Safeguarding

Safeguarding is the process of protecting children from abuse and neglect, and preventing an impairment of their health and development. Safeguarding ensures children and young people are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care that optimises their life chances in order to enter adulthood successfully.

We are committed to safeguarding all and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Parents/carers can feel confident that careful and thorough procedures are in place to ensure that all staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children within the academy. The academy encourages parents/carers and children to talk freely about any concerns or worries which may affect any progress. It is important to us that parents/carers and pupils see the academy as a safe place.

Children will be taken seriously if they seek help from a member of staff. Pupils may be referred or signposted for additional bespoke support from external agencies who work closely with the academy. The academy will endeavour to work in partnership with parents/carers at all times to inform them of additional support required or accessed for their child.  However, staff cannot guarantee to consult parents/carers first, or to keep children’s concerns confidential, if a referral must be made to agencies in order to safeguard the child’s welfare.

If you have any concerns relating to any pupil in our academy please contact one of the members of our Safeguarding Team. All policies related to safeguarding and anti-bullying can be found here.

E-Safety Guidance

Do you know how to keep your child safe?

In order to reduce the online risks to teenagers it is important that parents and carers engage with their children and are aware of the simple measures that are available to stay safe online. The top ways to start conversations about this are:

  • Ask children to tell you about what sites they visit and what they enjoy doing online. Let them teach you, even if you already think you know it all. The people who know best about what your children are up to online, are your children. Ask them questions such as:
    • Why do they like the site?
    • What can they do on it?
    • What’s so fun about it?
    • Who uses it at Horbury Academy?
    • Who you can talk to?
    • Who are their friends on it? This is a good way to develop a trusting relationship with your child about what they are up to online.
  • Ask them about how they stay safe online. What tips do they have for you, and where did they learn them? What is OK and not OK to share online?
  • Ask them if they know where to go for help, where to find the safety advice, privacy settings and how to report or block the services they use.

Safe search
Bing, Google and most other frequently used search engines all have a safe search setting which filters out most undesirable content. Look for the cog icon, which is also available on YouTube.

Parental controls
The vast majority of devices that connect to the internet, including PCs, laptops, tablets, phones and games consoles, all have parental controls and allow restrictions to age-restricted content to be created. All ISPs allow parental controls to be activated on your home internet connection.

Further guidance

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