Wellbeing & Safeguarding [Llesiant & Diogelu]
Wellbeing & Safeguarding Llesiant & Diogelu
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Your safety and wellbeing are very important to us. We firmly believe that you have the right to be happy and safe inside and outside of school. That’s why there are lots of things we do as staff and with you as students to try to make this happen.
All staff are trained to look out for you and to listen if you wish to share a concern about yourself or someone else. We cannot, however, promise to keep what you tell us a secret but we will always only pass it on to other people who need to know and can help.
St Martin’s School Designated Safeguarding Officer is Mrs E. Watt.
It’s really important too for you to know how to keep yourself safe and healthy. As young people you have the right to enjoy yourselves, use the internet and form relationships if you wish, but you also have the responsibility to do all of this in a safe way. Issues such as online safety, bullying and sexual health are particularly significant for young people and it’s really important that you know how to keep yourself and others safe.
Sex and Relationships
http://www.disrespectnobody.co.uk/
http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Safesextool.aspx
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/advice/factfile_az/safer_sex
https://www.barnardos.org.uk/
https://gov.wales/peer-sexual-abuse-exploitation-and-harmful-sexual-behaviour
Anti-Bullying
www.childline.org.uk
www.bullying.co.uk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/13905962
Top tips for children and young people
At St Martin's School we are aware that some of our pupils are young carers. A Young
Carer is a child under 18 who regularly helps to look after a family member or friend who is disabled, ill, has mental ill health or addiction problems.
Children may engage in:
- Practical tasks (cooking, housework and shopping)
- Physical care (lifting or helping someone use the stairs)
- Personal care (dressing, washing, helping with toilet needs)
- Managing the family budget (collecting benefits and prescriptions)
- Managing medication
- Looking after younger siblings
- Helping someone communicate
classify a pupil as a young carer. Research suggests there are at least 800,000
young carers in the UK but many do not realise they are a young carer.
We know that young carers may need a little extra support to enjoy and do well at
school. At St Martin's School we are committed to ensuring that all pupils who are
young carers are identified, and supported effectively.
We can offer additional pastoral support, small group workshops and access to
opportunities outside school. We link up with the local Young Carers Service to offer
our pupils more support both within school and outside of school.
We have a lead professional, Lois Banks (Assistant Headteacher- Wellbeing), whohas responsibility for ensuring all young carers are able to enjoy school and make good progress.
Any information that is given to us will be treated sensitively and no information will be shared without your knowledge.