- About
- Mission, values and drivers
- Dixons Academies Trust
- Our academy day
- Uniform
- Curriculum
- Attendance
- Leadership and our staff
- School meals
- Remote learning
- Careers education
- Performance tables and results
- Policies and documents
- My Child at School App
- Ofsted
- Safeguarding
- Governance
- Research School
- Train to teach with the Pioneers Partnership SCITT
- GDPR and privacy
Safeguarding
There are three main objectives to safeguarding at our academy:
To keep all students and staff safe, both in and out of school
To make sure that students feel safe in school and can be the best version of themselves
To encourage students to talk openly about any problems so staff can help
This is achieved in the following ways:
Every person at Dixons Pennine Academy (staff, student or visitor) is responsible for keeping themselves and others safe.
Students should understand how to keep themselves and others safe inside and outside of school, including when online.
There is a dedicated safeguarding and pastoral team in school to help all students and staff keep safe.
Everyone at our academy takes responsibility for reporting any concerns to family members and staff at school.
Dixons Pennine Academy prides itself on safeguarding its students and staff. All staff at Copley receive regular safeguarding training, with specific safeguarding responsibilities being under the leadership of the designated safeguarding lead (DSL). Further to this, the academy has a designated safeguarding and welfare officer and 5 non-teaching pastoral leaders, one assigned to each year group.
Students follow a GREAT Lives curriculum that educates students how they can keep themselves safe and look after themselves when needed. Further to this, the academy regularly signposts the support that is available both within the academy and from external services.
Any member of our community who may have a safeguarding or wellbeing concern can contact us.
We have a number of staff trained as additional deputy designated safeguarding leads to support Mr O’Brien, Mrs Gallimore and Mrs Craven. To support the mental health and wellbeing of students and staff, the academy also has a dedicated team of mental health first aiders.
Online Safety
Please see the useful websites and guides below, designed to help keep your child safe online
CEOP – https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/
NSPCC – https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/
Parent Zone – https://parentzone.org.uk/
Child Net – https://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers/
Parents Protect – https://www.parentsprotect.co.uk/
Parent Zone guide to TikTok – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO6UApuPdaI