Safeguarding and Wellbeing

Our school provides a safe and secure environment for children and we re committing to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students.

Designated Safeguarding Leads

• Mr D Simpson - Headteacher  - DSL Lead
• Mrs L Taylor - Deputy DSL Lead
• Mrs C Childs - Deputy DSL Lead

If you have any concerns regarding the safety and wellbeing of a child, please report it to one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads.

Dudley's Early Help Strategy 

Providing early help is more effective in promoting the welfare of children than reacting later.

Early help means providing support as soon as a problem emerges, at any point in a child’s life. Early help can also prevent further problems from arising.

Effective early help relies upon local organisations and agencies working together to identify children and families who would benefit from early help and to undertake an assessment of the need for early help.

For more information on Early Help please view the Dudley Early Help page, or speak to a Designated Safeguarding Lead.

https://dudleysafeguarding.org.uk

Useful  Information and Links

Hate Crime App for parent/carers:

Go to the app store or google play, type in Hate Crime and search for West Midlands Police Hate, then get the App. The contents of the App has a number of other languages available. The App provides the most accurate advice and tells you how to report hate crime.

Anti-Bullying 

• Bullying UK
• Samaritans
• Anti-bullying Alliance
• Family Lives
• Barnardo's
• Childline
• The Children's Society

Child Safety

• Family life today: where's the risk?
• Child Safety Week: Parents' Pack
• Dedicated NSPCC helpline: 0800 136 663 

Child Sexual Exploitation

• See me, hear me
• STOPCSE

Domestic Violence

• Women's aid
• Refuge
• The Hideout
• Family Lives

Drugs

• Talk to Frank
• Gov.uk

E-Safety

• Link for children to remove an image
• Know IT All for Parents
• Tiktok checklist
• Facebook checklist
• Instagram checklist

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

• Feminist Majority Foundation
• YoungMinds

Forced Marriage

• Gov.uk

Hate Crime App

• Go to the App Store or Google Play and search for West Midlands Police Hate, then get the App. The App provides the most accurate advice and tells you how to report hate crime and includes several languages.

International Child Abduction

• Central Authority for England and Wales
• Central Authority for Northern Ireland

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans

• Stonewall, the leading charity and organisation for the LGBT+ community, have produced advice for parents/carers who think their child may be gay

Local Authority Safeguarding Information

• Dudley Safe and Sound

Mental Health

• YoungMinds
• Family Lives
• MIND
• NSPCC
• Refuge
• Save The Children

Self-harm

• Virtual College - Understanding Young Minds (free online course)

Advice for Parents

• Parent Info from NCA-CEOP - provides support and guidance for parents from leading experts
• Useful helpline contact details