--- title: "Safeguarding at ATAM" url: "https://atamacademy.com/safeguarding/safeguarding-at-atam" school: "ATAM Academy" --- # Safeguarding at ATAM ## Safeguarding at ATAM Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as: protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes. Safeguarding is a priority in our school. **Safeguarding Spotlight Intranet Site** Please visit our resource site for more information and tips for students and parents of ATAM Academy. The website requires you to login with your google classroom login. [Safeguarding Spotlight ](https://sites.google.com/onemat.org.uk/safeguarding-spotlight) ### Meet our Senior Safeguarding Team ![Mr C Steed](https://files.schudio.com/atam-academy/imagecache/360x360c/people/4.png) #### Mr C Steed ##### Principal ###### Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead ![Ms J McAllister](https://files.schudio.com/atam-academy/imagecache/360x360c/people/3.png) #### Ms J McAllister ###### Senior Deputy designated safeguarding lead ![Mr O Yates](https://files.schudio.com/atam-academy/imagecache/360x360c/people/1(6).png) #### Mr O Yates ##### Head of Primary ###### Designated Safeguarding Lead ![Del Roudh](https://files.schudio.com/atam-academy/imagecache/360x360c/people/2.png) #### Del Roudh ##### Assistant Principal- Behaviour and Attitudes (Primary) ###### Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead #### ATAM Academy’s Safeguarding Statement: *"ATAM Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and requires all staff, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment."* ### What we do to Safeguard Pupils at ATAM Academy: #### Pastoral Support: - Pupils are assigned a tutor to take an especial interest in them - Strong pastoral system to support students’ welfare - Close liaison with parents/carers - An established ethos of encouraging students to speak to staff about problems either their own or their friends’ - Student Support Worker to support students with emotional needs - Clinical Psychologist time purchased by the academy to support students’ good mental health - Programmes to support identified students’ emotional well-being e.g. managing emotions, building positive relationships, managing pressure - Referrals made to outside agencies if support is needed beyond the expertise available in school. #### Clear Expectations and Action to Maintain a Safe Environment: - Policies and practices covering: safeguarding and child protection including self-harm and radicalisation, e-safety, health and safety, anti-bullying, racism, discrimination and whistle-blowing - Comprehensive behaviour policy and systematic and graduating sanction and reward systems - Supervised student dismissal at the end of the day and the local area is monitored by senior staff - Close monitoring of student attendance with calls to parents/carers if students are absent or late without prior notice - Safer recruitment practice followed and security checks made on all staff employed and volunteers working in the school - Staff receive regular safeguarding training; four members of staff trained as Designated Safeguarding Leads - Close working relationship with the schools’ police #### Educating Students: - LEARNING FOR LIFE (PSHE) lessons covering safeguarding issues e.g. anti-bullying, assertive behaviour, e-safety, healthy relationships - A variety of safety messages delivered to students via assemblies and in the weekly student form time #### Safety and Security on site: - Secure site needing security pass entry - Security cameras in the playground and corridor - Filtered internet access - Monitoring and checking anything accessed or written on school computer/ICT devices, following up on any concerns - Risk assessments carried out for offsite activities and for students with specific difficulties - First aiders in the school, covering Primary and Secondary areas - Staff and students wear identification badges ### Key Contacts Child Protection and Assessment Team (CPAT): - E-mail: **** - **[Reporting to CEOP](https://www.ceopeducation.co.uk/parents/)** - Tel: **[020 8708 3885](tel:020%208708%203885)** (weekdays) Emergency Duty Team (EDT) Tel: [**020 8708 5897**](tel:020%208708%205897) (evenings and weekends) Families Together Hub E-mail: **** Tel: [**0208 708 2611**](tel:0208%20708%202611) Common Assessment Framework (CAF) Team E-mail: **** Tel: [**0208 708 9535**](tel:0208%20708%209535) Emergency – Police – if a child or young person is in immediate danger Tel: 999 ### Primary - [Safeguarding](https://atamacademy.com/safeguarding) - [Primary Safeguarding information](https://atamacademy.com/safeguarding/safeguarding-at-atam) - [E-Safety](https://atamacademy.com/safeguarding/e-safety) - [Inclusion](https://atamacademy.com/about-us/send-information) - [Curriculum](https://atamacademy.com/curriculum/intent) ![ATAM Academy](https://files.schudio.com/atam-academy/images/logo/atam-logo.png) ### ATAM Academy ATAM Academy, Little Heath, Romford, Chadwell Heath, RM6 4XX 020 8252 9831 ### Quick Links - [Welcome](https://atamacademy.com/about-us/vision-mission-ethos-and-values) - [Curriculum](https://atamacademy.com/curriculum/subjects) - [Parents](https://atamacademy.com/parents/attendance-and-punctuality) - [Accessability Statement](https://atamacademy.com/accessibility-statement) - [Privacy Policy](https://onemat.org.uk/privacy-policy) - [Contact Us](https://atamacademy.com/contact) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/atamacademy) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/academy_atam/) ### Translation © Copyright 2024–2026 ATAM Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://atamacademy.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)