Pictor Academy takes seriously its responsibility under section 175 of the Education Act 2002 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children; and to work together with other agencies to ensure adequate arrangements within our school to identify, assess, and support those children who are suffering from harm.  We recognise all adults have a role to play in protecting our students from harm and that the child’s welfare is our paramount concern. All staff believe that our school should provide a caring, positive, safe and stimulating environment that promotes the social, physical and moral development of the individual child.

All staff are fully aware at time of induction and are regularly refreshed on the statutory guidance provided by the government.  Parents and stakeholders can access information on Keeping Children Safe in Education by the Department for Education by clicking the link below.

Key documents

The following documents are relevant to safeguarding. These can also be found in our policies section.

• Pictor Academy Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy 2025
• Pictor Academy Low Level Concerns Policy 2026
• Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025
• Pictor Academy Prevent Risk Assessment
• Pictor Academy Designated Teacher Policy
• Pictor Academy Working Together Policy
• Pictor Academy Behaviour Support Policy
• Pictor Academy Anti-bullying Policy
• Pictor Academy Children Missing from Eduction Policy

Contacts

Any concerns should be raised in the first instance by contacting our designated officers at school on 0161 532 3252 or using the email links below.

• Joanna Williams, Head of School - Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Kerry Butler, Deputy Head - Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Marisa Vazquez, Parent Support Worker - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Trafford Children's First Response

Children's First Response is Trafford’s single point of contact for all professionals and members of the public to report concerns, request advice and share information about a child and/or family. If the child is at immediate risk of harm call the Police on 999. If you are a member of the public who has a concern about a child, and they are not at immediate risk of harm, you should call Trafford Children's First Response on 0161 912 5125 during office hours (Mon - Fri 8:30 - 4:30) or 0161 912 2020 out of hours (Emergency Duty Team).

Paper copies of the documents published on this website are available on request. 

Last updated July 2026.