Safeguarding

The welfare and safety of our students is our priority. We do everything possible to ensure our students’ safety, both within the school community and outside of school, including working with relevant agencies to address any issues related to child protection.

Students are informed of who they should go to should they have a concern about their own safety or the safety of others.

At INA, all staff have regular safeguarding training to ensure that they are able to meet their statutory responsibilities. We also have a number of staff who are designated to respond to any child protection concerns and to liaise with social services:

Designated Safeguarding Staff

Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

Leanne Abbott-Jones, Vice Principal

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

Tam Broadway, Primary Headteacher (Designated Safeguarding Lead for Primary)
Sugra Alibhai, Head of Sixth Form (Designated Safeguarding Lead for Sixth Form)

Designated Child Protection Officers

David Beattie (Designated Safeguarding Lead for Secondary)
Patrick Ball (Designated Online Safety Officer)
Gareth Marshall-Jones
Pardeep Chaggar
Amreen Patel
David Wilson
Samantha Jones
Simran Athwal
Ade Barber
Roxy Stylianou
Tom Griffiths
Blaine Smith
Eva McEvoy

Support during school closure

If you would like to discuss any concerns you have, you can contact the school by:

Calling the school on: 020 8911 6666
Emailing: Safeguarding@isaacnewtonacademy.org

Please make sure you leave your full name and year group in the email. This will help us respond to your request effectively.

Your wellbeing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle is important, especially when having to stay at home for this period of time. This includes a healthy diet, sleeping well and exercising. The PE department have shared some ideas for staying active at home on year group Edmodo pages.

You can also have social contact with loved ones at home, and virtually through your phone or online with other family and friends. Make sure you take breaks between your learning and set a schedule that works for you to connect to others.

Online Safety whilst completing your learning online will mean that you need to be really aware of staying safe. If you are worried about online abuse or the way someone has been communicating online, report this to your parents/carers or on CEOP. In such situations, the best thing to do is block the person, and then report it on https://www.ceop.police.uk (we have put some links below to some helpful guides to staying safe online).

Parents/ Carers - there are a range of agencies who can support you if you are finding this time challenging, please do contact us at school, or see the links to agencies below.

Covid-19 Information

Guidance on use of face covering when travelling to school or college

Children aged 11 and over are legally required to wear a face covering on public transport in England, unless exempt for health, age or disability reasons.

In accordance with advice from Public Health England, we recommend that local authorities advise children and young people aged 11 and over to wear a face covering when travelling on dedicated school transport, unless they are exempt. Coronavirus (COVID-19) usually spreads by droplets from coughs, sneezes and speaking. When used correctly, wearing a face covering may reduce the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) droplets in certain circumstances, helping to protect others.

Schools should support local authorities in promoting the use of face coverings when travelling to and from school, and help them to resolve any issues of non-compliance where appropriate.

The ‘Hands. Face. Space.’ campaign urges everyone to continue to wash their hands, cover their face and make space to control infection rates. The NHS has released a ‘Hands. Face. Space.’ video that may be a useful resource when communicating the importance of wearing a face covering on transport directly to children and young people.

Further information on face coverings can be found in our guidance on transport to school and other places of education: autumn term 2020.

Translation of guidance for parents and carers on early years providers, schools and colleges in the autumn term

We have translated our guidance for parents and carers with children in nursery, school, or college in the autumn term.

The guidance is available in the following languages:

Policies and information

Parent toolkit online issues

Coping with COVID-19 resource list

Kooth Offer

Managing social media

Managing bereavement A guide for schools

Selfcare Summer

Tips for having a conversation with a child about mental health

Kooth 5 Steps to Wellbeing Interactive Activities

Mental health awareness week 18th - 22nd May

BDHR Parents and Carers Kooth Information

Redbridge Prevent Digital Safety During Covid-19

Keeping safe online during lockdown

SEATSS How to get help during Covid

Coronavirus: resources for managing anxiety and improving wellbeing

Coronavirus-mental-health-and-wellbeing-resources

Coronavirus-mental-health-and-wellbeing-toolkit-2

Coronavirus-mental-health-and-wellbeing-toolkit-3

Kooth Info Sheet for YP

Parent-Guardian Online Radicalisation Information and Support.pdf

Moving To Secondary School Guide

EPS parent helpline

Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy 2020-2021

Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy Appendix A

COVID-19 Addendum for Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy

Online grooming keep child safe

Online Grooming Support

Cyberbullying keep child safe

Online safety teenagers

Social Media Guidance UKCCIS

Houseparty - Parents' Guide

Tiktok - Parents' Guide

CAF Team Poster Final

County Lines - what is it?

County Lines Podcast:

Useful Links

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Want to talk to someone who will understand you? Are you looking for advice to help a friend? Kooth is here for you.

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Are you worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with you online?

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Box Up Crime

We want to help young people in Redbridge. We kick start our live workouts this Friday at 5 pm 1st May 2020 with boxing champion Lawrence Okolie who will be going live with boxup to do a live workout for the kids and finish of with short interview on how he managed to get to the height of his career.

This program will be delivered online via: Instagram, Youtube, Zoom and House party.

Young people can contact our hotline for advice between 9am and 9pm on: 07903101748