Safeguarding

The Designated Safeguarding Officers at Colchester Academy are:

Designated Safeguarding Lead	Mr Kevin Stronach	Assistant Principal
Alternate Senior Leads	Mrs Alison Ross	Assistant Principal
	Mr Matthew Chaplin	Vice Principal
	Mr Lance Halliwell	Assistant Principal
	Mrs Michelle Cornish	Family Liaison Manager

Prevent Lead

Mr Kevin Stronach

Assistant Principal

Named governor for safeguarding

Mr Chris Burns

Governor

Contact US:

Safeguarding concerns should be emailed to our confidential email address:

safeguarding@colchesteracademy.org.uk

As an academy, we subscribe to the Essex Safeguarding Children Board (ESCB) recommendations, actions and outcomes:

ESCB Objective

Co-ordinate local work undertaken by all agencies and individuals to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and ensure the effectiveness of that work.
Children and young people, their welfare, protection and the promotion of their best interests are at the heart of everything the ESCB does.

ESCB Vision

For Essex to be a child friendly county in which children and young people are safe from harm in their families, their communities and their neighbourhoods.

ESCB can be contacted by email: escb@essex.gov.uk

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