The Trust demands and expects safeguarding to be at the forefront of all practice within our academies. We consider the safety and well-being of our students, staff, and community to be the highest priority, we recognise that placing safeguarding as a golden thread throughout all areas of our academies will lead to a culture of safe and happy children.

In order to fulfil this expectation, the Trust recognises the national and importantly the local context of our academies. In driving national priorities and being secure in our local contextualised knowledge we are able to inform and direct our academies programmes to ensure the needs of students and staff are met.

The key priorities of our safeguarding programme are:

• Education, training, and recreation
• Physical and mental health and emotional well-being
• Protection from harm and neglect
• Contribution children make to society
• Social and economic well-being