Safeguarding
Arthur Mellows Village College fully recognises its responsibility to protect and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in its care.
The College will therefore be alert to signs of abuse and neglect and will follow the Safeguarding procedures to ensure that children receive appropriate and effective support and protection.
Arthur Mellows Village College has a duty of care to all young people to pass on any information which gives rise to a concern about a child’s welfare, including risk from neglect, physical, emotional or sexual abuse. Key staff will discuss any concerns with parents and where appropriate, referrals to other agencies. However, in situations where the child is suspected to be at risk of harm, the law says that schools may take advice from other agencies without informing parents/carers.
In accordance with local Information Sharing protocols, we will ensure that information is shared securely and sensitively. Information will only be shared with other services where it is deemed necessary and proportionate to ensure that children and young people are safe and receive the right service.
The DSLs in the College for 2024-2025 are:
Key contacts
Senior Safeguarding Leads:
Emma Kavanagh ekavanagh@arthurmellows.org
Nathan Steele nsteele@arthurmellows.org
General enquiries can be made to office@arthurmellows.org
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership Board - Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements
The local authority's safeguarding arrangements can be found through this link.
Peterborough - Local CME Guidance:
Peterborough Children Missing from Education - Learn Together (cambslearntogether.co.uk)
Peterborough - Local Safeguarding Arrangements
Safeguarding children - Peterborough City Council
1.What support can we offer your child?
In school we have a strong and committed team of pastoral support staff. Every year group from Year 7 to Post 16 has at least one Pastoral Support Officer.
We have a specialist safeguarding team who work closely with all pastoral staff in school alongside the school based counsellor and can liaise with external agencies for example, Children’s Social Care, Police and Health Services to ensure a fully inclusive working
The College also has good links with the local Safer Schools Officer PC Chris Baker who can assist with any concerns or worries in or out of school.
As a school we have access to external support through the Early Help process. If your child needs some additional support, we can look at a whole family assessment to see which service would be most suitable, we can also help support parents, carers and families with out of school worries for example, housing, debt and crisis. For some families this is also alongside the SEND department.
Our Safeguarding team are always happy to support and both students and families are welcome to contact the Safeguarding team for support or advice at any time.
If you have a concern about a child’s safety or welfare you can contact
Children’s Social Care on 01733 864170 or out of hours call 01733 234724.
If it is an emergency, or if a child’s life is in danger please call the police on 999
If you are worried about yours or a young persons mental health please call NHS 111 option 2, see your GP or in a mental health crisis go to your local A&E.
2. PASTORAL TEAM
The Pastoral team for 2024-2025 are:
|
Year |
Head of Year |
Other Pastoral staff |
|
7 |
Mr James Pepper |
Ms Michelle Hyland Mrs Purdy Davies |
|
8 |
Mr Andrew Phillips |
Ms Jessica Martin Mrs Kelly McCaw |
|
9 |
Miss Rebecca Wilson |
Miss Emily Bailey Miss Megan Westley |
|
10 |
Mr Luke Roberts |
Mr Marvin Zimmerman Mr James Ware |
|
11 |
Mrs Maria Warrington |
Mr Jamie Moffat Mrs Ali Johnson |
|
Sixth Form |
Ms Kate Clennett |
Miss Harriet Sheen Miss Jo Stark Mrs Katy Price Mrs Kerry Cox Miss Scarlett Hart Mrs Victoria Barnsley Mrs Britt Adams Mrs Rebecca Compton |
|
School Counsellor |
|
Mrs Sarah Kamminga |
|
Safeguarding Officer |
|
Mrs Elaine Duffy |
|
Equality and Diversity Lead |
|
Ms Emma Kavanagh |
|
Sexual Harassment Lead |
|
Ms Emma Kavanagh |
|
Attendance |
|
Mr Roger Watson- Deputy Headteacher |
|
Early Help |
|
Mrs Kelly McCaw Mrs Kerry Cox |
|
Police |
|
PC Chris Baker |
|
Headteacher |
|
Mr John Gilligan |
3. Early Help Assessment
Early Help Assessment Information
Arthur Mellows has a dedicated team of staff who work with families and children eligible for an EHA. If you feel that this is a route for you, the team will discuss this with you or you can make enquiries by contacting office@arthurmellows.org
4. Prevent and Chanel
What is Prevent?
Prevent is about safeguarding people and communities from the threat of terrorism. Prevent is 1 of the 4 elements of CONTEST, the Government’s counter-terrorism strategy. It aims to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.
What is Channel?
Channel provides support across the country to those who may be vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism. The overall aim of the programme is early intervention and diverting people away from the risk they may face.
Arthur Mellows Village College takes its responsibility for implementing the Prevent strategy very seriously. We have two trained Prevent Leads in the College: Mr Nathan Steele and Ms Emma Kavanagh. As a learning organisation, we are committed to responding to the ideological challenge of terrorism and the threat the College community faces from those who promote terrorism. The College work with the Safer Schools Officer as well as the Safeguarding Leads.
You can find more information about The Prevent Duty here:
Prevent duty guidance: England and Wales (2023) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) - Statutory guidance
Parents' Resources - Educate Against Hate – Government Advice for Parents
4. E Safety
E Safety is a growing area for concern with parents and for us as educators. We have a number of trained E Safety DSLs within the college whose core aim is to educate and monitor the dangers of E Safety. We take opportunities to provide training for parents, students and staff to promote a safe and happy learning environment but also to ensure that outside of College, students and parents feel safe and able to support and protect against the dangers of E Safety. You can find some helpful guidance on different networking apps, online websites and other forums that your child may access together with our E Safety policy here.
The College recognises the growing trends amongst young people with image sharing as an E Safety issue. We follow Safeguarding guidance on responding to image sharing as outlined in KCSIE (2024). You can also find out more about this in the document below.
https://www.arthurmellows.org/page/?title=E%2DSafety&pid=52
5. Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence
All DSLs are trained to support students who may be victim to sexual harassment and/or sexual violence. The College takes any reports of sexual harassment seriously and all reported incidents will be investigated.
The College follows guidance as advised by the DFE and Safeguarding KCSIE documents on responding to sexual harassment and violence.
The Lead DSL for sexual harassment and violence is Ms Emma Kavanagh
You can read more about how we respond to sexual harassment and violence in these policies:
https://www.arthurmellows.org/attachments/download.asp?file=807
https://www.arthurmellows.org/attachments/download.asp?file=1011
https://www.arthurmellows.org/attachments/download.asp?file=1286
https://www.arthurmellows.org/attachments/download.asp?file=944
Recommended websites and numbers for young people and families
Kooth
For mental health and wellbeing support
Childline
You can call Childline on: 0800 1111
For further advice please follow this link: https://www.childline.org.uk/
Police emergency 999
Call 999 if you are reporting a crime that is in progress or if someone is in immediate danger.
Police (non-emergency 101)
You can report a crime online here: www.police.uk
You can also call 101.
The 101 service is for reporting minor and non-emergency crimes, where immediate or high-priority response is not required, and life is not in immediate danger, such as:
- To report a crime, if the suspect is no longer in the area
- To offer evidence for an investigation
- To give the police information about a threat of crime
- To make an enquiry to the police
- To verify that a police officer is genuine
NHS (111)
Use NHS 111 online (111.nhs.uk) or call 111 if you think you need medical help right now.
Centre 33
Young people aged 13-25 can self-refer to us for support with a variety of things including Mental health, benefits, employment, sexual health and housing. All they need to do is contact us
By Phone: 0333 4141 809 ( line is maned 12-4 Mon to Fri)
Text / WhatsApp : 07514783745
Email: help@centre33.org.uk
You can access advice here:
YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People | YoungMinds
If you are a young person, you can find advice here:
Mental Health Support For Young People | YoungMinds
If you are a young person, you can find advice here:
Parents Mental Health Support | Advice for Your Child | YoungMinds
The Kite Trust
They work to support the wellbeing and creativity of LGBTQ+ young people in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and surrounding areas through information, support and groups. We build inclusive communities to tackle inequalities through consultancy, training and education. Resources and support can be found on their website:
Welcome to our Resource Hub! | Resources (thekitetrust.org.uk)
Barnardos
They offer practical and emotional support so that you can enter adulthood with the confidence you need to achieve your full potential. Discover ways we support young people below or use the search bar to find services in your local area.
Support for young people | Barnardo's (barnardos.org.uk)
NSPCC
We're the UK's leading children’s charity. We’ve been looking out for children for over 130 years – and we couldn’t do it without you.
Due to an increase in demand across our services, our voice Helpline is currently operating between the hours of 10am–4pm Monday to Friday.
However, you can email help@NSPCC.org.uk at any time. It’s free and you don’t have to say who you are.
Samaritans
To talk about anything that is upsetting you, you can contact Samaritans 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can call 116 123 (free from any phone), email jo@samaritans.org or visit some branches in person.
Anti bullying Alliance
They offer a range of advice and support regarding bullying. If you feel that you are being bullied or your child is. Advice and support can be found here:
If you're being bullied (anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk)
CEOPS
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command, or CEOP Command, is a command of the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA), and is tasked to work both nationally and internationally to bring online child sex offenders, including those involved in the production, distribution and viewing of child abuse material, to the UK courts.
Under 18 and worried about online sexual abuse?
To report, click this button to visit the CEOP Safety Centre.
ThinkYouKnow
The National Crime Agency's CEOP Education team aim to help protect children and young people from online child sexual abuse.
If you would like further information and resources regarding online sexual abuse, please use this link: CEOP Education (thinkuknow.co.uk)
SANEline
If you're experiencing a mental health problem or supporting someone else, you can call SANEline on 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm every day).
National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK
Offers a supportive listening service to anyone with thoughts of suicide. You can call the National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK on 0800 689 5652 (6pm–3:30am every day).
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
You can call the CALM on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day) if you are struggling and need to talk. Or if you prefer not to speak on the phone, you could try the CALM webchat service.
Shout
If you would prefer not to talk but want some mental health support, you could text SHOUT to 85258. Shout offers a confidential 24/7 text service providing support if you are in crisis and need immediate help.
The Mix
If you're under 25, you can call The Mix on 0808 808 4994 (3pm–midnight every day), request support by email using this form on The Mix website or use their crisis text messenger service.
Papyrus HOPELINEUK
If you're under 35 and struggling with suicidal feelings, or concerned about a young person who might be struggling, you can call Papyrus HOPELINEUK on 0800 068 4141 (weekdays 10am-10pm, weekends 2pm-10pm and bank holidays 2pm–10pm), email pat@papyrus-uk.org or text 07786 209 697.
Switchboard
If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, you can call Switchboard on 0300 330 0630 (10am–10pm every day), email chris@switchboard.lgbt or use their webchat service. Phone operators all identify as LGBT+.
Urgent mental health helplines (England only)
If you live in England, you can call a local NHS urgent mental health helpline for support during a mental health crisis. Anyone can call these helplines, at any time.
These helplines offer similar support to a crisis team. The NHS website has more information on urgent mental health helplines, including how to find your local helpline.
Peterborough - Local Safeguarding Arrangements
Safeguarding children - Peterborough City Council
U.K Government's Statutory Guidance for Safeguarding
Please visit the U.K Government's website here for more information on working together to safeguard your child.
Domestic Abuse Support
0808 2000 247
Finance and Cost of Living concerns
Turn to Us - https://www.turn2us.org
