Safeguarding

Safeguarding Information

Blackwater Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

We ensure that consistent effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff at school.

Our priority is to ensure our school remains a safe place for learners, staff, visitors and all members of our school community and that everyone understand the measures in place to protect our learners as well as where to access support or help if they are worried about something.

What is Safeguarding?

Everyone at our school has a duty of care towards the welfare and safety of the children in our school.

Safeguarding means:

Protecting children from abuse and maltreatment.
Preventing harm to children’s health or development.
Ensuring children grow up with provision of safe and effective care.
Taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes.

What to Do if You Need Help or Have a Concern

You can talk to any adult in the school about anything. Do not keep your concerns to yourself; nothing is too small or too big.
We are here to listen to you, if you have any concerns please contact us on 0121 285 5123 during school hours, or use the contact details on our Meet the Safeguarding Team document which can be downloaded below.
If a child is in imminent danger please call the Police on 999

For Local Authority Designated Office (LADO) enquiries, contact:

Dudley:

0300 555 0050 9:00am – 5:00pm

0300 555 8574 after 5:00pm and weekends and Bank Holidays.

allegations@dudley.gov.uk

Sandwell:

LADO – Charlotte Mullings

Sandwell_LADO@sandwellchildrenstrust.org

0121 569 3100

Staffordshire:

staffordshire.lado@staffordshire.gov.uk

Walsall: