Supporting Children’s Mental Health 2025
Supporting Children’s Mental Health Week 2025 Children’s Mental Health Week 2025 takes place from 3rd…
Nothing is more important to us than the safety and welfare of our students. We take rigorous steps to ensure that children stay safe and do not come to any harm. We work closely with parents/carers and a range of professional external agencies to secure this.
We have worked hard to ensure this section of the website has information, advice and guidance available to you and to your child at any point in the day.
If you have any concerns, no matter how small they may seem, about the safety or welfare of any child, please contact the school’s Designated Lead for Safeguarding: Mrs C Thomas cthomas2@holdenlaneprimary.org
Holden Lane Academy will always adhere to the most up to date guidance to ensure young people are safe from harm at all times. Our policy is regularly updated to reflect the most recent guidance for keeping children safe in education.
The latest guidance can be found below or at:
Safeguarding Statement of Intent
Alpha Academies Trust is wholly committed to ensuring that all children and adults are cared for in a safe and secure environment. To fulfil this commitment, a number of safeguarding arrangements are in place.
Policy and Procedures
We will ensure all policies and procedures in respect of safeguarding children are up to date and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. The policies are accessible to all staff through the website. Policies and procedures are reviewed and revised by the Alpha Board of Trustees on a regular basis.
Board of Trustees Responsibilities
The Trust Senior Strategic Lead for Safeguarding (Paula Smith) reports to the Inclusion, Community and Engagement Committee on all Safeguarding issues. Alpha Academies Trust works with the local Safeguarding Children Board of Stoke On Trent.
Disclosure & Barring Checks
Alpha meets statutory requirements in relation to Disclosure & Barring Service – all staff and volunteers who work with Alpha who meet the ‘regulated activity test’ (Freedoms Act 2012) is required to undergo an enhanced DBS check prior to employment.
Safeguarding Leads/Child Protection Officers
The Board of Trustees for Alpha Academies Trust has ultimate responsibility for Safeguarding issues. Operationally, this responsibility is delegated to the Trust Executive Lead (Paula Smith), who leads on policy issues in relation to the safeguarding of children across the Trust. Within each Academy in the Trust there are Designated Safeguarding Leads and Safeguarding Officers who lead on Safeguarding issues within their relevant location. They are clear about their role, have sufficient time and receive relevant support, and training, to undertake their roles, which includes close contact with outside agencies including social services, the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board and relevant health care organisations.
Provision
All academies have Mental Health 1st Aiders and Mental Health and Wellbeing provision. All students have access to Welfare teams in each Academy. The Trust has a thorough curriculum which teaches how to keep safe throughout.
Training
All eligible staff and volunteers are required to undertake relevant safeguarding training and this is regularly reviewed by each DSL to ensure it is up to date. A training database for all staff and volunteers is maintained, while training needs are reviewed throughout the organisation by audit. Safeguarding briefings to all staff in the Trust are sent out half termly.
Audit
Alpha has robust audit checklists to ensure that safeguarding systems and processes are working. The audit includes: the monitoring of Academies Single Central Records, the monitoring of policies and procedures including, ‘Allegations against Professionals’ and the monitoring of training for all employees and volunteers, guidance and support. A further audit from all Academies in the Trust is created and sent to the Local Authority.
Trust Safeguarding Lead
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
We offer our children a balanced and broad education, giving them an introduction to the essential knowledge that they need to be educated citizens. In addition to covering the core national curriculum, our teachers develop exciting lessons to bring real life to the classroom by exploring creative topics from Food Glorious Food and the Animal Kingdom, to Vile Victorians and Ancient Egypt.
Here you can find a collection of our latest news. We aim to keep all stakeholders as up-to-date as possible.
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Families of our Year 6 children are warmly invited to join us to share their…
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We politely request that parents and carers discourage their children from using the outdoor play…
Huge congratulations to Mrs Lovatt who has been chosen as a Bronze Winner in the…
Next week, the children will be taking part in a transition day in preparation for…
Families are invited to join us for our special end of year awards in the…
Many congratulations to our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils – Archie, Charlie, Chloe, Jade,…
Parent Consultation Evening will take place on Wednesday 10th July from 3.30pm to 7pm. This…
Families are warmly invited to our Sports Days that will soon be taking place to…
Our annual class groups, Year 6 Leavers and Reception Graduation photographs will be taken after…
Families are warmly invited to join us for our Nursery and Reception Class Assembly on…
We were delighted to welcome local poet, Nick Degg, into school last week to share…
In the event of hot weather, please help us to protect your child from the…
Please could we remind all parents and families that in the interest of Health and…
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Families are warmly invited to join us to celebrate the attendance success of our children.…
Parents and carers of our Year 2 and Year 6 pupils are warmly invited to…
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Please make a note of the following dates for your diary: ¨ Friday 24th May ~…
Very well done to our Year 6 children who worked so hard last week to…
A HUGE well done to everyone who took part in our non-uniform day to raise…
Walk to School Week took place this week. We hope that pupils, parents and staff…
School closes on Friday 24th May for the half term break. We look forward to…
We are holding a non-uniform fundraising gay on Friday 24th May to raise money for…
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