Keeping Safe

Keeping Safe

The Fermain Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and each student’s welfare is of paramount importance.

 The Fermain Academy expects all staff and visitors to the school to share this commitment.

“We are a community that listens to young people and responds to their ideas and needs.”

We safeguard and promote the welfare of the children in our care and in situations where abuse is suspected our paramount responsibility is to the child.

 All adults working with children have a responsibility to safeguard them.

Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy can be read here: Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy updated Sept 2026

Sharing Concerns

If you have concerns about the safety of any of our students, please raise your concerns as soon as possible with the designated safeguarding leads or in their absence a member of the school’s Leadership Team.

Rachel Ward Designated Safeguarding Lead r.ward@thefermainacademy.org

Simon Cotterill Executive Headteacher head@thefermainacademy.org

Tara Dalton – Pastoral and Careers Lead  t.dalton@thefermainacademy.org 

Mike Chester Deputy Headteacher m.chester@thefermainacademy.org

Tel: 01625 611 001

Childline

NSPCC

Cheshire Without Abuse

Link to Cheshire Without Abuse organisation

Act On It Now

Think u know

National Online Safety