Willoughby Road Primary Academy recognises it has a vital role to play in promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people. We have a statutory and moral duty to support all pupils and we want everyone to feel safe and enjoy their time with us. 

The welfare of all our pupils is of great importance to us and we hope that parents are confident about their children’s health and safety whilst in our academy. We will always try to share any concerns we have with parents. However, there are times when we are legally obliged to share our concerns with other agencies, without first speaking to parents, or without the consent of parents. The safety and protection of our pupils is our most important concern, and we wish to reassure you that any sharing of information is done with the children’s best interest at heart. 

If you have any concerns about the welfare or safety of any child in our school, the Designated Safeguarding Lead is Miss Blades-Baker. In her absence, you should contact, Mrs Solly, Mrs Westwood or Mrs Stafford, Deputy Safeguarding Leads. They can be contacted through the school office. 

The academy has a duty to inform parents that there is a prohibition on reporting or publishing details (including on social media) that could identify anyone who is subject to an allegation. 

For further help or information, please contact us on (01724) 842608. 

At Willoughby Road Primary Academy, we work with the North Lincs LCSB “Guidance for Working with Children and Young People who are Vulnerable to the messages of Terrorism and Extremism”.  All staff are required to read and familiarise themselves with this document.  We recognise that safeguarding children and young people from radicalisation is no different from safeguarding them from other forms of harm and are familiar with the signs and symptoms relating to possible radicalisation. 

You may have seen that the Government have launched a website aimed at parents, teachers and school leaders to give practical advice on protecting young people from extremism and radicalisation. The website can be found at www.educateagainsthate.com 

Internet access for our pupils is always supervised and is filtered by the Delta to prevent children accessing sites that may allow access to sites promoting radicalisation, terrorism and radicalisation. 

Our safeguarding policies and further information can be found on our Statutory Information Page.