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Safeguarding

Safeguarding

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. 

We are all responsible for the welfare of children and keeping the environment safe and all staff at MEA have received the required comprehensive training on child protection and safeguarding. 

Each student at MEA is in a Tutor Group with a Form Tutor who acts as the key point of contact for parents and staff for all matters relating to the students in that form. Our form tutors work closely with their tutees and have an overview of academic progress and emotional well being.

Attached to each Year group there is a Year Team. This comprises of Head of Year who has overall responsibility for the pastoral care, safety and welfare of students, then supporting them is a designated Assistant Headteacher.

Mrs J Hope

Designated Safeguarding Lead: Ms J Hope

Mrs J Hope is supported by our Safeguarding Officers:
Ms Boothroyd and Ms Paxton

 

If you have cause for concern about a child's welfare, speak to a designated member of the Safeguarding Team at the Academy on:

0161 499 2726

Please note that in some circumstances we may need to involve other services. 

Remember - if in doubt, ask. 

If you feel unable to talk to someone in school you can contact the NSPCC whistleblowing advice line: 

0800 028 0285 

The NSPCC also have a dedicated helpline for people who have experienced sexual harassment or abuse in schools. Contact Report Abuse in Education for advice and support:

0800 136 663

We have a number of policies in place which support our commitment to safeguarding, including a Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy which can be found on our policies page.

Our School Health Adviser offers a range of services for students including healthy eating, smoking cessation, sexual health and contraception. The School Health Adviser also provides us with valuable health information and support for students with medical conditions.

We also advise students to access online resources such as Kooth, Childline and Chat Health School. These services all have strong links and makes referrals to outside services such as:

CAMHS - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

42nd Street - A central Manchester based service which supports young people with their emotional wellbeing and mental health

Eclypse - A free and confidential service for young people in Manchester that provides support for anyone who is concerned about their own or somebody else’s drug or alcohol use.

Brook - Advice for young people about relationships, sexual health and consent.

A list of useful links can be found at the bottom of this page.

NSPCC General Helpline:

0808 800 5000

NSPCC Report Abuse in Education:

0800 136 663

Online Help

CAMHS 

NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

NHS Chat Health

Confidential help and advice from trained health professionals.

Kooth

An online service which provides free and safe support for young people.

42nd Street

A central Manchester based service which supports young people with their emotional wellbeing and mental health.

Eclypse

A free and confidential service for young people in Manchester that provides support for anyone who is concerned about their own or somebody else’s drug or alcohol use.

Manchester Safeguarding Partnership

A group of organisations that work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, adults, young people and their families across Manchester.

Manchester Council Children's Services

Manchester City Council homepage for children's social care services.

Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre

A law enforcement agency that works to keep children and young people safe from abuse and grooming online.

Manchester Children's Services: Early Help Leaflet