Safeguarding and Visitor Information
As an Academy we take safeguarding issues very seriously. If you have a safeguarding concern, please contact a member of the safeguarding team.
If you are visiting our Academy, either as a contractor, volunteer, supply teacher or someone that has come to work with our students in any capacity, it is important that you are aware of our safeguarding procedures.
If there is any reason to suspect that a student has suffered bullying or discrimination, or is likely to suffer significant harm, you must inform the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) immediately using the contact details below. Our staff will then follow the procedures according to the Academy Safeguarding policy. Please click here to view out Safeguarding policy.
Please find some useful contact details for our Safeguarding Team:
Safeguarding Officers:
Emma Perkin (Designated Safeguarding Lead/Assistant Principal Inclusions)
Paula Knight (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead/Prevent Officer)
Michelle Marshall (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead)
SENDCO: Paula Knight
Chatham Grammar: 01634 851262
Contact Details for Medway Children’s Safeguarding Team: 01634 334466
Emergency Out of Hours Social Care: 03000 419191
Contact Details for Kent Children’s Safeguarding Team: 03000 411111
Health and Safety
Contractors must ensure that they are fully conversant with the safety rules and regulations to be observed by contractors working on site.
Security
If you are visiting our Academy, either as a volunteer, supply teacher or someone that has come to work with our students in any capacity you must report to our main reception. If you are visiting our site as a contractor you must report to the main site office to sign in.
As a visitor you will be asked to sign in and be issued with a badge which must be worn prominently so that staff and students can see that you are a visitor. Depending on the circumstances you may also be asked to show any identification.
If you are a regular visitor to the school you will need to sign in on each occasion. When you leave the site please ensure that you sign out and return your badge to main reception.
Fire Procedures
If the fire alarm sounds whilst visiting the Academy, you must leave the building via the nearest and safest exit.
Make your way to the sports field assembly point as shown in the diagram below.
Once you have vacated the building, or if you have been working externally, do not re-enter any buildings.
Await further instructions.
Do not re-enter any buildings until instructed it is safe to do so.
First Aid
If first aid is required, or there has been an accident or incident, please contact the Academy reception by telephoning 01634 851262. For any after hours accidents or incidents contact the Site Team ext. 642.
Smoking
The Academy is a strictly non-smoking site. This includes e-cigarettes.
Photographs
The use of cameras and taking photographs is not permitted unless prior permission has been sought.
Parking on Site
Parking on the Academy site is limited and all visitors must ensure that their vehicles are parked in the designated parking spaces only. If you require a disabled parking space please contact our reception.
