Sir Bobby Robson School is a place where children belong and are known as individuals. Our approach is relational, structured and relentlessly ambitious for each pupil’s future. Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility. Every adult in our school takes every concern seriously, acts quickly and keeps children at the centre of all decision making.
If you are worried about a child’s immediate safety: call 999.
For urgent safeguarding concerns, you can also contact Suffolk Children’s Services (Customer First) on 0808 800 4005.
Our Safeguarding Team
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Ashlee Jacobs
Deputy DSL
Jonathan Sly
Deputy DSL
Harriet Hunt
Deputy DSL
Emma Kelly
Safeguarding Governor
Angela Bull
You can contact the DSL team on: safeguarding@sbrschool.co.uk
If you have a concern
- If it is an emergency – call 999
- If you are a member of the public with a concern – call Customer First: 0808 800 4005
- NSPCC helpline for advice: 0808 800 5000
- Support and advice for children directly: call Childline 0800 1111 or visit https://www.childline.org.uk/
- To report online sexual abuse or the way someone has been speaking to you online use: CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection).
Safeguarding in School
We protect children through:
- strong and predictable routines
- relational practice
- behaviour as communication, not blame
- high expectations, clear boundaries and calm co-regulation
- timely responses to worries, incidents or disclosures
- working closely with parents, carers and partnership agencies
Attendance is monitored daily and we recognise that persistent absence is a safeguarding vulnerability. Our DSL oversees concerns related to attendance.
Specific Safeguarding Duties
Prevent Duty
We have a statutory duty to identify and support children who may be vulnerable to radicalisation or extremist influences.
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Teachers must report known cases of FGM in under 18s directly to the police.
Child-on-child abuse and harmful sexual behaviour
We take all disclosures and indicators seriously and follow clear processes to respond, support and protect.
Allegations / Low Level Concerns about staff conduct
We follow the Trust procedure and contact the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) without delay if a threshold may be met.
Online safety and filtering / monitoring
Our school meets the DfE Filtering and Monitoring Standards (2024) and uses appropriate systems to block harmful content and alert the DSL to risk-based activity. Online safety is taught proactively through curriculum, pastoral structures and our routines.
Operation Encompass
Sir Bobby Robson School is part of Operation Encompass. When police attend a domestic abuse incident involving a child on our roll, the DSL is notified before the next school day, enabling us to provide timely support, nurture and safeguarding.
For Students
If you are worried about your safety or that of someone else:
- Talk to any adult in school
- Ask to speak to Ashlee, Emma, Harriet, Ian or Jonathan
- You can also call Childline: 0800 1111
- If you are worried about something online, you can make a confidential report to CEOP.
You will be taken seriously, listened to and supported.
Further Information
- Please read the attached document regarding Child Protection Procedures at our school.
- Our Trust Policy is available to read from this link – Unity Schools Partnership Safeguarding Policy.
- Read the latest statutory guidance from the Department for Education – Keeping Children Safe In Education (KCSiE)