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29/11/24

Our annual Y7 bubble blowing event. Thank you to the Art department for organising - it is always a highlight for our newest students 🫧 pic.twitter.com/t76NlqbXVd

13/11/24

Looking forward to meeting our prospective students tomorrow for our P16 Open Evening https://t.co/1mN6Vqb4EY

13/11/24

A brilliant day for our Y7 Footballers ⚽️ Thank you pic.twitter.com/FEluOOj7nx

13/11/24

Thank you for the recognition 🙌 https://t.co/ngUiJMzsim

13/11/24

Wearing our odd socks with pride and celebrating our differences for pic.twitter.com/62tN9bqukR

17/10/24

More of the incredible GCSE and A level Art Residential. A trip to the and a private water taxi 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/2d4tb9Ye6y

17/10/24

It is not everyday you get invited to the Venice Biennale. An incredible opportunity for our GCSE and A level artists 🎨🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/oviopxdkih

17/10/24

Join us on Thursday 14th November to learn more about our exceptional 6th Form - 5.00pm - 7.00pm. pic.twitter.com/TAiaUsqq6o

16/10/24

Breakfast with Champions 🏆! Oriel 7A enjoying their Principal's Breakfast for the highest attendance in the whole school. Congratulations Ms Hassan, Mr Oviri, Mr Beresford and all of Oriel 7A 👏 pic.twitter.com/gbCcknaovV

10/10/24

Lunchtime fun in celebration of World Mental Health Day. Playing games made everyone smile 😃 pic.twitter.com/iR8RytYciE

10/10/24

World Mental Health Day at HGAED started with a hot chocolate and a chat because connections matter. Thank you to and our Mental Health Ambassadors for organising such a positive start to the day! pic.twitter.com/bhONAHAGI4

08/10/24

Our artists have arrived in Venice in style! 🛥️🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/06b8ocz03d

08/10/24

Join us on Thursday 14th November 5pm - 7pm to see our exceptional 6th form. pic.twitter.com/tx6UYn2diG

26/09/24

Looking forward to welcoming prospective students and their families this evening. pic.twitter.com/Ixf8XoX7am

25/09/24

"It is so inspiring to see a school champion positive mental health for the whole school community. I was very impressed by the insightful and considered feedback that the young women gave". Thank you for the opportunity pic.twitter.com/yYaiFNtrFh

25/09/24

Our brilliant students being presented with their Jack Petchey Awards! Congratulations all 👏 pic.twitter.com/Oe3Xsn7YpM

18/07/24

We had a great morning at yesterday! Pupils from Y7 & Y8 were helping us explore how to make healthy eating more appealing to secondary aged pupils. Thank you to Ms Holness for letting us visit right at the end of a busy term :) pic.twitter.com/lhXNCcZMCp

16/07/24

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16/07/24

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16/07/24

Harris Federation Sports Day Winners 2024! 👏🏆#whorunstheworld pic.twitter.com/FUtp19shwX

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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

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

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


Out of hours safeguarding concerns

If you have a safeguarding concern during any period the academy is closed, please call Southwark Childrens’ Social Care on 0207 525 5000, or contact MASH@southwark.gov.uk.

If you think a child is in immediate danger or in the event of an emergency, please call 999.


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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