Safeguarding is paramount to everything we do at St John’s C of E School and is integrated in all aspects of everyday life for students and staff. We are committed to ensuring the safety of every student, monitoring their wellbeing, responding to concern and constantly reviewing and updating the safety of the school site. All staff have appropriate training so that they understand their roles and responsibilities and are confident about carrying them out. We have a Safeguarding Team who are trained to support children and families with any concern and will work with a wide variety of agencies to support all children.
Support during Term Time
Safeguarding our students is our highest priority. Ensuring our students are safe is the responsibility of us all: colleagues, parents, visitors and our community. If you have any concerns about the safety and welfare of any our students, inform our Safeguarding Team immediately. Don’t keep concerns to yourself, report them so we can look into them. All safeguarding concerns should be reported to our Safeguarding Team.
Support During School Holidays
The school holidays should be a time for students to have fun, relax and take a break from studying. However, for some children and young people, school holidays can be difficult for a variety of reasons. We’ve gathered some useful information about the services available which may be helpful if you or someone you know needs some support. Please CLICK HERE to view this information.
Contact our Safeguarding Team on:
Email: head@st-johns.notts.sch.uk
Telephone: 0115 9177111
Our Safeguarding Team will support our students and their families to ensure that barriers to education are removed and appropriate support is provided.
Mr Downes
Lead Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Mrs Pursglove
Deputy DSL
Mrs Downes
Deputy DSL
Young Carers
A Young Carer is someone under the age of 18 who looks after a family member or friend who has a physical or mental health condition, misuses drugs or alcohol or has a life limiting illness. They may also look after brothers, sisters or elderly relatives too.
We know that managing school life and caring responsibilities can be challenging. If your child has caring responsibilities at home, please make sure you let us know so that we can offer support to your child and your family.
At St John’s, we can access external support for our Young Carers via Young Carers Notts and TuVida. Please click on the logo below to access their website for more information.
Information For Pupils
Do you need to talk to someone or tell someone something that you are worried or concerned about? Whether this is about you, a friend or a family member; there are lots of ways you can do this:
- You can speak to your Class Teacher
- You can speak to anyone from the Safeguarding Team
- You can speak to ANY member of staff
- You can put your feelings in writing
Mental Health & Wellbeing
It is so important that you are taking care of yourself, your Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing. It is ok to not feel yourself sometimes. We take the mental health and emotional wellbeing of our students and staff very seriously. If you are worried or concerned about your mental health or someone you know, please discuss with one of the members of staff above. If you would rather not talk about it, that’s ok too. Please click on any of the links below to find help and support.
Online Safety
By being part of the St John’s community all students, parents and staff have access to our Safer Schools app. The Safer Schools app is a completely free service that supports students and parents by giving advice for all things online safety. The app was designed by a team of experts who monitor new apps, websites and platforms that children access to identify risks (and protective factors) to ensure that your safer schools app is always up to date. Please watch the video below for a demonstration of our app.
Please download the Safer Schools England App through your app store and create your account using the BWA log in details that have been provided. The access code is 0947.
Information about The Nottingham City Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub can be found by click here
You can also call The Nottingham County Council MASH using the following number:
0300 500 80 90
Information about The Nottingham City Council Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub can be found by clicking here
You can also call The Nottingham City Council MASH on this number: 0115 876 4800
Report Online Abuse – Has someone done something online that has made you or a child or young person you know, feel worried or unsafe? If so, you can make a report by clicking the link below:
https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/
So, what advice can you give a child if they come across something scary or disturbing online? Tell them to:
Stop – what they’re doing and turn off their screen or shut down their device
Breathe – pause and stay calm
Think – try not to focus on what they saw in great detail, and remind themselves that there is no immediate danger to them and that they are safe
Talk – they should find a trusted adult to talk to about what they’ve seen and how they feel
For further support and advice, please see https://www.childline.org.uk/
The link below is a new tool for young people to report and remove nude images/ videos online:
For further information and advice, please also click the link below:
https://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers/hot-topics/sexting
Other useful resources
- Family Link from Google – Family Safety & Parental Control Tools
- Keeping children safe online | NSPCC – Information and guidance from the NSPCC
- National Online Safety | The National College – Countless guides to inform parents about the content that children are accessing online, including one-page guidance on popular online games and social media
- Safer Schools England App – A completely free service that supports students and parents by giving advice for all things online safety. The app was designed by a team of experts who monitor new apps, websites and platforms that children access to identify risks (and protective factors) to ensure that your safer schools app is always up to date.
- Childnet – Offers a toolkit to support parents and carers of children of any age to start discussions about their online life, and to find out where to get more help and support
- Common Sense Media – Provides independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media for children and their parents
- Government Advice – About protecting children from specific online harms such as child sexual abuse, sexting, and cyberbullying
- Internet Matters – Provides age-specific online safety checklists, guides on how to set parental controls, and practical tips to help children get the most out of their digital world
- How Can I Help My Child? – Marie Collins Foundation – Sexual abuse support online
- London Grid for Learning – Provides support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online, including tips to keep primary aged children safe online
- Stop It Now resource from The Lucy Faithfull Foundation – Can be used by parents and carers who are concerned about someone’s behaviour, including children who may be displaying concerning sexual behaviour (not just about online)
- CEOP Education – Provides information, guidance and resources for support for parents and carers, helping them to protect their child(ren) from online sexual abuse
- Parentzone – Provides help for parents and carers on how to keep their children safe online
Talking to your child about online sexual harassment: A guide for parents – This is the Children’s Commissioner’s parental guide on talking to their children about online sexual harassment