Walthamstow Academy's safeguarding policy can be found here.
Safeguard – Protect from harm or damage with an appropriate measure - (Oxford Dictionaries)
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and families has a role to play (Working Together to Safeguard Children March 2023).
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined by Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 as:
• providing help and support to meet the needs of children as soon as problems emerge
• protecting children from maltreatment, whether that is within or outside the home, including online
• preventing the impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development
• ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
• taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes
At Walthamstow Academy we strive to ensure that your child leads a safe and healthy lifestyle. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum that educates your child in what a successful, healthy lifestyle looks like and guides them in how to identify risks and dangers that could affect them.
As parents, you want to make sure that your children develop healthily and thrive. We're here to help you with advice on how you can build strong relationships with your children and keep them safe. It's more than just physical safety. A big part of keeping children safe is looking after their emotional and mental well-being. Helping them develop healthy emotional bonds from infancy can have a lifelong effect, and a strong relationship can make it easier when you want to discuss issues such as expressions of sexual behaviour or self-harm.
Of course, some people find it awkward to talk about certain subjects. So if you are not sure how to talk to your child about difficult issues, the links below will provide helpful advice and support.
As your child grows older, you'll also worry about how to keep them safe when you're not always around. When is a child old enough to be home alone? And how can they keep safe when they're out on their own? You'll also want to teach them about online safety and the dangers of sexting - and help them understand how to stay safe on social networks by being Share Aware.
Information from www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/
Should you have any concerns about your child or someone who attends our academy, please do not hesitate to contact the Safeguarding Team on Tel 02085273750 or e-mail Safeguarding@walthamstow-academy.org.
Alternatively, you can contact Jess Capstick who is the Walthamstow Academy Designated Safeguarding Lead. Jess.Capstick@walthamstow-academy.org
Our Governor responsible for Safeguarding is Leon Jacob.
Useful links:
Walthamstow Academy Safeguarding Policy
Report Bullying here - Report Bullying
Wellbeing resources - Wellbeing
Kooth online wellbeing resources and support - Home - Kooth
NSPCC guidance on children unsupervised at home - www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/leaving-child-home-alone/
NSPCC guidance on keeping children safe from sexual abuse - www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/underwear-rule/
Internet Matters guidance for parents and young people on online safety -
Should you have any concerns about a child or family, and you do not wish to contact the academy, you can make a referral to the Waltham Forest Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub. Your referral can be anonymous if you wish. Please refer to the link below:
Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) | London Borough of Waltham Forest