Safeguarding
Safeguarding is about ensuring that children are safe from harm. This means protecting them from maltreatment, preventing any impairment to their health or development, ensuring that they grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care, and taking action, when appropriate, to ensure all children have the best outcomes. Child protection is part of this definition and refers to activities undertaken to prevent children suffering, or being likely to suffer, significant harm, including abuse and neglect.
Our staff are regularly trained, vigilant for signs of harm, and are confident about applying our policies to any potential safeguarding issues. Our safeguarding and child protection work is led by our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and several deputies. Our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) are:
- Alison Dixon (DSL)
- Lisa Forkin (Deputy DSL)
Appendix A and B below from our Safeguarding Policy provides details of safeguarding services, staff and training:
The Progress and Guidance team also lead on pastoral care and guidance for all students with a member of staff dedicated to each year group.
Please visit our Policies and Procedures page to find these key Safeguarding policies:
- Safeguarding Policy
- Anti Bullying Policy
- Online Safety Policy
Online Safety
At Greenfield Academy we are committed to keeping students safe online. We all have our part to play in ensuring students are safe online. The websites listed below give practical advice and guidance for parents on how to do this and information on how to report an incident if you are concerned (CEOP).
E-Safety Video
TIKTOK –https://support.tiktok.com/en/safety-hc/account-and-user-safety/for-parents-and-guardians/ support for parents on use of TIKTOK.
NSPCC – https://www.nspcc.org.uk/ – includes a range of resources to help parents keep children safe when they’re using the internet, social networks, apps, games and more.
CEOP – https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/ – here to help keep children and young people safe from sexual abuse and grooming online
Childline – https://www.childline.org.uk/ – a free, private, confidential service where you can talk about anything
Barnardos – https://www.barnardos.org.uk/ – a children’s charity that protects and supports the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people
Keeping Children Safe – https://www.keepingchildrensafe.org.uk/ – an independent not-for-profit, who set out internationally recognised child safeguarding standards
Lucy Faithfull – https://www.lucyfaithfull.org.uk/ – a child protection charity dedicated solely to preventing child sexual abuse.
Internet matters – https://www.internetmatters.org/ – a not-for-profit organisation set up to empower parents and carers to keep children safe in the digital world.
Parent Info – https://parentinfo.org/ – a website for parents covering all of the issues amplified by the internet.
Parent Zone – https://parentzone.org.uk/parents/ – offers a range of resources for families, to help them meet the challenges of the digital age
ONLINE SAFETY CEOP- Child Exploitation and Online Protection
At Greenfield Academy we are committed to keeping students safe online. We all have our part to play in ensuring students are safe online. If you have any concern in relation to online safety please use the following website LINK to report it.
Mental Health Support Services
Links to services
- Home – Kooth
- Childline | Free counselling service for kids and young people | Childline
- www.ifucareshare.co.uk
- Guide to CAMHS | Mental Health Services | YoungMinds
- CAMHS – Community mental health teams for children (0 – 18years)
- Crisis Team – 08000516171
- Single Point of Access – 03001 239296
- Mental Health App for Meditation & Sleep – Headspace
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) nurse drop-in – Durham County Council
- SHOUT – Text SHOUT to 85258 in the UK to text with a trained Crisis Volunteer.
- Shout is a service partnership between Mental Health Innovations and Crisis Text Line®, providing people in the UK with the first ever, 24/7, free nationwide texting service.
- NHS Self Help Guides – www.cntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp
