we strive to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued. We are committed to Safeguarding and how we do this is well covered in our policies, which you can find on our Policies & Key Documents page. These include:
- Trust Safeguarding Policy
- Boston Pioneers Safeguarding Policy
- Whistleblowing Policy
- Behaviour Policy
- Prevent Policy
- Exclusion Policy
- Health and Safety Policy
- Allegations Policy
Our Academy Safeguarding Policy contains our Welfare Pathway (pg. 10) to follow if individuals have a concern for a child’s safety.
Parents/carers should know that the law requires all school staff to pass on information which gives rise to a concern about a child’s welfare, including risk from neglect, physical, emotional or sexual abuse. In accordance with local Information sharing protocols, we will ensure that information is shared securely and sensitively. Information will only be shared with other services where it is deemed necessary and proportionate to ensure that children and young people are safe and receive the right support.
What to do if you have a worry about a child's safety:
If you have a concern outside school hours / term time the contact details for Lincolnshire Children’s Services can be found on the LCC website
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/directory-record/64922/children-s-services
If you believe that a child or an adult is at immediate risk of harm and in need of protection then you should call the Police - 999, straight away.
Alternatively, if you want advice from the Police and the child or adult is not in immediate need of protection, you can call the Police on the telephone number 101.
How else can I report a concern?
Childline: www.childline.org.uk/
Help for children and young people.
Calls are free and confidential and won’t appear on your phone bill.
Tel: 0800 1111
NSPCC: www.nspcc.org.uk
Help for adults concerned about a child.
People who call can remain anonymous.
Tel: 008 800 5000
Operation Encompass: www.operationencompass.org
We are an Operation Encompass School.
This means we receive notifications from the Police if they have responded to the home of one of our children for domestic abuse. This allows us to better support the children and family involved.
Reducing Parental Conflict
Arguments and conflicts in relationships happen to all of us. For some people, the reality is that they are unable to resolve these arguments. Unresolved conflicts between adults can have a significant impact on children. The links below provide useful 'tools' and strategies to help parents deal with conflict:
Reducing parental conflict – Advice for families - Lincolnshire County Council
Parental conflict: the impact on children (youtube.com)
Academy based contacts
| Name | Role |
| Miss J Bland | Headteacher, Designated Safeguarding Lead & eSafety Officer |
| Mrs S Clinton | Trust Safeguarding Lead |
| Mrs J Lacey | Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, Prevent Duty Lead, Designated Teacher for Children in Care (CIC) |
| Mrs L Mumbray | Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |
| Mrs C Nixon | Trust Attendance Lead |
| Ms E Gilbert | Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |
