Safeguarding 

At The Grange Academy we want members of our community to confidently share their concerns and seek advice when needed. Care, respect and integrity are key principles of our safeguarding practice, and we strive to ensure that all students experience high quality pastoral support throughout their time at The Grange Academy.   Our Pastoral team consists of our Heads of Year, Year Leads, Year Achievement Leaders and our Behaviour mentors.  The pastoral team is led and managed by our designated safeguarding lead (DSL) and Vice Principal Mr Jon Nagle.  

The Grange provides a safe, inclusive and stimulating environment which supports our students to engage in a range of powerful learning experiences in the classroom, and during our wider enrichment curriculum activities.

Our pastoral curriculum is embedded through our PSHE and RSE  (Relationships and Sex Education) frameworks and promotes the social, moral, spiritual, cultural and physical development of all students. See our curriculum page or check our link to various materials to support parents and students:

PSHE/RSE Information Page

At The Grange, safeguarding matters are treated in a sensitive, respectful and professional manner. All staff engage in safeguarding training throughout the course of the year and are aware of response and reporting procedures. This ensures that all staff remain vigilant and are able to support children and families as and when needed.

The DSL and wider the Safeguarding Team work in partnership with local statutory and community services, for example Local Authority Inclusion services, Children’s Social Care, CAMHS and the Police. The team are highly experienced and are aware of local reporting thresholds, processes and contextual safeguarding matters. 

On this page you will find information about Child Protection and Safeguarding including topics such as E-safety, preventing harmful sexualised behaviour, PREVENT, FGM and Child Sexual Exploitation and our Safeguarding Policy.

Our students have created their own Child on Child Abuse Charter that is displayed around our academy. 

peer on peer abuse charter.pdf

Report a Safeguarding concern

If you would like to contact the safeguarding team, please email or call us using the details below.  You can also report concerns in person by speaking to a member of staff in the Academy. Please provide as much information as you can, including your name so that we can get in touch with you quickly. 

icanreport@thegrange.futureacademies.org (Student reporting address)

j.nagle@thegrange.futureacademies.org (Designated Safeguarding Lead)

k.seabrook@thegrange.futureacademies.org (Deputy DSL)

j.wride@thegrange.futureacademies.org (PSHE, RSE and Pastoral Development)

 Some important topics for Parent/Carers/Students to be aware of.

PREVENT

Prevent is part of CONTEST, the Government’s strategy to address terrorism. The main aim of Prevent is to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. Prevent focuses on all forms of terrorist threats.  E.g. international terrorism, far right extremists (among others).

The Government’s Prevent strategy can be found at the following address: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

THREE KEY THEMES

The police, Local Authorities, and our partner organisations are working together to help strengthen and empower our communities to reject those who want to cause harm. We work together and focus on three key themes:

• Safeguarding vulnerable individuals through the provision of advice and support and intervention projects.
• Working closely with institutions such as Universities, Schools, Prisons, Health, Charities and faith establishments.
• Challenging terrorist ideology by working closely with other local and national agencies, partners and our communities.

Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)

Child sexual exploitation is a type of sexual abuse in which children are sexually exploited for money, power or status.

Children or young people may be tricked into believing they're in a loving, consensual relationship. They might be invited to parties and given drugs and alcohol. They may also be groomed and exploited online.

Some children and young people are trafficked into or within the UK for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Sexual exploitation can also happen to young people in gangs.

Online Safety

Please see our Student online Safety charter.  This has been written by all students at The Grange and our Student Council. 

 

If you're under 18 and a nude image or video of you has been shared online, you can report it to be removed from the internet. Just click the button above and follow the steps on the Childline webpage.

The button has been developed to offer anyone living in the UK a simple and convenient mechanism for gaining access to reporting routes for commonly used social networking sites, gaming platforms, apps and streaming services alongside trusted online safety advice, help and support. It also provides access to an online mechanism for reporting online harm to the RHC service for those over the age of 13 where an initial report has been made to industry but no action has been taken. RHC will review content in line with a sites' community standards and act in a mediatory capacity where content goes against these.

National Online Safety Mobile App

Say hello to the new National Online Safety mobile application. Created by experts, developed by NoS. 

With all online safety knowledge available at your fingertips, the NOS app empowers parents and teachers to understand and address online safeguarding risks – any time, anywhere.

The world’s most comprehensive online safety app, it’s packed with insightful courses, explainer videos, webinars and guides on topics that will help you protect the kids you care about when they’re online.

Find more information here: https://info.nationalonlinesafety.com/mobile-app

Information technology is ever changing and ever evolving. The possibilities and opportunities presented through proper use are invaluable and unimaginable. As such, Online Safety is a crucial part of any schools key safeguarding duties. TJA has an ongoing commitment to safeguarding all children in our care and we encourage them to partake in and promote appropriate online behaviour and awareness of the risks associated with the use of Technology. We aim to educate students on how to manage these risks and provide them with a safe environment in which they can engage in educational online activities.

The main risks associated with the use of information technology can be categorised in to the ‘Four C’s’:

WHAT IS IN PLACE AT THE GRANGE?

At The Grange we have systems and guidance in place to educate and help students to understand the importance of staying safe online, and to prevent harmful or inappropriate content from appearing or being accessed at school. We have an internet filter provided by Senso Cloud that works to block websites that may be inappropriate or harmful whilst still allowing students to get the educational benefits available through use of technology.

As a secondary measure we also use a monitoring software that keeps a record of any ‘violations’ it detects, ranging from the use of racial, homophobic or extreme words in documents or on websites and the access of web pages with inappropriate names. In most cases websites will be automatically closed down as well as a ‘violation’ logged.

Additionally we have an online safety policy in place and all staff, students and visitors sign an Acceptable Use Agreement that clearly defines the expectations when using technology or devices provided by the school. This policy and agreement is integrated with other key policies such as safeguarding, anti-bullying and behaviour. (Policies)

We aim to train and educate the entire school community on Online Safety: