Meet The team
All staff, including our support staff are aware of our procedures and parents and carers are welcome to read our policy. Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will always ensure that our concerns about our students are discussed with their parents/carers first, unless there is reason to believe that this is not in the child’s best interests.
- Mr Mark Fenlon (Vice Principal) is the school’s Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead with regard to Child Protection and Safeguarding.
- Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads are: Mrs Rebecca Peel, Mrs Helen Pitt, Mr John Ross (Head of Camborne Sixth Form) and Miss Amy Brader (Nexus). Mr Mark Fenlon is our Designated Teacher for Children in Care. Staff, students and parents are to make contact with a Designated Safeguarding Lead, if there is any concern with regard to the safeguarding of children at Camborne Science and International Academy.
- The Governor with responsibility for safeguarding is Steve Webb.
- The Pastoral Team supports our students with meeting their wellbeing and welfare needs.
Resources
Safeguarding Guidance for Students
If you have been a victim of bullying, or have witnessed bullying and would like to report it, then please talk to your Year Team or Trusted Adult as soon as possible. Alternatively, you can contact the school using our contact form. Be sure to give your name and as many details as possible for us to follow up.
If you are concerned about your safety or the safety of another child, about any Racial or Equality issues then please contact Mr Fenlon as soon as possible. Alternatively, you can fill in our contact form, giving as many details as possible, so that your concern can be followed up as a priority..
If you feel that you have suffered abuse through technological resources (like internet chat rooms or mobile phones) outside of school, then you can report abuse to CEOP by clicking here. The Child Exploitation Online Protection Centre supports with very serious incidents of abuse; your report is likely to be passed on to the police.
Safeguarding Guidance for Parents
Early Help in Cornwall aims to ensure that services to support children, young people and their parents are there when they need them. Early Help is about identifying problems at an early stage and providing purposeful and effective help as soon as possible once they have been identified, working with families to solve those problems before they get worse.
The Early Help Hub is the single point of access for council and community based health Early Help services for children, young people and families in Cornwall. This is the point of contact for advice and requests for support for a child or young person who:
- May have additional needs that cannot be met solely by universal services and;
- Where there is no perceived risk of significant harm.
- Digital safety wellbeing kit for parents - Please access the digital safety and wellbeing kit below, for advice on the use of online tools, devices and digital wellbeing.
- Family Work Packs - CEOP have provided family work packs to support your child’s online safety at home. These are available for ages 4 to 14+. Video guides on different online safety topics can also be accessed.
- Online Safety Newsletters - You will find our monthly newsletters that include news and advice on how to keep your child safe when online.
The school is committed to the safer recruitment of staff including the satisfactory receipt of an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (alongside references from former employers etc.), in addition to the interview panel being satisfied that the candidate is suitable for the post, including a commitment to child protection and safeguarding.
The security of your children’s data and our school systems is a vital part of our commitment to cyber security. We ask both students and parents to report any digital concerns immediately. If a student receives a suspicious email, encounters a link that seems unsafe, notices any strange account activity, or finds a system that appears compromised, please do not click anything or try to resolve the issue yourself. Your immediate report is the fastest and most crucial step in preventing a threat. Please report any suspected cybersecurity incident directly to the school's main number or ask your child to tell their teacher or the IT team.