Samuel Ward Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
Concerned about a child
If you have a concern regarding the safety or welfare of a child, please contact a member of the Safeguarding Team on 01440 761511, or on their email address as listed below. Alternatively, you can call Children and Young People's Service directly and anonymously on 0808 800 4005.
For further information, please see our Safeguarding and Online Safety Policies under the policies section.
Samuel Ward Academy Safeguarding Team
| Name | Position | Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. A Hunter | Executive Headteacher | Executive Headteacher, Alternate Designated Safeguarding Lead | head@samuelward.co.uk |
| Mr T Brigden | Deputy Headteacher | Designated Safeguarding Lead | TBrigden@samuelward.co.uk |
| Dr K Geall | Head of School | Alternate Safeguarding Lead | KGeall@samuelward.co.uk |
| Miss M Coe | Inclusion Officer | Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead | mcoe@samuelward.co.uk |
| Miss A Nash | Inclusion Officer | Alternate Safeguarding Lead | ANash@samuelward.co.uk |
| Mrs S Cripps | Head of year 9 | Alternate Designated Lead | scripps@samuelward.co.uk |
| Mrs M Pawley | HC6 Inclusion Officer | Alternate Designated Lead | mpawley@samuelward.co.uk |
| Miss S Ireland | Behaviour Lead | Alternate Safeguarding Lead / Designated teacher for Children in Care | sireland@samuelward.co.uk |
| Mrs M Carr | Head of year 10 | Alternate Safeguarding Lead | MCarr@Samuelward.co.uk |
| Mrs M Hudson | Inclusion Officer | Alternate Safeguarding Lead | Mhudson@samuelward.co.uk |
| Miss H Connaughton | Inclusion Officer | Alternate Safeguarding Lead | HConnaughton@samuelward.co.uk |
| Mrs S Kehr | Safeguarding Governor | Chair of Local Governing Body | skehr@samuelward.co.uk |
| Mrs T Kittle | Director of Education | Director of Education |
Children in Care
Samuel Ward adopts a fully inclusive approach to Children in Care and has a strong reputation for promoting the welfare and achievement of these pupils across the region.
The Designated Teacher for Children in Care is Miss Ireland. She can be contacted via 01440 761511 or sireland@samuelward.co.uk
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