Safeguarding
At Durham Academy, we believe it is everybody’s responsibility to keep children and staff safe. Our Safeguarding policies can be found on the Policies and Procedures page on our website. All policies and procedures follow the statutory DFE guidance in the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
All adults working in school (including visiting staff, volunteers and students on placement) are required to report instances of actual or suspected child abuse or neglect to the Designated Child Protection Officer.
Designated Safeguarding Leads
All members of the leadership team and safeguarding leads have completed L3 Safeguard training.
Mrs E. Ball
Assistant Headteacher
Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead
e.ball@durhamacademy.org.uk
Miss C. Hall
Pastoral Lead
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
c.hall@durhamacademy.org.uk
There are many staff in school who have different roles in regard to safeguarding and who provide specialist support ranging from the school nurse to the attendance and inclusion officer. Please see this list for information and contacts of our specialist services that are available and training that staff have completed.
How to report a safeguarding concern when in school:
- Report any concerns to a designated safeguarding lead or a member of the senior leadership team
- Report and record any concerns on CPOMS
- Report to First Contact on 03000 267 979
- Report to NSPCC
- Report to Police (101)
How to report a safeguarding concern when NOT in school:
- Report to First Contact on 03000 267 979
- Report to NSPCC
- Report to Police (101)
First Contact Durham County Council
If you have a concern about a child or young person’s welfare who lives in County Durham, call First Contact on 03000 267 979. First Contact brings together children’s services staff with partners such as Durham Constabulary and health services.
Appendix A from Safeguarding Policy | Universal Services and Specialist Support Staff
| DSL Name, location and contact details | Mrs E Ball e.ball@durhamacademy.org.uk/ 0191 373 0336 |
| Local One Point Hub address and contact number | Ms S Barker One Point / Durham Family Hub 0300 026 1111 |
| Attendance and Inclusion officer’s name, email address and contact number | Miss C Hall c.hall@durhamacademy.org.uk/ 0191 373 0336 |
| School Counsellor name, email address and contact number | Mr S Milligan s.milligan@durhamacademy.org.uk/ 0191 373 0336 |
| School nurse name, email address and contact number | Ms J McCabe School Nursing Team 03000 263 538 Growing Healthy County Durham – Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (hdft.nhs.uk) |
| Education Psychologist name, email address and contact number | Dr Nicola Cockram Nicola.Cockram@durham.gov.uk 03000 26 3333 |
| Child and Adolescent Mental health Service name, email address and contact | CAMHS End House, Durham 0800516171 |
| Parent support advisor name, email address and contact | Mr S Milligan Pastoral mentor 0191 373 0336 |
| The three safeguarding partners | Local authority – 03000267279 Chief of police CCG (clinical commissioning group) |
| Police – Urgent 999 | |
| Police – Non-urgent 101 |
Appendix B from Safeguarding Policy | Safeguarding and Child Protection Training Details
| DSL/DDSL and any other members of the safeguarding team that are level 3 trained – Training to be updated every 2 years – National College – Advanced certificate in safeguarding for safeguarding leads | Mrs E Ball DSL October 2025 Miss C Hall Deputy DSL October 2025 Mr S Milligan October 2025 Mrs A Jobling October 2025 Mrs A Jamieson October 2025 |
| Lead Prevent designated staff member – recommended training every year for PREVENT Lead. Training can be accessed on National College | Mrs A Jobling October 2025 Mrs E Ball October 2025 |
| Chair of Governors and Named Governor linked to safeguarding – recommended training every 2 years with interim refreshers where statutory alongside Safer Recruitment and PREVENT. | Mrs J Millard – Chair of Governors September 25 and Safer Recruitment Nov 25 Mrs J Johns – Safeguarding link Governor October 25 Academy council Governors have completed safeguarding training, at least one Governor will be trained in the Prevent Duty, and safer recruitment is offered. |
| Safer Recruitment Training – Recommended training every 2 years National College LADO Training – Recommended training every two years National College | Safer Recruitment: Mrs A Jobling September 2025 Mrs E Ball November 2025 LADO Training: Mrs E Ball October 2025 Mrs A Jobling December 2025 |
| Designated Teacher for Looked after Children – Recommended every two years – National College | Mrs L Smith October 2025 Mrs E Ball October 2025 |
