Read Academy adheres to the highest degree of safeguarding and everyone in our school community understands and our ultimate priority is keeping our children safe.

We ensure that:

• Child welfare is paramount.
• All children and adults irrespective of age, disability, gender, race, religion, belief and lifestyle choices have the right to be protected from harm.
• All suspicions and allegations of abuse will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately.
• All staff and volunteers working at our school have a responsibility to report concerns to any of the school’s designated leads for Safeguarding:

• All staff receive regular safeguarding and PREVENT training and everyone adheres to the Keeping Children Safe In Education policy, to ensure that there is active vigilance for possible signs of radicalisation.
• Safeguarding contact number outside of school hours: 07377751973
• contact email address for concerns: safeguarding@readacademy.co.uk