Safeguarding

Humphrey Perkins School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Operation Encompass

All Leicester City and Leicestershire County schools are part of Operation Encompass which is a safeguarding initiative aimed at improving outcomes for children and families affected by domestic violence and abuse.

Operation Encompass is a protocol whereby schools are formally notified of any reported incident of domestic violence at an address at which children are present or normally resident. It is run in partnership with Leicester City Council, Leicestershire County Council and with Leicestershire Police.

All public agencies currently share information where there are safeguarding concerns or risk of harm to children and the Police now share information about all incidents of domestic abuse through Operation Encompass.

To further support the welfare of children, when any domestic abuse incident has been reported to the Police during the school term and one of our pupils was in the household, the information is shared with the Designated Safeguarding Lead.

This system has been introduced because domestic abuse in a household can have a huge impact on children, even if they do not see what is happening.

This information will be used to ensure the school is able to provide appropriate support to pupils. The information will remain confidential and will only be shared on a strictly need-to-know basis. For example, with the class teacher. It will not be shared with children.

If you would like to speak to someone in confidence about domestic abuse, call the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0800 802 0028.


Useful Information for students and Parents

Parent info
ParentInfo is a regularly updated and free feed of information, advice and sources of support for schools and parents. ParentInfo is a collaboration between the National Crime Agency CEOP Command and The Parent Zone.

Prevent changes
Please click here for our leaflet for parents in relation to our Prevent Strategy.

Support for protecting your children online
www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents

Spotting the signs of sexual exploitation
Please click here for information and guidance

Additional Support
Please click here for further details.

Social Media Guidance and Checklist for Parents and Carers

Facebook
Instagram
Snapchat
Parent guide to Tik-Tok
Inappropriate Websites
#DTTO Newsletter


SAFEGUARDING: OUT OF HOURS SUPPORT

Should you require any advice or support with safeguarding, please refer to the following contacts:

Leicestershire County Council First Response If you have significant concerns about a child’s safety 0116 305 0005
Website
Leicester City Council 0116 454 1004
Website
Childline

18 or under?

Childline offers free, confidential advice and support whatever your worry, whenever you need help.

 0800 1111
Website
NSPCC

Contact the NSPCC helpline

If you're worried about a child, even if you're unsure, contact our professional counsellors for help, advice and support.

 [email protected]
0808 800 5000
Website
The Samaritans Confidential emotional support 116123
Website
Kooth A provider of online mental health services for children, young people and adults Website
FRANK Confidential drugs information and advice 0300 123 6600
Website
CAMHS Family Therapy Team  A new service that has been set up for families across Leicester and Leicestershire.  Families can ring and self refer for support. 0116 295 2909
Child Safety Online A practical guide for parents and carers whose children are using social media. Website


HELPLINES/WEBSITES

Please click here for our Support and Wellbeing page.


MAIN SAFEGUARDING CONTACTS

Named staff and contacts
Designated Safeguarding Lead Kris Cross [email protected]
Deputy Safeguarding Lead Della Bartram [email protected]
Prevent Single Point of Contact Kris Cross [email protected]
Chair of Governors Charles Twort [email protected]

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads:

  • Della Bartram - Associate Principal
  • Jenny Piper-Gale - Deputy CEO
  • Rikki Khakhar – Vice Principal
  • Emma Booth - Assistant Principal
  • Matthew Rofe – SENDCo
  • Lee Matts - Student Manager
  • Jess Morgan - Safeguarding Champion

 Designated Teacher for Children in Care:

  • Matt Rofe - SENDCo and Deputy DSL

Nominated Safeguarding Governors:

  • Charles Twort
  • Paula Vaughan
  • Andrew Morris

Safeguarding and Improvement Unit contacts:

LADO / Allegations:

First Response Children’s Duty Team (Same-day referrals):

All other referrals including Early Help Services:

Early Help queries and Consultation Line:


SAFEGUARDING STATUTORY GUIDELINES

Documents
Keeping Children Safe in Education - Department of Education Guidance

YoungMinds Crisis Messenger

The Young Minds Crisis Messenger text service provides free, 24/7 crisis support across the UK. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis and need support, you can text SHOUT to 85258.

We know that finding the right support is important, especially if you need someone to talk to right now. We aim to connect every texter to a trained volunteer promptly to provide crisis help. They will listen to you and help you think more clearly, enabling you to know that you can take the next step to feeling better.

It is free and confidential to text our service from the following major networks:
EE, O2, Three and Vodafone.

These include - BT Mobile, Tesco Mobile, Virgin Mobile, iD Mobile, Sky, Telecom Plus, Lebara and GiffGaff. Some Android phones issue a warning that you will be charged for texting us, provided you are on one of these networks this warning is incorrect and you will not be charged. If you text us from a network that is not on this list there is a possibility that you may be charged for the messages and that they may appear on your bill, this is because some networks do not provide the capability to message short codes.

For more information: https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/get-urgent-help/youngminds-crisis-messenger/#youngminds-crisis-messenger