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28/03/24

Our future lawyers loved their day . Thank you for the opportunity. https://t.co/gs8cQlBw8X

27/03/24

You’re very welcome - thanks for continuing to invite me! Your brilliant school has a special place in my heart.

27/03/24

Not everyday you have your GCSE Text signed by the author pic.twitter.com/INXqgCT6Pd

27/03/24

Our Y11s loved their creative writing workshop with . The next generation of authors here 👏 pic.twitter.com/hGWzx8e3kY

27/03/24

Almost a decade of studying 's brilliant 'Pigeon English' at HGAED. The highlight of every Y11's year in English is the Q&A with the author himself! Thank you so much for being so generous with your time. 📙 pic.twitter.com/yviphuxdUe

22/03/24

Our brilliant Ms Noah being recognised for all her work to promote good mental health in our communities. A inspiration to our students! 👏 https://t.co/JA2Ohfty3d

21/03/24

Our brilliant choir performing with 6,000 young people . We could not be prouder of your passion, resilience and confidence. A proud day for HGAED! pic.twitter.com/7e9Jj784b8

20/03/24

Our Art History Society visited the Courtauld Gallery to learn more about significant figures in art including Edouard Manet. pic.twitter.com/DCbaowPri8

19/03/24

Inspiring trip to Dulwich Picture Gallery for our Y10 GCSE Photography students. pic.twitter.com/WNeINtAaWG

19/03/24

Wonderful Shibori creations by our Y10 Art Textiles students 💙 pic.twitter.com/mxP9qi7QBV

15/03/24

Great day for year 10 students. Visit to with and thanks to the staff and students making us welcome. Interesting Q&A and debate. pic.twitter.com/YHIkTZKN6r

15/03/24

ASME Clinic guided our students through the process of creating and marketing a skincare product for pic.twitter.com/yf8nRksi8R

15/03/24

A huge thank you to ASME Clinic for their brilliant careers event. Our students loved making their own skincare! 💜 pic.twitter.com/MyTsyWyhcF

13/03/24

Great day for year 10 students. Visit to with and thanks to the staff and students making us welcome. Interesting Q&A and debate. pic.twitter.com/YHIkTZKN6r

11/03/24

A huge thank you to for celebrating with us. Our students loved learning about all the protective equipment officers use and were delighted to have the opportunity to try the shields! pic.twitter.com/3p5awMov6J

11/03/24

Capturing 💜 pic.twitter.com/PqgTtePL58

08/03/24

Our pledges were written collaboratively by students in their coaching groups. Wise words from our brilliant young women💜 pic.twitter.com/CRhmIIXIyi

08/03/24

Happy International Women's Day 💜 Excited to welcome 20+ companies to HGAED who will be delivering inspirational workshops to our students https://t.co/CEtlUEDcnY

06/03/24

Proud to celebrate International Women's Day on 8th March pic.twitter.com/ZbKP1EvfJJ

06/03/24

Fantastic morning for year 10 finding out about Great sessions, with wonderful views. Thanks to all the staff for their time. pic.twitter.com/hilotVQVLQ

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Safeguarding

At Harris Girls’ Academy East Dulwich we have designated child protection and safeguarding officers who you can contact if you have any questions or concerns relating to either child protection or safeguarding. 

Please see our Parent Advice Hub for other sources of support, guidance and information on issues related to safeguarding.


Our safeguarding team

The designated senior leadership team member for child protection and safeguarding is Aimee Robson, Vice Principal: behaviour and welfare (including safeguarding) a.robson@harrisdulwichgirls.org.uk

The Prevent lead is Aimee Robson, Vice Principal: behaviour and welfare (including safeguarding) a.robson@harrisdulwichgirls.org.uk


Our heads of house, Education Welfare Officer and post 16 administrators are safeguarding trained and are the staff that deal with majority of welfare and safeguarding concerns across the academy. They are available daily to support your children. The deputy child protection and safeguarding officers are:

Miata Noah, Head of House (Kings) m.noah@harrisdulwichgirls.org.uk

Mark Oviri, Head of House (Oriel) m.oviri@harrisdulwichgirls.org.uk

Liz Kidsley, Head of House (Manchester) e.kidsley@harrisdulwichgirls.org.uk

Nazan Mehmet, Head of House (Imperial) n.mehmet@harrisdulwichgirls.org.uk

Emma Greenwood, Post 16 Administrator & Safeguarding e.greenwood@harrisdulwichgirls.org.uk

Amanda Luis, Post 16 Administrator & Safeguarding a.luis@harrisdulwichgirls.org.uk

Christine Lamb, Education Welfare Officer c.lamb@harrisdulwichgirls.org.uk


Our safeguarding poster

The safeguarding poster pictured below is displayed around the academy, in every classroom and office. This is to ensure that every stakeholder connected to the academy can approach key staff (and any member of staff) to share any safeguarding concerns.

HGAED SAFEGUARDING TEAM 23


The Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) is:

Eva Simcock, Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO), Southwark Council.

The LADO’s role is to provide advice and guidance to employers and other individuals/organisations who have concerns relating to an adult working with children and young people, including volunteers, agency staff and foster carers. The LADO can be reached on 0207 525 0689 and further information is provided here.


Letting us know about any concerns

If you have any concerns you can raise them with Christine Lamb, Child Protection Officer, or relevant Head of House (see above). You can also telephone the post 16 managers. You can contact staff on 0207 732 2276 or email info@harrisdulwichgirls.org.uk.

Please do explore our Key information pages further for any detail about school policies. The academy policy for safeguarding, and Keeping Children Safe in Education, can be found below.


Main safeguarding and welfare concerns

Please visit out Parents Advice Hub for details of useful websites and other resources relating to issues that parents need to know about.


Abuse

Sadly, young people can experience physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse and neglect. Staff are well-trained and extremely vigilant at the academy and we have a very strong culture of safeguarding.

Pupils feel safe to report concerns to us and can do so via the SHARP system or by speaking to any member of staff. The heads of house, our post 16 managers, the Education Welfare Officer, our police officer and many of the senior leadership team are fully safeguarding trained. All concerns reported to us are dealt with sympathetically and supportively and with the child at the centre of the process.


Sexual violence and sexual harassment

As a school with a predominantly female student population, we recognise that misogyny and sexism have a disproportionate impact on our students’ lives and we seek to use every opportunity to support young people in challenging the thinking that can lead to sexual harassment and sexual violence.

We have a strong PSHE programme for all pupils which emphasises safe and supportive relationships and which is designed to equip pupils with the knowledge to practice safe behaviours in their relationships and understand what is acceptable and not acceptable.

We take any report of sexual violence and sexual harassment extremely seriously wherever and whenever this may have happened and have a pastoral team highly skilled in supporting our pupils. Please do report any concerns to the head of house or post 16 managers.


Mental health concerns

Adolescence is often a challenging time for young people, and it is most commonly the period in which concerns around mental health and wellbeing emerge.

The academy has a strong focus on the promotion of excellent mental health and wellbeing in our assembly and PSHE programme. We have a range of support mechanisms available for pupils and parents, including our Mindfulness Programme, Yoga, the Health Hut, and Counselling Service. Head over to our Parents’ Advice Hub for further information about the main mental health concerns and how to support your child.


Keeping safe on the internet and social media

The online world is a wonderful place for young people to explore, with unprecedented opportunities for learning and creativity. But just like the real world there are risks and dangers they should be aware of, and which we can act to protect them from.

As an Academy we teach students how to stay safe online. But it is also vital that parents are aware of the risks and what they can do to develop a culture of e-safety in the home. We advise all parents to regularly check their child’s phone and apps and have open discussions about what they see on their phones and how to stay safe. We run annual e-safety workshops for parents-please do attend when they run. You will be informed about these well in advance.

If you have any concerns about your child's e-safety there is always someone at the Academy who is available to talk to you. Simply call the school and ask for a member of the safeguarding team or talk to our Police Officer PC Marcus Kudliskis (see below).

Head over to the Parents’ Advice Hub for further information about social media and how to keep your child safe.


Exposure to extreme views: extremism and radicalisation

These are polarised times, and we recognise that young people can be at risk of being drawn into extremism and radicalisation in many forms. In children, this is primarily considered as a safeguarding risk.

We work with our pupils to help them understand the dangers of extremism and radicalisation through our assembly and PSHE programme. Elements of British values, especially those of tolerance, mutual respect and understanding are fully reinforced across the academy through our policies and practices.


Marcus KudliskisWorking with the Metropolitan Police to support your children

Meet PC Marcus Kudliskis, Safer Schools Police Officer for Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich.

PC Marcus Kudliskis has been working with us for a number of years and is a familiar, trusted face around the school - working closely with students on issues that affect their lives both inside and outside of the academy. We work extensively with the Safer Schools Partnership officers and they deliver excellent PSHE sessions for our pupils, covering an interesting and diverse range of issues.

PC Kudliskis can be contacted by email at m.kudliskis@harris-net.org.uk or you can telephone him on 07721 523457 (07:00 - 17:00 Monday to Friday).

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