Safeguarding: Reporting
Safeguarding is everyones’ responsibility
REPORTING:
If you suspect a child or young person is at immediate risk of harm, call the Police on 999
Members of the public are also able to make direct referrals to social care.
Please find below details of Children’s services in our local area.
To make a report to social care after 5pm during the week or at the weekend please call the Local Authority emergency out-of-hours line:
NSPCC 0808 800 5000 Childline (18 or under) 0800 1111
Mrs Downey – Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), Prevent Lead  and Mental Health Lead
01375 484580 /s.downey@harrischaffordhundred.org.uk
Please contact Mrs Downey, the Designated Safeguarding Lead, to report safeguarding concerns, including extremism and radicalisation and mental health concerns to discuss worries or discover more about how the Academy safeguards students, parents/carers, and staff.
Mrs Tree and Ms Gardner - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSL)
01375 484580/ n.tree@harrischaffordhundred.org.uk
01375 484580/ j.gardner@harrischaffordhundred.org.uk
Please see below the safeguarding team:
The Governor responsible for Child Protection is a Mr Phillipe Udrzal
The Local Authority’s Children and Young Person Officer is PC Natalie Malone 42074369
Email: Thurrock.CYP@essex.police.uk
Telephone: 100 ext 364100
The Thurrock LADO (Local Authority Designated Officer) dealing with allegations against members of staff is Carole Fuller
Email: LADO@thurrock.gov.uk
Telephone: 01375 652921
Other Key Safeguarding Contacts
| Role | Name | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Designated teacher for LAC | Mrs K McKenzie | k.mckenzie@harrischaffordhundred.org.uk 01375 4845980 |
| Harris Chafford Hundred Prevent Lead | Mrs. S Downey | s.downey@harrischaffordhundred.org.uk 01375 484580
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| Assistant Principal / Designated Teacher for Mental Health and Well-being | Mrs. S Downey | s.downey@harrischaffordhundred.org.uk 01375 484580 |
| Medical Lead | Mrs. C Jones | c.jones@harrischaffordhundred.org.uk 01375 484580 |
| Attendance Officer | Mrs T Severn | attendance@harrischaffordhundred.org.uk 01375 484580 |
| Chair of Governors and Nominated Governor for Safeguarding | Mr. Philippe Udrzal | Phillippe.udrzal@harrisgovernors.org.uk
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| The Local Authority’s Childrens and young person officer | PC Natalie Malone 42074369 | Natalie.Malone@essex.police.uk
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| Thurrock LADO (Local Authority Designated Officer) dealing with allegations against a member of staff |
| 01375 652921 |
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred and the Prevent Duty
The academy has a designated, accredited Prevent Duty Lead. The Prevent duty has two specific strategic objectives to safeguard our students against radicalisation, extremism and any actions or beliefs that are contrary to British Values and our academy ethos.
1. Respond to the ideological challenge of terrorism and the threat we face from those who promote it.
2. Prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure that they are given appropriate advice and support.
HACH opposes all form of extremism. We define ‘extremism’ as vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.
This E-Learning training on Prevent offers an introduction to the Prevent duty, and explains how it aims to safeguard vulnerable people from being radicalised to supporting terrorism or becoming terrorists themselves.
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred and “Channel”
The academy will work closely with the counter-terrorism referral programme “Channel”. Channel is a multi-agency approach to identify and provide support to individuals who are at risk of being drawn into terrorism.
The programme uses a multi-agency approach to protect vulnerable people by:
- identifying individuals at risk
- assessing the nature and extent of that risk
- developing the most appropriate support plan for the individuals concerned.
Radicalisation and extremism
The academy believes and actively supports the view that all students should be protected from radicalisation and extremism. Download a Parent’s Guide to Extremism and Radicalisation.
Visiting speakers to the academy
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred utilises the expertise of a wide range of guest speakers, lecturers, authors and visitors to enrich and augment the curriculum and learning opportunities of our students.
However, the safeguarding of our students is at the forefront of everything we do. To ensure that guests and visitors’ information is in line with our own values and ethos the academy completes a rigorous process of checks. By completing these checks, the academy is confident that we are protecting our students from extremist views such as radicalisation and homophobia while enjoying the wide benefits of external speakers.
All visitors to the academy are expected to follow the Visitors' Code of Conduct.