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If You Are Worried
There are lots of services available to you to help you keep you and your family safe. If you would like us to assist you with any worries or concerns, please contact us. If not, have a look at these websites that will help you to keep safe.
There are a number of ways by which you can report a concern about a child in our school.
You can:
- Speak with your child’s class teacher or another member of staff when you drop-off or collect from school.
- Phone and ask to speak with a member of the Senior Leadership Team or a Designated Lead for Safeguarding on 0208 3007646
- Email the DSL's at dsl@royalpark-tkat.org
- Email the school office at office@royalpark-tkat.org
The following options are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week, if your concern needs a response outside of school working hours:
- If you feel someone is at immediate risk of significant harm please contact the Police on 999
- If you have non-urgent information, related to the wider community please contact the Police on 101
- If your concern is specific to a child or young person please phone 020 8303 7777 or 020 8303 7171 or email make a referral by following this link.
- If you are a child or young person you can speak with Childline on 0800 1111
- If you are an adult worried about a child you can speak to a trained helpline counsellor with the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000
- If you are a professional concerned about a child in the workplace you can speak to an NSPCC trained practitioner via their Whistleblowing Advice line on 0800 028 0285
If you have shared a concern with someone listed above other than the school, please inform a member of the School Safeguarding team as soon as possible.
Some Useful Websites:
What to do if you’re worried about a child - https://www.kscb.org.uk/procedures/child-in-need-chin
Domestic Abuse Services:
http://www.domesticabuseservices.org.uk/
https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/child-abuse-and-neglect/domestic-abuse/
Online Safety:
https://www.kent.police.uk/advice/online-safety/parent/
https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/training/introductory/keeping-children-safe-online-online-course/
Other useful websites:
Child sexual Exploitation Awareness - Operation Willow - https://www.kelsi.org.uk/child-protection-and-safeguarding/cse/operation-willow FGM Support - https://www.kent.police.uk/advice/female-genital-mutilation/
Mind - Mental Health Services - https://westkentmind.org.uk/ Single Families - https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/
LGBT - https://www.stonewall.org.uk/help-advice/whats-my-area
Citizen Advice - https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/local/north-west-kent/