Safeguarding

Please find below some useful links for Safeguarding:

http://parentinfo.org/

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/

Keeping Children Safe In Education Government Publication

This is a valuable initiative that means we can continue to support and help children and families within our school community when they need it the most.

You can find out more by visiting the 'Operation Encompass' website or by contacting one of our Key Adults.

Within the context of our PSHE lessons, in addition to visits and visitors, the curriculum places the children's safety at the heart of everything we do. Our curriculum ensures that children know how to keep themselves safe and who they can talk to. Please find below further details.

NSPCC Netaware

Be share aware NSPCC

Stranger Danger

KidSMART Poster

Early Help Offer at Chapelford Village Primary School

Early Help refers to the offer of any information, advice or support to children, young people and their families as soon as possible in their lives, or when issues emerge, to help prevent problems from escalating.

Listed below are some of the services the school can offer you:-

• Mrs McDavid is available to talk to parents/carers to discuss any concerns you may have regarding behaviour, learning or any other support you require. You can book an appointments with her email chapelford_sendco@omegamat.co.uk
• Support to complete forms and other paperwork such as high school admissions.
• Meetings with class teachers are available to meet with parents/carers to discuss any concerns you may have regarding your child’s behaviour or learning.
• Referrals to outside agencies such as: the Family Outreach Team, parenting courses, our School Health Advisor, St Joseph’s Family Centre, Play/Art Therapy and local children’s centres.
• Common Assessment Framework (CAF) which involves listening to you to find out what help you need and talking about what is working well in your life. Based on what you say and what help you would like, a plan is put together so that professionals can work together to make sure you get the right sort of help.
• At Chapelford Village Primary School, our Safeguarding Team meet each half term to identify any children and families who would benefit from early help. It allows them to access services in the school and beyond to support identified vulnerable pupils.

In Warrington, we know that children, young people and their families have different types of needs and sometimes they may require extra support. One way this extra support can be provided is through an Early Help Assessment.

An Early Help Assessment can be completed by any professional, from any service, who is working with a child, young person or family.

The Early Help Support Team's role is to provide information, guidance and support to professionals who are working with children, young people and their families.

An Early Help Assessment benefits a child, young person or family because it:

• helps to identify needs at an early stage;
• is strengths- and evidence-based;
• is personalised and;
• is multi-agency in its approach.

An Early Help Review/Closure Plan complements the assessment by ensuring the correct level of support is provided for an individual/family at the right time. This allows for service provision to be regularly reviewed to ensure it continues to meet need and prevents needs escalating.

Warrington Youth Centre

Citizens Advice Bureau

Golding Gates Housing Trust

Early Help Division Leaflet

CAF

Early Help Contacts

Online Tutors – Keeping Children Safe (LGfL)
Guidance for Parents & Carers

Every year, private tutors help children catch up with missed work or address areas they are struggling with, or with extra-curricular activities like music. Lockdown has led to major growth in this area, especially online, and this is expected to continue with further bubble and possible school closures.

Anyone can set up as a tutor and there are no registration procedures. They don't even require an Enhanced DBS check.

To help parents, LGfl has prepared a leaflet supporting parents to select the right tutor, establish clear rules and help the child understand what they should know too.

You can find out more and download the guidance leaflet here: https://safeblog.lgfl.net/2020/10/online-tutors-keeping-children-safe/

Looking after your mental health

If you are self-isolating or social distancing because of coronavirus (COVID-19), it is important to look after your mental health.  Social distancing and self-isolation can be really hard to deal with. It’s normal to feel anxious, frustrated or bored, and if you’re worried about the effect it will have on your mental health, you are not alone.  In this section of our school website, you will find links and resources to support your family.

Young Minds

Voices throughthe virus

Self Care - Take a deep breath

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How to protect your mental health

Mindfulness

Mindfulness is taking notice of how your body feels and what you see, smell and taste. Maybe you even feel emotions in your body, perhaps through a tightness somewhere, or a good sensation.  Mindfulness is also noticing what your mind is doing.

When you notice what is happening around you, you focus more deeply, and that attention to your own senses will help you improve in diverse areas of your life.

Improved focus can help you achieve at higher levels in sports, school or music. It will help you score higher on tests, too. We always do better when we’re able to pay attention to what we’re doing, right?

When you notice what is happening around you, it can help you to calm down when you’re sad, angry or frustrated. Mindfulness helps you deal with tough emotions, and mindfulness can make you happy and feel good.