Safeguarding
Reporting safeguarding concerns
Urgent concerns
If you have significant and immediate concerns about a child. Phone 999 if a crime is being committed or a child is in immediate danger.
Contact Leicestershire police on 101 if you think a crime is being committed but no immediate danger.
Immediate safeguarding concerns - First Response Children’s Duty 0116 3050005
childrensduty@leics.gov.uk
The Safeguarding Team
At Hose School, we have a team of designated safeguarding leads (DSL's), whom you can contact if you have any safeguarding concerns. If you have general concerns or questions relating to on-line learning about your child please contact their Class teacher in the first instance, however if you have significant safeguarding concerns, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the safeguarding team.
Key contacts
Head Teacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Lianne Hough: head@hose.leics.sch.uk
Senior Teacher and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Maya Attwood-Clarke: mattwood-clarke@hose.leics.sch.uk
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Julie Clifford: jclifford@hose.leics.sch.uk
Safeguarding Contact Form
If you have a safeguarding concern you would like to alert the Safeguarding Team to, you can also use the contact form below to generate an email to the following address: dsl@hose.leics.sch.uk. By completing a contact form an email will then be generated and sent directly to the DSL or DDSL on call.
Online safety
As children are likely to be spending more time online at the moment than they normally would, it seems like a good time for a reminder about online safety. The NSPCC has a range of useful information on their website, covering topics such as online games, livestreaming and video apps, internet connected devices, parental controls and social networks – please see:
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/
A common tactic of sexual predators is to trick young children into getting changed or undressed on camera by playing a ‘game’ or issuing a ‘challenge’, for example, to see how fast they can get changed into different clothes or into a swimming costume. This might happen over video chat or livestreaming app and children often don't even know this has happened. Videos are often taken and then circulated.
Support for Parents – Important Contacts
We are aware that school is often a first port of call for parents. You can also access support and advice through the following services, should you need it:
Children and Family wellbeing service – 0116 3058727 Leicestershire Helpline
If you're an adult and live in Leicestershire, mental health crisis support is available:
Telephone the free helpline: 0808 800 3302, 24 hours a day. Your call is confidential. Email Leicestershire.Helpline@turning–point.co.uk for a call back.
Childline www.childline.org.uk
Comforts, advises and protects children 24 hours a day and offers free confidential counselling. Phone 0800 1111 (24 hours) Chat 1-2-1 with a counsellor online
Kooth www.kooth.com
An online counselling and emotional well-being platform for children and young people, accessible through mobile, tablet and desktop and free to access
Young minds www.youngminds.org.uk
Advice and information about young people’s mental health including information on CAMHS and what the next steps to seeking support are.
Samaritans www.samaritans.org
24 hour confidential listening and support for anyone who needs it. Phone 116 123 (24 hours) Information and support for mental health issues
LGBT Stonewall www.stonewall.org.uk
The UK charity for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their allies. They offer information, advice. Phone 08000 50 20 20
B-eat www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk
The UK's eating disorder charity. They have online support groups and a helpline for anyone under 18. Phone 0345 634 7650 (4pm – 10pm 365 days a year) Email fyp@b- eat.co.uk
The Mix www.themix.org.uk
Information, support and listening on everything for young people. 0808 808 4994 (24 hours), get lots of support online
Drugs and alcohol Frank www.talktofrank.com
Confidential information and advice about drugs and substance abuse, whether it's for you or someone else. 0800 7766 00 (24 hours, won't show up on your phone bill)
Operation Encompass
Hose C of E Primary School works alongside Leicestershire Police as part of Operation Encompass. Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, when a child or young person has experienced, any domestic abuse. Operation Encompass will ensure that a member of the school staff, (DSL) known as a Key Adult, is trained to allow them to liaise with the police and to use the information that has been shared, in confidence, while ensuring that the school is able to make provision for possible difficulties experienced by children, or their families, who have been experienced a domestic abuse incident.
We are keen to offer the best support possible to all our pupils and we believe this will be extremely beneficial for all those involved.