Safeguarding

We take safeguarding at the academy very seriously and we ensure that all students are safe at the academy at all times. Together with providing excellent pastoral care to all of our students we also ensure that students are kept up to date with the correct knowledge and information to keep themselves safe online and in society. We clearly inform students of what methods of communication they can use whilst in the academy if they need to speak to someone or report an issue.

If you have any concerns or queries about safeguarding, please contact one of our designated safeguarding leads below or call the academy directly on 01476 563251.

Role	Staff
Academy counsellor	Mrs Jo Roberts
Academy principal	Mrs Jess Leonard
Designated safeguarding lead	Mrs Kim Dolby
Deputy safeguarding lead	Mrs Anna Fields
	Mr Mike Hoad (online safety)
Designated child protection and LAC link governor	Mrs Helen Ind
Local authority child protection contact / LADO	Rachael Powis
	Ildiko Kiss
	Kim Murray
	Jemma Parkinson
	01522 554674
	07733 307202
	LSCP LADO
	A referral form must be completed for all concerns. Visit Lincolnshire gov website
Looked after children lead	Mrs Helen Bingham
Safeguarding team	Mrs Tanya Ashwin
	Mrs Tiff Bassan
	Mrs Fay Walmsley
	Ms Andonia Searson

Throughout the academic year we deliver a complete safeguarding and wellbeing curriculum to students through computing lessons, tutorial time, assemblies and life skills and choices days. The curriculum includes e-safety, the importance of sleep, wellbeing, healthy relationships and road safety to name just a few of the topics.

We are very proud that safeguarding at Walton is a culture and we have a range of support in place for students to assist students with any concerns they may have. These include: