Safeguarding Students
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Every member of our community is known, valued and supported to achieve in all areas at the highest level to become successful, confident and responsible for the pursuit of lifelong learning.
Please email worried@elycollege.co.uk if you have any safeguarding concerns that you would like to raise with our safeguarding team. |
The safety of our students is paramount and through our House and tutoring systems, we ensure children in our care are known, valued and supported. We have support systems in place to enable us to act quickly on concerns.
Visitors are given a copy of our safeguarding leaflet and visitors who have a concern about a student should contact the main reception in the first instance as soon as possible. We have a designated team of safeguarding officers who will follow up promptly (pictured below).
Top row left to right: Rachael Mustill (AP & Lead Officer), Lynn Riches & KJ Norton-Berry.
Lower row: Debbie Knott, Claire Lucas, Stuart Patman & Anita Lightfoot.
Policies
Our practice is informed by national government guidance outlined in these documents:
Safeguarding and Child Protection statement found here
Meridian Trust Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy found here
Keeping Children Safe in Education found here
PREVENT Guidance and Procedures found here
PREVENT Action Plan found here
Parent links and information
We work hard to ensure that students are safe in and outside of school when using the internet and social media. You can find more details here about our work on E-Safety and Mental Health.
Through our values, curriculum, house and PLEDGES systems we promote understanding and integrity, British values and kindness; addressing the dangers of extremism and promoting wellbeing and mental health.
When reporting bullying, we encourage students to talk to their tutor or House SSA.
You can find more details here regarding our pastoral care and mental well-being support links.
Other links that you may find useful:
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Childline |
Advice, information and support |
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Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Social Care |
https://safeguardingcambspeterborough.org.uk/concerned/ If you are a family member, friend, member of the public and have concerns for a child or adult at risk |
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KOOTH |
Kooth is a free, online mental health support service for young people that offers 24/7 access to chat sessions with counsellors, as well as self-help resources |
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NSPCC Keeping Children Safe |
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/ Support and tips to help you keep children safe, from advice on children’s mental health to staying safe online |
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Safeguarding Resource Hub |
https://www.safeguardingresourcehub.co.uk/index.php A free hub of national safeguarding resources to aid children, young people and all adults supporting them |
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YoungMinds |
https://www.youngminds.org.uk/ Resource for parents and young people struggling with their mental health |
Operation Encompass
We are working in partnership with Cambridgeshire Police and Cambridgeshire County Council to identify and provide appropriate support to pupils who have experienced domestic abuse in their home; this scheme is called Operation Encompass.
In order to achieve this, Cambridgeshire’s Education Safeguarding Team will share police information of all domestic incidents, where one of our pupils has been present, with the Designated Safeguarding Lead(s) (DSL)/Domestic Abuse (DA)Lead. On receipt of any information, the DSL/DA Lead will decide on the appropriate support the child may require.
The Operation Encompass information is stored in line with all other confidential safeguarding and child protection information. All information sharing and resulting actions will be undertaken in accordance with the ‘Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Joint Agency Protocol for Domestic Abuse – Notifications to Schools, Colleges and Early Years settings’.
Government Definition of Domestic Abuse and Violence:
Any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been, intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality. The abuse can encompass, but is not limited to:
- psychological
- physical
- sexual
- financial
- emotional
Controlling behaviour
Controlling behaviour is a range of acts designed to make a person subordinate and/or dependent by isolating them from sources of support, exploiting their resources and capacities for personal gain, depriving them of the means needed for independence, resistance and escape and regulating their everyday behaviour.
Coercive behaviour
Coercive behaviour is an act or a pattern of acts of assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation or other abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten their victim.
1 in 5 children have been exposed to domestic abuse and it is present in 60% of all serious case reviews. It is estimated that children are present in 80% of incidents.