SAFEGUARDING

About Safeguarding at Weatherfield

On this page, you will find Weatherfield Academy's relevant safeguarding policies and procedures.

Key members of staff are:

Carol Patterson

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Sarah Berresford

Deputy Safeguarding Lead

Liam Meenan - Head of School - lmeenan@weatherfield.beds.sch.uk
Katie Phillips - Safeguarding, PSHE and Emotional Wellbeing governor - kphillips@weatherfield.beds.sch.uk

If you have any concerns about safeguarding, you can contact our safeguarding team via email at cpatterson@weatherfield.beds.sch.uk or sberresford@weatherfield.beds.sch.uk. Alternatively, please get in touch with the Academy office to arrange a meeting.

All information is held in the strictest confidence.

Safeguarding Policy

Bereavement Policy

Emotional Wellbeing Policy

Our Multi-disciplinary Team

Resources for parents, children and young people

The NSPCC website provides information and support on a range of child protection areas.

ChildLine provides a range of tools that allow children and young people to learn, explore and talk.

The Digital Parenting articles from Vodafone provide up to date information regarding computers, devices, cyberbullying and the internet.

NSPCC - Parents' guide 'PANTS'

Bedfordshire Domestic Abuse Partnership

24 HOUR NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELPLINE

0808 2000 247 - www.bedsdv.org.uk

Extremism / Radicalisation / Prevent

NSPCC: www.nspcc.org.uk / 0808 800 5000

Early help information

Please see Central Bedfordshire’s offer of Early Help support:
https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/8/support_for_professionals/518/information_for_practitioners_-_eha/2

Think U Know

Guide to internet safety and safe surfing for young people from Think U Know.
www.thinkuknow.co.uk

CEOP

Are you worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with you/your child online? Make a report to one of CEOP’s Child Protection Advisors
https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/

Internet Matters

www.internetmatters.org

Self-Harm
Accident and Emergency (A&E)

Mental Health
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
MIND: www.mind.org.uk

Parents App Guides

Android Parental Controls

iPhone Parental Controls

Local Safeguarding Children's Boards

The Luton Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) is the key statutory mechanism for agreeing on how relevant organisations in Luton cooperate to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and for ensuring the effectiveness of what they do.