Safeguarding at John Hunt Academy

At John Hunt, we take safeguarding your child very seriously.  We work in partnership with parents, children and outside agencies to ensure that all children are safe from harm.

We have 6 designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) in school.  There is always at least one of them in school all the time.

The Safeguarding Leads are Mrs Good and Miss Devlin, Head Teachers

The Deputy Safeguarding Leads are:

 Mrs Glass, SENCo

 Miss Proctor, SENCo 

 Mrs Chapman, Pastoral and ELSA

 Miss Kirkby

Our Designated Lead for Looked After Children  and previously Looked After Children is Mrs Glass

Our Designated Lead for Children Missing in Education is Mrs Glass

Our Mental Health Lead is Mrs Good

Our Designated Lead for SHINE Academy Trust is Mrs Kate Watson

Our Safeguarding Governor is Ms Sue Angood

Our Prevent Link Governor is Ms Sue Angood

Our Health and Safety Governor is Mr Jerry Short

Our On-line and E-Safety Lead is Mrs Cooper

Our RSHE Lead is Mrs Martin

Our PSHE Lead is Miss Kirkby

All members of staff and governors receive safeguarding training on a regular basis

If you are concerned for the welfare of any child, please come into school and make an appointment to see a DSL or contact the school via the office email address.

During school holidays and at weekends, please call the MASH Team on 0300 500 80 80 or during other out of hours times call the Duty Team on  0300 456 45 46

Reporting Concerns (Out of hours)

If school is closed and you are worried about a child, contact:

Nottinghamshire County Council MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub): 0300 500 80 90

Emergency (Police); 999

If you believe a child is at immediate risk of harm, always contact the Police (999).

Key Safeguarding Responsibilities

We maintain a whole-school safeguarding culture by ensuring:

• All staff receive annual safeguarding training.
• All new staff and volunteers receive a safeguarding induction.
• Our curriculum promotes resilience, digital safety and awareness of abuse, exploitation and neglect.
• Children know how to ask for help and are encouraged to talk openly.
• We work closely with external agencies, including Health, Social Care, Police and Family Centres, to support children and families.

Prevent Duty

We actively safeguard against radicalisation and extremism under the Prevent Duty. If you have concerns that a child or adult may be vulnerable to radicalisation:

• Contact Nottinghamshire Police Prevent Team. Telephone: 101 ext. 800 2962/2963 or email prevent@nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk. You can speak to the team informally before making a full referral.

We also promote British Values and critical thinking skills through our PSHE, RSHE and RE curriculums.

Online Safety. Filtering and Monitoring

In line with KCSIE 2025, we ensure that appropriate filtering and monitoring systems are in place to protect pupils from online risks.

• Filtering limits access to harmful or inappropriate content.
• Monitoring ensures quick identification and response to online safety concerns.
• Our systems are provided by Securly.
• All data is processed in line with the Data Education Act 2018.
• The DSL team are trained to respond to alerts and incidents appropriately. 
• Children use technology every day, so we teach them how to stay safe online.
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If you ever need advice on helping your child to stay safe online, please ask a member of staff. 

Our Designated Lead for Filtering and Monitoring is Ms L Devlin.

Health & Safety and Collection Procedures

• The school complies with all Health & Safety Regulations and conducts regular site inspections.
• Use of mobile phones and personal devices is not allowed on site, without permission from a member of the senior leadership team. In concerts and plays, we ask that parents do not share content online afterwards, as some families have not given their permission for things to be shared. 
• For safety, only children in Year 5 and Year 6 may walk home unaccompanied, subject to consent being given by parents.
• Children may only be collected by an approved adult aged 16 or over. 

Our Promise

We want John Hunt Academy to be a place where every child feels safe, valued and able to speak up. Together, we can make sure every child in school grows, learns and flourishes in safety.