Safeguarding for When You Are Not in School

Are you a child or young person in need of help?

If you are a child in need of help then there are lots of people you can contact.

Anything you tell us will be kept in confidence, but we may need to share certain information to keep you safe. Remember, the school is still here for you and there is a huge range of support to help you with any issue with your wellbeing. It is a tough time for everyone at the moment and we are always here to help.

Organisation
Southmoor Academy 0191 594 9991	Monday – Friday 9.00am – 3.00pm Closed Bank Holidays
Children’s Safeguarding 0191 520 5560 In an emergency always call 999	If you are a child in need of help in Sunderland then there are lots of people you can contact, including us. In an emergency always call 999
Childline     0800 1111	If you are a young person with concerns about your own safety (or one of your friends) and don’t want to talk to the police or a social worker you can also call Childline.  This is a free 24-hour number offering advice and support.
KOOTH Kooth.com	Free, safe and anonymous online support for young people Mon – Fri      12.00pm-10.00pm Sat-Sun          6.00pm – 10.00pm
Samaritans 08457 90 90 90	A free source of help for anyone who wants to talk to someone anonymously for support. 3 Grange Crescent, Stockton Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR2 7BN www.samaritans.org jo@samaritans.org
MIND Sunderland MIND 07984595542 https://www.sunderlandmind.co.uk/ If you feel you need urgent help and we are not available please contact Sunderland Initial Response Team (IRT) on 0303 123 1145 The service is available 24 hours, 7 days a week, throughout the year.	A charity providing mental health and wellbeing support, services and training for local communities. Sunderland Mind are closed from 24/03/2020 at 3pm. Staff are busy working from home to provide as much support for our community as possible. If you need to contact us, we are available Monday – Friday between 10am and 2pm. Any messages left will be answered as soon as we can. Our current phone number is 07984595542
Teen Life Check	www.nhs.uk/live-well – confidential, anonymous advice
Talk to Frank	www.talktofrank.com – confidential advice about smoking, drugs and alcohol
Bullying UK	www.bullying.co.uk – info on a range of bullying issues
NHS 111	Phone 111 – speak to a fully trained health advisor
NSPCC	www.nspcc.org.uk

You can download a printable version of the above by clicking here.

Further Help for Children and Young People and Families:

• Durham – Chester-le-Street One Point Hub 0300 261 112
• Thinkyouknow (advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online)
• Internet matters (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
• Parent info (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
• LGfL (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
• Net-aware (support for parents and careers from the NSPCC)

Mental Health Support During Lockdown Situations

If you are struggling to deal with the lockdown situation, or have worries or anxieties that you would normally have someone to talk about, the below resources are excellent places to find help and advice. Remember, you can always contact the school should you need someone to talk to.

In addition to the information below, you can find further help and advice on our dedicated mental health support page.

CAMHS (Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services): Email tewv.camhscountydurhamdarlington@nhs.net or phone the Single Point of Access (SPA) on 03000 123 9296

Crisis Team: For young people experiencing a crisis in their mental health.  Staffed by qualified mental health nurses 24 hours a day. 0191 441 5733

CAMHS Sunderland (Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services): Sunderland 0191 566 5500

Kooth online resources and self referral counselling for young people.

Anna Freud resources for well being, advice and support for parents and children.

Cruse Bereavement Care support for children, young people and adults when someone dies. Telephone: 0808 808 1677

Staying Safe Online at Home

At home you may be using online services more during the national lockdown. As always, it is important that you remain safe whilst you do this. Please make sure that you use the highest possible security settings on all of your apps so that you are only talking to people they know and trust. There are a range of sources of information on how to keep your child safe online (you can find links for some of these below). Netaware by the NSPCC will allow you to search for an app, find out how it works and how to use security settings.

• Thinkyouknow (advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online)
• Net-aware (support for parents and careers from the NSPCC)

Parents can find a great deal of useful help and advice on our dedicated ‘Keeping Children Safe‘ page.

General Guidance for Online Safety:

• NEVER post your address or phone numbers online.
• NEVER meet someone who you have only ever spoken to online.
• NEVER share details of your school.
• NEVER post pictures of you in your school uniform.
• Use only age-appropriate sites.
• If you see something online that makes you feel uncomfortable, unsafe or worried: leave the website, and tell a trusted adult immediately.
• Keep your usernames and passwords safe at all times.
• Think about what you post and how it could be misinterpreted.
• Think carefully before posting pictures or videos of yourself. Once you’ve put a picture of yourself online people can see it and download it, it’s not just yours anymore.
• NEVER post or send provocative pictures of yourself or others.
• Respect other people’s views, even if you don’t agree with someone else’s views doesn’t mean you need to be rude.
• ALWAYS make sure you have closed profiles and only add people you know.
• Remember whatever you post will stay on the web forever!
• Be aware that people online are not always who they say they are. If you are unsure tell someone!