Our Safeguarding Team
If you have any safeguarding concerns regarding your own child or any other child, you can contact the safeguarding team by calling the school office and leaving a message for the Safeguarding Team or by emailing safeguarding@cardinalpole.co.uk. All concerns will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. You can also contact the police on 999 if urgent or 101 if not urgent. Hackney Children's Services can also be contacted on 0208 3565500 (9am to 5pm Mon-Fri) or 0208 3562710 (out of hours and weekends) or by email at MASH@hackney.gov.uk.
Mr Peter McEvoy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mr Alex O'Donoghue Head of School, Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Miss Cynthia John Inclusion Manager Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Mr Leo Tavares Acting Deputy Headteacher Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Statutory and Non-Statutory Safeguarding Documents
The following documents offer statutory and non-statutory advice and guidance to schools regarding safeguarding and related matters. The school's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available in the school policies section of the school website or on request from the school office.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2
Working Together to Safeguard Children
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children--2
Prevent Duty
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance
Information Sharing
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-practitioners-information-sharing-advice
What to do if you are worried a child is being abused
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/what-to-do-if-youre-worried-a-child-is-being-abused--2