Safeguarding
If you are concerned about a child or young person outside of school hours please contact Hertfordshire Council on 0300 123 4043 immediately.
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs M Charlwood - m.charlwood@barclay.futureacademies.org
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads
Mrs N Badham - n.badham@barclay.futureacademies.org
Mrs C Smith - c.smith@barclay.futureacademies.org
Mr B Lucas - b.lucas@barclay.futureacademies.org
Mr J Dawe - j.dawe@barclay.futureacademies.org
Mrs R Buttress - r.buttress@barclay.futureacademies.org
Safeguarding Governor
Mr Steve Akers
How to contact
safeguarding@barclay.futureacademies.org (outside of school hours or during school holidays)
Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. Safeguarding means: protecting children from abuse and maltreatment, preventing harm to children's health or development and ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care.
Child protection is the process of protecting individual children identified as either suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm as a result of abuse or neglect. It involves measures and structures designed to prevent and respond to abuse and neglect.
Ensuring the safety and well-being of students at Barclay Academy is our top priority and therefore we have policies and procedures which surround the issue of safeguarding young people.
Safeguarding means that we aim to ensure the well-being of students both emotionally and physically, and will take steps in order to ensure that young people are not at risk, either from themselves or from others.
Safeguarding issues include peer on peer abuse; sexual harassment, online safety, bullying, cyberbullying, radicalisation, child sexual exploitation, child criminal exploitation, physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect and mental health crises.
The steps that the academy might take are:
- meeting with the young person to explore the issue
- meeting with the parent/s to explore the issue
- liaising and meeting with other agencies or professionals
- supporting in school
- referring to outside agencies such as School Nurse, Early Help, Attendance team, Police
- making a referral to Social Services and liaising with them.
Social Services are first and foremost a preventative agency – they seek to support families to get back on track and make change happen in their lives to ensure that young people are kept safe. It is with this in mind that the school might refer to Social Services: to seek support for the family and young person. Unless the risk is presented by a parent, the school will either consult with them about the referral or inform them that a referral is taking place.
Support websites and agencies
Bullying
Anti-bullying Alliance (ABA)
Brings together more than 65 organisations with the aim of reducing bullying and creating safer environments in which children and young people can live, grow, play and learn.
www.anti-bullying.org
Beatbullying
Beatbullying is the leading bullying prevention charity in the UK and provides anti- bullying resources, information, advice and support for young people, parents and professionals affected by bullying.
www.beatbullying.org.uk
Counselling services
Kooth Website
www.kooth.com
Cyber safety
CEOP
www.ceop.police.uk
Childnet International
The UK's safer internet centre
www.childnet-int.org
Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP)
www.ceop.police.uk
Internet Watch Foundation
www.iwf.org.uk
Safe4Me
Child Centered Policy. An initiative from colleagues in West Mercia who have produced a range of materials aimed to promote self-help and signpost support for families and young people around cyberbullying.
Thinkuknow
www.thinkuknow.co.uk
Thinkuknow
www.thinkuknow.co.uk
National online safety
Information for parents regarding how to keep your child safe online, including up to date information on the latest platforms and games.
www.nationalonlinesafety.com/
Drugs and alcohol services
National Drugs Helpline
(FRANK) Tel: 0800 776 600 (24 hrs free advice)
www.talktofrank.com
NHS choices
www.nhs.uk
LGBTQ
Family Friends of Lesbian and Gays (FFLAG)
www.fflag.org.uk
Stonewall The lesbian, gay and bisexual charity
www.stonewall.org.uk
Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (EACH)
Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (EACH) is a charity and training agency helping people and organisations affected by homophobia. The website gives guidance, contact details and a freephone helpline.
www.eachaction.org.uk
Mental Health
CHUMS
www.chums.uk.com
Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide
www.papyrus-uk.org
Rethink Rethink
Mental Illness helps millions of people affected by mental illness by challenging attitudes and changing lives. Tel: 0845 456 0455
www.rethink.org
Young Minds
YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. Young person’s helpline: 020 7336 8445 Parent helpline: 0808 8025 544
www.youngminds.org.uk
NHS Website
www.nhs.uk
www.chathealth.nhs.uk
Sexual Health Advice
Brook Advisory Centres
www.brook.org.uk
The Grove Pregnancy Crisis and Post Abortion Centre
Care Confidential for pregnancy and post abortion support
www.careconfidential.com
Family Planning Association (FPA)
www.fpa.org.uk
Contraception and Sexual Health Services
www.icash.nhs.uk