Safeguarding

If you are worried about your child, or another child at Parkside Community School, please feel confident to raise your concerns with one of our safeguarding team. You can do this by contacting the school on 01246 273458 and asking for a safeguarding team, speaking to any member of staff, email info@parkside.derbyshire.sch.uk, or use the Big Red Button located on the school homepage. We are duty bound to always work in the best interest of the child.

Parkside Community School takes its responsibility to protect and safeguard the welfare of children seriously. Our priority is to ensure that children are safe and healthy. We aim to safeguard and promote the welfare of children from a number of potential safeguarding risks including impairment of mental health, safe and effective care at home and at school so that all children are able to achieve the best outcomes.

Parkside Community School works alongside Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership and follows the annual statutory guidance set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). Our safeguarding policy is available from our Policies Page

Children, parents and staff are encouraged to report any concerns they may have about safety and welfare to our Designated Safeguarding Leads. All of our safeguarding team are trained to DSL requirements. All adults in school are trained at least annually on current safeguarding issues in line with the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance.

The safeguarding team at Parkside Community School

Mr D J Mills (Deputy Headteacher – Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and SENDCO)

Mrs D Michell (Safeguarding and Early Help Manager -Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL))

Mrs A Browes (Safeguarding Officer and Mental Health Lead)

Miss H Jefferson (EMBARK Federation Designated Safeguarding Lead)

Mr A Duffy (Safeguarding Governor)

Information	Organisation
Your guide to the social networks your children use	NSPCC
HPV information for girls and boys	NHS Immunisation
National charity providing help and support in all aspects of family life	Family Lives
Internet safety and other aspects of child exploitation	Child Exploitation and Online Protection
Help and advice on all aspects of parenting	BBC Health
Friendly, confidential advice about smoking, drugs and alcohol and what to do if you are worried about substance misuse	Talk To Frank
Provides information and advice on mental health issues for young people. Includes information about exam stress	Young Minds
Reliable information on a range of bullying issues	Family Lives
Advice on how to speak to children about puberty, sex and relationships.	Family Planning Association
Information on keeping your child safe from Child Sexual Exploitation	PACE Parents Against Child sexual Exploitation
Practical advice on protecting children from extremism and radicalisation	HM Government
Exams are a stressful time for any young person. Mood swings and outbursts are more likely to occur during this period.	Young Minds
Tests and exams can be a challenging part of school life for children and young people and their parents or carers. But there are ways to ease the stress.	NHS

Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do. We strive to maintain a vigilant, open and positive culture where children’s welfare is paramount, concerns are acted upon immediately, and every child feels safe, valued and empowered to speak out.

The safeguarding team at Parkside Community School

Safeguarding through the curriculum and PSHE family support services

Guides to keeping your children safe online:

Safeguarding Information and Support