Welcome to Safeguarding at LCS. This page aims to be a portal for all information relating to the safety of LCS Students.
If you have an issue with regards to wellbeing, please see our Wellbeing Page for useful information.
Report an Issue
Please report any LCS related safeguarding concerns one of the methods below:
LCS safeguarding staff will continue to monitor for safeguarding reports and concerns during school holidays.
However, if for some reason you are unable to contact school and have an urgent issue, you can report your concerns via the organisations below:
- If you are concerned that a child is suffering or at risk of significant harm call Social Care at First Contact Team - 01332 641172 Press Option 1
- Call the Police on 999
- Derby City Care Line is the out-of-hours emergency social work service for people living in or visiting Derby.
- Monday to Friday from 5pm to 9am
- on weekends and Bank Holidays - 24 hours a day.
- Contact the careline via telephone on: 01332 956606
Are you worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating online?
Make a report to one of CEOPs Child Protection Advisors.
Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
This site provides important safeguarding information for the public, children, young people, parents and carers.
Safeguarding Concerns about a Member of LCS Staff
If you have concerns about a member of school staff that you would prefer not to discuss with the Headteacher, please email the Chair of Governors.
Safeguarding and Wellbeing during the Coronavirus Outbreak
Below are some useful Safeguarding and Wellbeing resources to help parents and students during the coronavirus outbreak
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| Online Safety | Traci Good, Director of E Safety Training Ltd |
Youtube Videos A series of YouTube clips aimed at parents to remind them of the importance of engaging with their child/s online lives during this time of school closures. |
The link to the first clip is https://youtu.be/BhLWwQ4Ay5s |
| Online Safety - cybercrime | Derby City Council Newsroom |
Protect yourself from scams during the coronavirus outbreak Advice from the Trading Standards team to help people be aware of a number of scams related to the coronavirus that have come to light and to stay safe. |
https://news.derby.gov.uk/protect-yourself-from-scams-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/ |
| Online Safety | Think U Know (CEOP) | CEOP This page has been created to support parents during Covid-19 and the closure of schools. Each fortnight, new home activity packs will be released with simple 15 minute activities you can do with your child to support their online safety at home. |
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Barnardos | See, Hear, Respond - Barnardos See Hear Respond is a partnership to help children, young people and families cope with the Covid-19 crisis. |
See, Hear, Respond - Barnardos |
| Mental Health and Well-being | Childline | Childline: New coronavirus webpage Childline has created a new webpage with information for children and young people about coronavirus. The page includes information about: what coronavirus is; where children and young people can find help if they are worried; coping if they are staying at home; and what to do if they are feeling unwell. |
https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/your-feelings/anxiety-stress-panic/worries-about-the-world/coronavirus/ |
| Mental Health and Well-being | CRUSE | An extensive list of local support agencies supporting Mental Health and Well-being |
Local Support Agencies List |
| Mental Health and Well-being | CBBC Newsround | Coronavirus resources for children and young people. CBBC Newsround have produced a range of resources, including videos and advice, for children and young people who might be worried about coronavirus. |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/51896156 |
| Mental Health and Well-being | The Children's Society | The Children's Society has a range of support materials for young people, parents and schools in their mental and emotional health resource 'vault' including:
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https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/coronavirus-information-and-support |
| Mental Health and Well-being | NHS Joined Up Care Derbyshire | Mental Health Support for Children, Young People, Parents and Carers during the Covid-19 Pandemic |
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| Mental Health and Well-being (Grief) | Winston's Wish | Grief and Bereavement Support from Winston's Wish Winston's Wish is a charity set up to support children and young people who are grieving the loss of a loved one. They offer advice, resources, activities and publications which families may find useful. Winston's Wish have recently added to their website to offer more advice for people during the Covid-19 outbreak. Amongst other supportive sections, their resources include advice on how to manage grief in self-isolation and how to say goodbye when a funeral isn't possible. |
www.winstonswish.org |
| Domestic Abuse | The Home Office | UK Government Scheme Ask for "ANI" in selected pharmacies to get support from trained staff. |
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| Domestic Abuse | The Home Office | UK Government Guidance Government Guidance for victims of domestic abuse during ithe COVID-19 outbreak. |
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-and-domestic-abuse/coronavirus-covid-19-support-for-victims-of-domestic-abuse |
| Mental Health and Well-being | Inspirative Arts | The Carers Project - Inspirative Arts Remote support to parents/carers. |
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| Mental Health and Well-being | Inspirative Arts | Dance and Wellbeing Sessions - Inspirative Arts Sessions aimed at improving wellbeing for parents with mental health problems and their children. |
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| Mental Health and Well-being | Inspirative Arts | The Rainbow Project - Inspirative Arts Various useful information to help with coping for those struggling with Social Isolation and Shielding, Loneliness, Disabilities. |
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| Mental Health and Well-being | LCS | Winter Wellbeing LCS has produced the follwoing poster with advice for anyone struggling during the winter. |
Child Protection Policy
The LCS Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy can be found in the Policies section of the website.
Safeguarding and Wellbeing Staff
The Safeguarding and Wellbeing department consists of the following staff:
| Miss L. Jenkins | Ms L. Boulton |
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 Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) |
 Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead (ADSL) |
| Wellbeing Coaches | |
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Where can i get support outside of school?
If you feel you need some help and need someone to talk to outside of school, the following organisations are there to help:
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For support and advice about mental health, Childline can offer:
Contact via:
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 Female Genital Mutilation |
For support and advice about Female Genital Mutilation: Contact via:
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 Forced Marriage Unit |
For support and advice about Forced Marriage. Forced Marriage is a crime. Contact via:
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Breakout Young person's drug and alcohol service |
For support and advice about Drugs and Alcohol: Contact via:
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 Stop It Now! - Helping Prevent Child Sexual Abuse |
The Lucy Faithfull Foundation - Helping to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
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Safeguarding Information for Parents
If you feel you need some help and need someone to talk to outside of school, the following organisations are there to help:
| Derbyshire Police - County Lines | Any child is vulnerable to being exploited by county lines drug gangs and the consequences of their involvement can be tragic. It’s vital that parents and carers know the signs that a child in their care could be involved in county lines drug dealing and what to do if they think that they are. The attached leaflet gives parents and guardians valuable tips, information and signposting to support in relation to the issue of county lines. |
| Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board | In support of National Safeguarding Adult Week 2020, we’re excited to let you know that the Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board has officially launched its new animated film about safeguarding adults –‘Identifying and Reporting Abuse and Neglect’. |
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Online guides for parents by parents with respect to online services that children use regularly. |
General Safety
The information below is designed to help with general safety of LCS students.
Useful resources:
www.saferderbycity.org has useful information for both parents and students covering a wide range of safety-related subjects.
The Children's Society - Look Closer Campaign has useful about child exploitation and how to spot the signs of a child being exploited.
Water Safety
Please use the links below to get advice about water safety.
Railway Safety
- Network Rail - Secondary school resources
- Trespassing on Railway Lines - Learn live UK
(Enter the email address: railsafety@learnliveuk.com)
E-Safety
You can find the school E-Safety Policy via Parents > School Rules and Policies > Policies.
As social media becomes increasingly part of our everyday lives, we are wanting to provide information to our students and parents. Please find below a useful link that Derby City Council have provided. This gives some very useful information to assist parents in keeping their children safe online.
The following posters provide a series of useful information for parents regarding a wide range of online activity:
- Age Ratings
- Call of Duty
- Facebook Messenger
- Grooming
- Houseparty
- Influencers
- Keeping Children Safe Online Over Summer
- Online Bullying
- Screen Addiction
- Sexting
- Sexual Harrassment Online - A Guide for parents
- Sexual Harrassment Online - Poster for parents
- SnapChat
- Tiktok
- Youtube
The Key have multiple online guides for parents and carers on how to set up parental controls on different devices, along with many online safety factsheets.
Various information about e-safety can be found at InternetMatters.org
The NSPCC have provided the following information to help with e-safety.
- NSPCC - Online Safety
- NSPCC - Sexting
- NSPCC - Share Aware
- NSPCC - Your guide to the social networks your kids use
Childnet and the UK Safer Internet Centre have provided various resources regarding online safety, see below:
- UK Safer Internet Centre
- Cyberbullying Advice for Parents and Carers
Online Reputation Checklist- Keeping Young Children Safe Online
- Supporting Young People Online
- Sexting (Naked Online)
The document below discusses Social Media and is provided by UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS).
The following information has been provided by 'Safe and Sound', an organisation who work to end child sexual exploitation.
This information advises young people and parents on how to use Security/Privacy settings with major Social Network sites; there is also information from CEOP on how to report on-line abuse.
- Facebook Security Settings
- Instagram Security Settings
- Snapchat Security Settings
- Twitter Security Settings
- Whatsapp Security Settings
- CEOP - Reporting Abuse
Please also see the website produced by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP):
The Children's Society has made the following information available regarding Child Exploitation Online.
- TCS - Useful Websites
- TCS - Online Child Exploitation Information
- TCS - Online Child Exploitation - Advice for Adults
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has guidance regarding with online "trolling" and hate speech.
Prevent have issued this guide to protecting children from online hate, extremism and fake news:
Skips Education have issued the following document with lots of information for parents regarding online safety.
Further information and advice on Internet Safety can be found in your child's Student Planner.