Safeguarding Information
Some of these services may be disrupted due to COVID-19. If you do not find what you are looking for below or need any further information please do not hesitate to contact:
Franky Boyland
Designated Safeguarding Lead
01332973834
[email protected] (email out of term time)
Emergency Numbers
| Name of Organisation | Detail about Support | Weblink | Telephone Number |
| Police | Emergency Help | https://www.derbyshire.police.uk/ | 999 |
| Police | Non Emergency Help | https://www.derbyshire.police.uk/ | 101 |
| Ambulance | Emergency Help | https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/urgent-and-emergency-care/when-to-call-999/ | 999 |
| NHS11 | Help if you have an urgent medical problem and you’re not sure what to do. | https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/urgent-and-emergency-care/nhs-111/ | 111 |
| Social Care | Support with environmental issues or harm of a child | https://www.derby.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/safeguarding-children/worried-about-a-child/ | 01332 641172 |
| Care Line | Out of Hours Social Care | No Website | 01332 956606 |
| Derby Royal Hospital | Emergency and non emergency medical support | https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ | 01332 340131 |
Helpline for Children and Young People
| Name of Organisation | Details about Support | Weblink | Telephone Number |
| Childline | Childline is yours – a free, private and confidential service where you can talk about anything | https://www.childline.org.uk/ | 0800 1111 |
| Connexions | Concerns, issues relating to young people. Advice and guidance. | www.derby.gov.uk/community-and-living/ | 01332 200033 |
General Support, Advice and Guidance for Parent and Young People
| Name of Organisation | Details about Support | Weblink | Telephone Number |
| NSPCC | Working to support and prevent harm to children. | https://www.nspcc.org.uk/ | 0808 800 5000 |
Mental Health and Emotional Well-being
| Name of Organisation | Details about Support | Weblink | Telephone Number |
| Kooth (Child) | Free anonymous online counselling and support for young people. | www.kooth.com | |
| CAMHS (Child) | For advice and only to be used where CAMHS are NOT already involved. | http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ services/childrens-services/camhs/camhs-homepage | 0300 790 0264 |
| Samaritans (Adult) | Advice and Support around Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing | https://www.samaritans.org/ | 116 123 |
| Relate | Support face to face and online | www.relatedderby.org.uk | 01332 349 177 |
| Safe Speak | Support face to face and online | www.safespeak.org.uk | 01332 349 301 |
Debt and Financial Difficulties
| Name of Organisation | Details about Support | Weblink | Telephone Number |
| Citizens Advice | Provides free, confidential and independent advice | www.citizensadvice southderbyshireandcity.org | 0300 330 9002 |
| Money Advice Service | Free, confidential advice on any money/debt problems | www.derby.gov.uk/advice-and-benefits/welfare-rights-and-financial-advise/financial-advice [email protected] | 01332 643 395 |
Children at Risk of Exploitation
| Name of Organisation | Detail about Support | Weblink | Telephone Number |
| National Working Group (NWG) | Information and guidance around CSE | [email protected] | 01332 585371 |
| Safe and Sound | Support for YP who are at risk of exploitation | www.safeandsound.org.uk info@safeandsoundgroup. org.uk | 01332 362120 |
| Catch 22 Derby and Derbyshire C.A.R.E.S. | Support for YP who are at risk of exploitation | www.cath-22.org.uk | 07834 341566 |
Domestic Abuse/Honour Based Violence
| Name of Organisation | Details about Support | Weblink | Telephone Number |
| Derby Women’s Centre | A range of advice and support services for women including support for domestic abuse and mental health issues. Free solicitor consultation also offered | http://www.derbywomenscentre.org.uk/ | 01332 341 633 |
| Women Aid | Live online chat 24/7 and online resources | www.womensaid.org.uk | 01332 341633 |
| Men’s Advice Line | Confidential helpline for male victims of domestic abuse | www.mensadviceline.org.uk | 0808 801 0327 |
| National Domestic Abuse Helpline | Support for any form of domestic abuse | www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk | 0800 2000 247 |
| Hadhari Nari | Asian Men and Women Project | www.karmanirvana.org.uk [email protected] | 0800 5999 247 |
| Karma Nirvana | Aim to improve the health and wellbeing of disadvantage and vulnerable women | www.womens-work.org.uk [email protected] | 01332 242525 |
LGBTQ+
| Name of Organisation | Details about Support | Weblink | Telephone Number |
| Derbyshire LGBT | LGBT specific support service | www.derbyshirelgbt.org.uk [email protected] | 01332 207704 2 – 3 Friary Street Derby DE1 1JF |
| Mermaids | Raise awareness about gender nonconformity in children and young people amongst | www.mermaidsuk.org.uk | 0344 334 0550 |
| BGIOK (Being Gay is Okay) | Practical advice and information about homosexuality | http://www.bgiok.org.uk/ | 01483 727667 |
Online Safety
| Name of Organisation | Detail about Support | Weblink | Telephone Number |
| CEOP | Reporting online sexual abuse or content | https://ceop.police.uk/safety-centre | 0870 000 3344 |
| ChildNet International | Resources/Advice/Support re Online Safety | www.childnet.com | On line support |
| Digizen | Resources/Advice/Support re Online Safety | www.digizen.org | On line support |
| Internet Watch Foundation | Resources/Advice/Support re Online Safety | www.iwf.org.uk | On line support |
| Think U Know | Resources/Advice/Support re Online Safety | www.thinkuknow.co.uk | On line support |
| UK Safer Internet Centre | Resources/Advice/Support re Online Safety | [email protected] | 0844 381 4772 |
| Southwest Grid for Learning | Resources/Advice/Support re Online Safety | http://swgfl.org.uk | 0345 601 3203 |
| Stopitnow! | Help if you are worried about your own or someone else’s behaviour on line | www.stopitnow.org.uk | 0808 1000 900 |
PREVENT – Extremism, Ideologies and Terrorism
| Name of Organisation | Details about Support | Weblink | Telephone Number |
| Derbyshire Police | Support, advice and guidance | https://www.derbyshire.police.uk/ advice/advice-and-information/t/prevent/prevent/ | 101 |
| Derby City Council – Prevent Team | Help and advice regarding children at risk of exposure to extreme ideologies | https://www.derby.gov.uk/community-and-living/crime-prevention/prevent/ | [email protected] – 07867 461846 [email protected] – 07812 301218 [email protected] – 07765 222032 |
| Educate Against Hate | Information and support to prevent your child becoming radicalised | https://educateagainsthate.com/parents/ | Online only |
Substance Misuse
| Name of Organisation | Details about Support | Weblink | Telephone Number |
| Derby Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service (DDAS) | A consortium drug treatment service | www.derbysubstancemisuseservices.org.uk | 0300 790 0265 |
| Aquarius (part of DDAS) | To support adults 18+years who wishes to address issues they have caused by the use of drugs or alcohol | http://aquarius.org.uk/contact/derby/ [email protected] | 0300 790 0265 |
| Breakout | Substance misuse services for young people | http://derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/breakout/ [email protected] | 01332 641661 |
| FRANK | Find out everything you want to know about drugs | https://www.talktofrank.com/ | 0300 123 6600 or text 82111 |
E-Safety
Introduction
Being online is an integral part of children’s and young person’s online lives. The internet and online technology provides new opportunities for young people’s learning and growth, but it can also expose them to new types of risks. We at the Kingsmead School have a whole school approach to online safety, this ensures that our Staff, Governors and parents are armed with the latest knowledge. Staff attend regular updates from the National Online Safety website to ensure they have the latest knowledge. Students are provided fundamental knowledge about online safety through topics delivered in the ICT and PSHE subjects. As a whole school we also take part in the Safer Internet day to ensure our students are armed with the latest knowledge about online safety. We are a National Online Safety Certified School.
E-SAFETY POLICY
All polices are found in the policy section of the website. However please click on the below to view our E-Safety Policy.
ACCEPTABLE USE AGREEMENT
Please click on the link Acceptable Use Agreement to view the young persons acceptable use agreement. This is in place to ensure students understand what is acceptable use of ICT when in school and what is not. All young people are expected to sign this on admission to the school.
Expectations around acceptable use and keeping yourself safe online are reiterated through our curriculum and day to day practice.
Please see the curriculum section below for more information on how we raise awareness through teaching.
ICT Curriculum
KS3 – Students are provided opportunities to develop understanding about following topics:
- Understanding about acceptable use policy
- Password protection – Difference between good and bad passwords
- Understanding about Spams, Phishing, Trojan horses and Viruses
- How to protect from Spams, Phishing, Trojan horses and Viruses
- How and who to report to with regards to online safety violations.
- Computer crime – How to protect from Hacking and Spyware
- Cyberbullying – Identify signs of Cyberbullying and how to protect/report
KS4 – Students as part of KS4 Qualifications have to successfully complete mandatory “IT Security Unit”. While completing this unit students will have an opportunity to develop following skills:
- Understanding about security risks that might threaten system performance.
- Understanding about security precautions to protect IT systems.
- Understanding about relevant guidelines and procedures
- Understanding about backup and importance of backing data
PSHE Curriculum – Topics covered in the PSHE curriculum are detailed below:
PSHE
- Year 7-8 Radicalisation / Terrorism
- Year 9 Look at Risk Signs of sexual exploitation / Grooming
- Upskirting, revenge porn and pornography
- Year 10 Radicalisation / Terrorism
- Experiences on Social Media
- Grooming drugs, sexual, county lines
SAFER INTERNET DAY
To enhance our E-Safety curriculum, we support the Safer Internet Day (SID), hosted by UK Safer Internet Center. This is held annually. This year SID is on 9 February 21 (we usually run over the week) and the theme is ‘An internet we trust: exploring reliability in the online world’.
For more information please click on the link below:
We are accredited National Online Safety School.
Online Safety Education for the Whole School Community – Helping schools meet their statutory safeguarding and curriculum requirements through the most comprehensive online safety programme for educators, parents and children. We make it our mission to make the internet a safer place for children.
We believe that through our engaging Online Safety training resources for school staff, parents and children, we can make a difference.
We will achieve this through equipping school staff, parents and children with the knowledge they need to understand online dangers and how best to react should an incident arise. We achieve this through the execution of multiple initiatives which help reduce online risks.
SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE
Should you want advice or guidance on keeping your child safe online or have any concerns around their use online, please see the support for parents section on the website (go to home page, safeguarding, support for parents and young people)
Alternatively call the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) or your child’s base for more information. You can contact the DSL on:
Franky Boyland
Telephone number: 01332 973834
Email: [email protected]
NATIONAL ONLINE SAFETY APP
On the National Online Safety app you’ll find:
- Hundreds of online safety guides on the topics you need to know about – from screen addiction, fake news and trolling to hacking, social media influencers and sexting;
- An online safety training course for parents – developed by our experts and delivered by online safety ambassador Myleene Klass;
- A user-friendly interface with increased functionality – find exactly what you need, when you need it;
- The option to get notifications to your phone as soon as new content becomes available – so you can stay up-to-date with the latest online crazes (and risks);
- An in-app voting system so you can help determine the subjects you’d like us to cover in future;
- The facility to personalise your content by favouriting key resources.
Report a Concern
This needs to be visible on the web page, not under the existing safeguarding heading.
Report a Concern
If you’d like to report a concern/issue to The Kingsmead School, you can do so by clicking the ‘Report an Issue’ button below. Anything you write can be sent anonymously:
