Safeguarding

SAFEGUARDING

Safeguarding is the action taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. It includes protecting children from abuse and maltreatment, preventing harm to their health or development, ensuring they grow up with safe and effective care, and taking action to help all children and young people achieve the best possible outcomes.

If you are worried or concerned about a situation, a person, or your child’s wellbeing, or feel that your child or family may not be safe, please contact us on 0207 426 0746 or email info@londonenterpriseacademy.org.

 

LONDON ENTERPRISE ACADEMY SAFEGUARDING TEAM

Mr N Hussain – Assistant Principal/Designated Safeguarding Lead 

Ms Y Begum – Deputy DSL

  • We understand our roles and responsibilities in keeping you safe.
  • We take all allegations, concerns, and suspicions seriously and report them appropriately.
  • We work with others to address concerns and find the best ways to support you.
  • We carry out risk assessments to identify and minimise potential dangers in learning activities.
  • We provide assemblies, lessons, and themed days to raise awareness of safeguarding topics such as online safety, sexual harassment and violence, and anti-bullying.
  • We treat everyone fairly, with dignity and respect.
  • All adults will listen to you carefully and with an open mind.
  • They will not ask leading questions or pressure you to give more information than you want to share.
  • If they are concerned about your safety, they may involve another professional to help.
  • Adults will never stop you from speaking freely about important events or experiences.
  • They will make sure that all concerns are properly recorded.
  • Adults will not promise to keep secrets.
  • They will explain that, if they are worried about your safety, they have a responsibility to report what you have said to the appropriate person.
  • All adults will immediately inform the Safeguarding Team if they have any concerns about your safety.
  • If you are worried about something, speak to an adult at school- this could be your teachers, Head of Learning, or a member of the Safeguarding Team.
  • Remember, you are not alone, and there are always people ready to help you.
  • There are also many support services available to provide additional help and guidance.

INTERNET MATTERS

Internet Matters offers tailored advice on how to connect safely online across a range of social platforms.

 

violence against women and girls (vawg)

VAWG stands for Violence Against Women and Girls, which refers to a range of harmful behaviours and abusive actions that are a form of discrimination and a violation of human rights, including physical, sexual, emotional, financial and psychological abuse.

 

EDUCATE AGAINST HATE

The Educate Against Hate website provides parents, teachers, and school leaders with practical advice on protecting children from extremism and radicalisation.

Just as we take steps to keep children safe from risks like drugs, gangs, or sexual exploitation, safeguarding them from radicalisation helps ensure they grow up in a safe and loving environment, becoming happy, confident adults. Children can be vulnerable both inside and outside the home, so awareness and protective measures are essential for their growth, learning, and development.

 

female genital mutilation (FGM), forced marriage and "honour" based abuse 

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), forced marriage and ‘honour’-based abuse are serious forms of abuse and are illegal in the UK. They involve control, coercion or harm, often justified by cultural or family expectations, and can have long-lasting physical and emotional impacts.

Our school is committed to safeguarding all students. If you are worried about yourself or someone else, please speak to a member of staff-support, advice and specialist services are available to keep you safe.

4 levels – demarcates where statutory intervention lays in the continuum

  • Level 1 – Universal Services – All Children Receive these services
  • Level 2 – Universal services plus additional support as part of early help/ multiagency intervention, LP, TAF approach
  • Level 3 – Meets threshold for social work assessment
    - In cases where CSC decisions do not address the concerns of the professional, referrer should aim to resolve the professional difference/dispute and use Escalation process if necessary.
  • Level 4 – Child Protection Thresholds Met – requires statutory intervention

Level 1
Should be met within universal settings; including low level addition needs (All Children)

Level 2
Meets the criteria for more formal targeted services delivered as part of the early help offer; multi-agency intervention, a lead professional and a team around the family approach
(in addition universal services)

Level 3
Meets the threshold for social work assessment and support under S.17 Children Act 1989 (child in need) - in addition to provision in universal settings and by targeted services

Level 4
Meets the threshold for statutory child protection by social work teams delivered under S.47 Children Act 1989, in addition to provision in universal settlings and targeted services.
- This may also include children subject to a Care Order or Children Looked After under S.20 (duty to accommodate) of the Children Act 1989.

Further Information


SAFEGUARDING WEBSITES AND LINKS

ONLINE SAFETY

SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT

Keeping Children Safe In Education 2025 LADO PROCEDURE AND FLOWCHART LBTH CP PROCEDURES REGULATED ACTIVITY IN RELATION TO CHILDREN SEXUAL ABUSE HOW CAN I HELP MY CHILD MAST Support Details Tower Hamlets LADO Contact Information