Safeguarding
Skegness Academy and Greenwood Academy Trust take their responsibilities to safeguard the welfare of children, young people and adults very seriously. All staff, irrespective of their role, are committed to ensuring all individuals within Skegness Academy community are kept safe, free from harm and have their needs and welfare promoted at all times.
Should you or your child have any concerns about the welfare of any pupil, please contact Skegness Academy's Safeguarding Team - safeguarding@skegnessacademy.org
All immediate safeguarding concerns for a child or young person must be shared with the Police and Lincolnshire Children's Services. Lincolnshire Children's Services can be contacted on 01522 782111. Further information on reporting a safeguarding concern as a member of the public can be found by following the link - Report a safeguarding concern – Safeguarding reporting for the public - Lincolnshire County Council
Sexual Abuse within Schools: Child on Child Abuse, Sexual Violence and Harassment and Harmful Sexual Behaviour
Our position as a Trust and within all our academies is clear: sexual violence and sexual harassment are never acceptable, will never be tolerated and are not an inevitable part of growing up. Such behaviour will never go unchallenged or become accepted, and we remain committed to working openly and transparently to promote mutual respect. We will always act on concerns raised.
Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy has guidance within it around the indicators of child-on-child abuse and harmful sexual behaviour along with our response procedures. All relevant Safeguarding Policies are available on individual academy websites.
All students are taught the Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) curriculum.
The Safeguarding Team at the Skegness Academy
- C Pilkington-Smith - Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), Prevent Lead, Strategic Mental Health and SLT Young Carer Lead
- S Ferrier - Senior Assistant Principal, Deputy Designated Safeguarding and Attendance Lead
- R Barker - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and Mental Health Lead
- B Liversidge - Family Key Worker
- S Wale - Safeguarding Support Worker and Young Carer Lead
- E Pearson - Safeguarding Support Worker
- N Newberry - Safeguarding Support Assistant and Young Carer Lead
- L Bird - Designated Teacher for Looked After Children CiC/LAC
- R Taylor - Online Safety Lead
Other Safeguarding Information
Prevent
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance
- https://www.lincs.police.uk/advice/advice-and information/t/prevent/prevent/
Early Help
Lincolnshire's Early Help Offer identifies the need for help for children and families as soon as problems start to emerge, or when there is a strong likelihood that problems will emerge in the future.
- https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s4366/Appendix%201.pdf
- https://www.lincolnshirescp.org.uk/lscp-organisation/early-help-team-around-family
Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children's Partnership
Children Missing Education
The term children missing education (CME) refers to when a child of compulsory school age is missing from a school or is moving away. CME could also refer to children who do not have a school place, or where the local authority deems children of school age are not in suitable education.
Useful links and guidance:
You can find the trust-wide safeguarding policy here.
Our own safeguarding protocols can be found in the purple boxes below.
If you feel a child is at significant risk, then please call 999 or Lincolnshire Childrens Services on 01522 782111
Updated: September 2026