Safeguarding
Safeguarding is everyone’s business, and it is amongst the most important things we do. If our pupils do not feel safe, they will not learn.
The name of the academy’s Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is Sarah Heery. They can be contacted via the academy office.
We also have the following staff who are involved in the leadership of safeguarding:
- Tracey Ydlibi (Executive Principal)
- Sharon Muddeman (Head of School)
- Rebecca Shaw (Head of School)
- Tracey Farrell (Assistant Principal)
- Katie Howse (Assistant Principal)
- Annie Chiziwa (Assistant Principal)
You can find the trust-wide safeguarding policy
Our own safeguarding protocols can be found below:
If you have a concern regarding an adult working with children at Nethergate Academy, please contact Tracey Ydlibi, Executive Principal. You can also report directly to the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO): Caroline Hose 0115 8764762
Any individual student, staff member, parent/carer or visitor can make a referral, if they have a concern about a child or adult, directly to the safeguarding team or the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO).
Useful Links:
Prevent Duty: www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance
Child Missing in Education Guidance:
Local Safeguarding Partnership Link:
Keeping children safe in education statutory guidance
Working together to safeguard children
We are aware that a new version of Working Together to Safeguard Children was published in March 2026. Although our policies refer to the older version which was current at the start of the academic year, we continue to comply with all the requirements of the new document.
If you are concerned about a child's welfare, please report it. If a child is in immediate danger, left alone, or missing, you should contact the police and/or an ambulance directly by phoning 999.
