Safeguarding
The Academy is committed to the vital contribution all governors and staff can make to safeguarding children.
We strive to make sure that every student in the Academy feels secure, well cared for, and able to reach their full potential.
We will ensure all our own staff, other professionals, parents/carers and students work together to know the rules about keeping children safe. They will understand the importance of following procedures and listening to each other, especially when there are concerns about safety.
The Academy will work hard to reduce all the kinds of harm that children can suffer, including abuse, bullying, discrimination and avoidable injuries.
Safeguarding – who to contact
If you have any concerns about the safety or welfare of any child at our Academy please contact us.
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead and Prevent Lead is Ms O'Regan j.oregan@harrispeckham.org.uk or 07793 223572 (available term time only 8:00am - 5:00pm).
If there is any emergency please call Southwark MASH on 0207 525 5000 or the Police on 999.
You can also report a safeguarding concern anonymously using this link or the QR code below. All students have been given a copy of this code.
If you cannot contact the Safeguarding team or Principal, you can also report your concerns to the Harris Federation Secondary Education Director, Ms Rebecca Hickey, on 0208 253 7777. A whistleblowing helpline is available from the NSPCC on 0800 028 02825.
Meet the HAP Safeguarding team
We have a fantastic safeguarding team who are here to support anyone who has a worry or a concern. We encourage all of our HAP community to reach out if you think anyone needs our help.
Designated Safeguarding Lead and Prevent Lead
- Ms O'Regan j.oregan@harrispeckham.org.uk.
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads
- Student Welfare Officer – Ms Williams L.Williams@harrispeckham.org.uk
- Mental Well-Being Officer – Mr Ranger N.Ranger@harrispeckham.org.uk
- Education Welfare Officer – Ms Barrett A.Barrett@harrispeckham.org.uk
Mental health and well-being support
Mr Ranger N.Ranger@harrispeckham.org.uk is our student Mental Wellbeing Officer and he is responsible for ensuring all students receive a universal provision of mental health across our Academy.
We want every child to be able to reach out if they feel that they would like some extra support, either from a member of staff or from one of the specialist internal or external services with which we work.
Every week approximately 80 of our students will see a specialist on our Academy site. We currently work with two psychotherapists, five life coaches (including a Spanish speaking life coach) and an expert mental health practitioner. We also work very closely with local organisations such as The NEST, CAMHS, Young Roots Refugee support and St Christopher’s Candle (bereavement specialists).
Mental well-being support - some useful links
Local links:
National or London organisations
Cost of living - how we can help
We support HAP families as much as we can with the increases in the cost of living. We make sure that no one in our Academy goes without food. If you require help in any way please reach out to us. We can also help you apply for Free School Meals.
Every two weeks we give out bagels and cereals to students for breakfast, so please let us know if you wish to reserve some. Simply email safeguarding@harrispeckham.org.uk to let us know.
Uniform – If you have uniform at home that no longer fits your child, please donate it to the Academy so we can give it to a family in need. Thank you to the many ex-students, parents and carers who have already donated items.
Every local authority has an advice page on the cost of living crisis:
See also gov.uk/cost-of-living.
Please contact us if you would like us to send you your local offer, or if your local authority isn’t listed above.
Food parcels
We are proud to be working with MCKS Charitable Foundation UK, which is kindly donating food parcels to us each week.
The range of products is amazing. Many of our families have benefited from this support already. If you are in need of some extra help please email enquiries@harrispeckham.org.uk.